2:25 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles selected shortstop Richie Martin with the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft. Fourteen players were selected overall in the major league phase of the draft with only the San Francisco Giants picking more than one player as they made two selections. The Dodgers may have needed bullpen
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12:43 PM ET The Seattle Mariners have acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion from Cleveland, sending Carlos Santana back to the Indians as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports Thursday. The Indians will receive first baseman Jake Bauers from the Rays, while Tampa Bay will get third
10:42 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Colorado Rockies have hired Dave Magadan as their hitting coach after finishing with the lowest batting average in team history. The Rockies made the move Wednesday at the winter meetings. They also said Ron Gideon, who had been on manager Bud Black’s staff, will become the
9:00 AM ET The Indians’ ongoing effort to reduce their payroll in the immediate future has been a subject of great debate, with some wondering why Cleveland’s ownership would force major changes to a group that is a prohibitive favorite to win the AL Central in 2019. They ask why the Indians wouldn’t look to
10:45 AM ET Different agents execute deals at difference paces. Scott Boras has often waited until late January or even February or March to conclude a negotiation on an elite player, as he works for what he believes to be appropriate value. The Levinson brothers, on the other hand, often finish deals at the other
7:18 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Jose Canseco is ready to take a swing at politics. The former major league slugger has made his pitch for a big job at the White House, tweeting Wednesday to President Donald Trump: “u need a bash brother for Chief if (sic) Staff.” Hey little buddy
3:48 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired some much needed strength for the back end of their bullpen late into the final night of the winter meetings on Wednesday, agreeing to terms on a three-year, $25 million contract with former Boston Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly, a source confirmed to ESPN’s
3:18 AM ET ESPN News Services Reliever Jeurys Familia has agreed to a deal to return to the New York Mets, according to multiple reports. Wednesday’s deal, which is pending a physical, was first reported by Yahoo Sports. The deal is for three years and $30 million, as first reported by The Athletic. A 29-year-old
11:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Late Wednesday morning, as baseball’s winter meetings slogged to their grim and quiet conclusion, Scott Boras stood on a raised platform in front of a 25-foot fake Christmas tree steps away from a casino in the middle of the desert. Marlins Man — accessorizing his orange MARLINS MAN jersey
9:30 PM ET The Rangers fell to 67-95 last year, last place in the AL West, for many reasons, but their run prevention was a huge one — they allowed 848 runs last year, tied for second-most in the AL, because they allowed the second-most homers and struck out fewer opposing batters than any other