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If you enjoyed watching the Nationals, Rays, Cardinals and Twins rebound in 2019, you’re going to love 2020. The Mets, Angels and Phillies may be on the cusp of a turnaround. Others appear to be close. Ya gotta believe! Or maybe you don’t. In an era of parity, things change

Players don’t typically aspire to be annual free agents. Many of them go into this process looking for life-altering money and life-settling certainty. But various circumstances can lead to a player taking a one-year deal and then hitting the market yet again the following winter. That was the case for

Following five solid seasons with the Pirates in which he was an All-Star and finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting in 2015, Gerrit Cole reached an elite level over two seasons with the Astros. He is tied to Draft-pick compensation if he signs with a new team after

The Yankees need a horse if they are going to win their first World Series since 2009. They need the kind of horse that CC Sabathia was in October and November of ’09. Sabathia started five games for the Yankees in that postseason. He pitched at least into the seventh

Shortly after the Braves formally introduced lefty reliever Will Smith at SunTrust Park on Tuesday, the club further bolstered its bullpen by signing right-hander Chris Martin to a two-year, $14 million deal. Martin will return to the Braves after being one of three relievers acquired by Atlanta at this past

As the 40-man roster deadline approaches, all 30 Major League organizations have some serious decisions to make. They have until 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday to decide what they will do with their 40-man rosters. Some prospects will earn a coveted spot, some will not and will thus be eligible

MILWAUKEE -- Add another entry to Christian Yelich’s superstar resume: video game cover athlete. Yelich adorns the cover of "R.B.I. Baseball 20" wearing the new logo unveiled by the Brewers just this week to mark the 50th anniversary of their move to Milwaukee. Besides the updated version of the ball-in-glove

ARLINGTON -- Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Tuesday that Major League Baseball is conducting a thorough investigation into allegations that the Astros utilized electronic sign stealing to gain a competitive advantage, particularly during the 2017 season. “Any allegations that relate to a rule violation that could affect the outcome of

Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft and the '19 World Series MVP, has opted out of the remaining four years and $100 million on his contract with the Nationals to test the free-agent market. He is tied to Draft-pick compensation if he signs with

Veteran outfielder Gerardo Parra has found a new home in the Land of the Rising Sun, after agreeing to a deal with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, the Giants announced on Wednesday. Parra, 32, became a fan favorite during the Nationals' run to the 2019 World Series

The Oakland A’s selected right-handed pitcher Daulton Jefferies, who is the club's No. 12-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline, from Double-A Midland, the club announced today. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the A’s designated right-handed pitcher Jharel Cotton for assignment. Jefferies combined for a 2-2 record and

The Nationals on Wednesday protected one of their nearly Major League-ready prospects from the Rule 5 Draft, selecting the contract of left-hander Ben Braymer from Triple-A Fresno. Braymer, 25, is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Nationals' No. 15 prospect. Washington’s co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2018, Braymer

After a seven-season tenure with the Nationals that included a 2014 Silver Slugger Award, a 2019 All-Star nod and three top-10 National League MVP finishes (2014, '17 and '19), Anthony Rendon is on the open market for the first time in his career. He is tied to Draft-pick compensation if

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Just as it finally dawned on you that the Milwaukee Brewers’ ball-in-cap logo hid a “Da Vinci Code”-esque M and B inside, the team is dusting it off. That’s right: Instead of it being a just-for-Sunday specialty, the Brewers will be rocking their old, beloved, Harvey’s Wallbangers look as their

Whether the Red Sox trade Mookie Betts this offseason seems pretty much beside the point. That his name is even being discussed among executives and agents is what’s really interesting. In that way, he seems to represent something larger. Betts is among a handful of stars whose names have been

ARLINGTON -- Could the MLB All-Star Game be coming to Globe Life Field in the next few years? Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that could be the case after touring the Globe Life Field construction site on Tuesday afternoon. “We always try to bring jewel events to communities that have stepped

HOUSTON -- The Astros added four players to their 40-man roster on Wednesday, several hours ahead of the 7 p.m. CT deadline to protect players from exposure to the Rule 5 Draft. Right-handed pitchers Cristian Javier, Enoli Paredes and Nivaldo Rodriguez as well as infielder Taylor Jones join the roster,

The National Baseball Hall of Fame has received a haul of fame in recent years. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has provided an avalanche of inductees -- 20 in the last six years, to be exact. With Monday’s release of a 2020 ballot headlined by first-time-eligible Derek Jeter, another

CHICAGO -- Omar Vizquel will not be returning as a manager in the White Sox Minor League system for the 2020 season. "We felt that it was best for both sides to make a change," White Sox director of player development Chris Getz told MLB.com Wednesday, calling the parting an

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers are adding outfielder Leody Taveras, third baseman Sherten Apostel and right-handed pitchers Tyler Phillips and Demarcus Evans to their 40-man roster, according to club sources on Wednesday. The moves will protect those four players from being selected in December's Rule 5 Draft. Other players could be

ATLANTA -- It didn’t take the Braves long to determine that free-agent lefty reliever Will Smith would make for an excellent fit in their bullpen. That’s because they had already done their due diligence on trade target Smith. Now the question is how to deploy Smith, and it appears the

PITTSBURGH -- On Monday, Pirates president Travis Williams and general manager Ben Cherington used four verbs to describe the process by which Pittsburgh will add talented players to an organization in need of more: identify, acquire, develop and deploy. But to describe the philosophy behind Cherington’s strategy, the Pirates’ new

Yasmani Grandal is the best catcher available in free agency, and that's an easy enough statement to make because he might just be the best all-around catcher in baseball. That doesn't need to be controversial; in 2019, he was the second-best hitting catcher among those who had 400 plate appearances,