After finishing in the top four of AL MVP voting in each of his first eight seasons, Trout, 29, slipped all the way to fifth last year, when he hit .281 with a .993 OPS, 17 homers and 46 RBIs in 53 games. He is the least of the team’s concerns.

When the A’s traded Khris Davis to the Texas Rangers in a deal centered around Elvis Andrus, they also reportedly received $13.5 million cash. Oakland was able to sign Mike Fiers to a one-year $3.5 million contract shortly after while also easing the load on Andrus’ outstanding deal for the next three years, as he was originally owed about $45 million in that time.  Seattle Mariners

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball revamped its spring training exhibition schedule because of the pandemic, cutting travel for Florida-based teams in an effort to minimize coronavirus risks. Pittsburgh Pirates

Oswalt will be invited to spring training, after he was designated for assignment six days ago to make room on the roster for Albert Almora Jr.

Adjusting for a humidor isn't as simple as determining what happened in Colorado and Arizona and then applying it to the other venues. The reason for the humidor in Coors Field and Chase Field is the baseballs were drying out. The causes were slightly different, but the effect was the same: harder, bouncier balls. Storing in a humidor added moisture, reducing the elasticity, hence the velocity it came off the bat.

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball has reorganized its minor leagues in a 120-team regional alignment. Tampa Bay Rays

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Of course, amid the certainty of seeing images of Kopech returned to the mound on the first day of spring training, there was far more uncertainty about how the White Sox are planning to use the fireballer during the 2021 season. Milwaukee Brewers