10:24 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays traded reliever Emilio Pagan to the San Diego Padres for center fielder Manuel Margot and catcher/outfielder prospect Logan Driscoll, the teams announced Saturday. The Rays boasted one of the deepest bullpens in baseball, and now the same can be said of the Padres, who add Pagan to a
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1:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — When the guy in your office fantasy football league picks a kicker in the second round, there aren’t any serious ramifications. Yes, his entry fee is sacrificed, and in every draft thereafter, there is a small price of shame when somebody brings up that big mistake to great laughter.
9:31 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Charlie Morton says he regrets not doing more to stop his teammates from illegally stealing signs when he played for the Astros in 2017. In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times at Rays Fan Fest on Saturday, Morton said he was “aware of the banging” Astros players
9:15 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Giants catcher Aramis Garcia had surgery on his right hip after getting injured during winter ball in the Dominican Republic in December. He will miss up to eight months. The Giants said Saturday that Garcia underwent surgery Thursday to repair the labrum in his hip. He has
8:14 PM ET The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a two-year contract with outfielder Andrew Benintendi to avoid salary arbitration. The deal is for $10 million, according to a report by the Boston Globe. Benintendi, 25, has started for the Red Sox in left field in each of the past three seasons and hit
7:00 AM ET When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros’ cheating scandal, the possibility of other teams throwing at Astros hitters in spring training, the counter-reaction from
6:41 PM ET Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Former major league outfielder Angel Echevarria, who played seven seasons with three different teams, has died. He was 48. Rutgers, where he set a career home run record that has since been broken, announced his death Saturday but didn’t provide further details. The Connecticut Post reported Saturday
5:38 PM ET Kiley McDaniel Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Cuban right-hander Norge Carlos Vera and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a deal for a $1.5 million signing bonus that the sides
9:50 PM ET Deposed Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch is currently out of baseball, but he is finally back on the record. Since a completely unenlightening performance at the winter meetings, Hinch made his first public comments during a televised interview with veteran scribe Tom Verducci that aired Friday evening on MLB Network. In the
8:56 PM ET Former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch took responsibility for his role in the team’s sign-stealing scandal during an apology-laden interview that aired on MLB TV on Friday evening. “I still feel responsible and will always feel responsible as the man out front,” Hinch said. “As the leader, I was in charge of