11:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — With the lack of leadership in the clubhouse in 2018 dubbed a “miscalculation,” the Chicago Cubs are searching for their next David Ross. The former catcher turned Cubs executive/ESPN broadcaster famously won over Chicago and the Cubs locker room in 2015 and 2016, helping the team to a World
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10:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, who missed all but 26 games last season after having Tommy John surgery, has gone from rehabbing to training for next season, according to Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. “He’s doing well,” Friedman said. “He just got back to L.A. today.
10:09 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Shohei Ohtani might not be the game’s only two-way player for much longer. On Monday, in the first day of the Winter Meetings from Las Vegas, the Seattle Mariners made an otherwise understated roster move that signified what might develop into a growing trend throughout the industry, claiming former
12:14 AM ET LAS VEGAS — In many ways, Harold Baines was the quintessential quiet star who let his bat do the talking. As Tony La Russa, who managed Baines with the Chicago White Sox and Oakland A’s, said about his former player on Monday, “He’s not one to make a lot of noise about
8:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman downplayed Monday any chatter involving his team and Bryce Harper, the hard-swinging right fielder who has been the headliner of this year’s free-agency period. The way Cashman sees it, a crammed-full outfield and other, more pressing offseason personnel concerns leave the Yankees
7:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — If you’re still looking for the Chicago Cubs to go swimming in the deep end of the free-agent pool, you may have to wait for another offseason. Once again, the front office more than intimated that it won’t be spending the big bucks this winter. “Nothing has changed in
5:20 PM ET The Detroit Tigers have come to agreement with right-handed starting pitcher Tyson Ross on a one-year deal worth $5.75 million, as first reported by The Athletic. Ross, 31, went 8-9 with a 4.15 ERA last season for the Padres and Cardinals, who picked him up off waivers in August. The key to
5:24 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Phillies manager Gabe Kapler intends to be more publicly critical of his players in his second season following his team’s late fade. Philadelphia led the NL East in early August, then went 16-33 and wound up with its sixth straight losing record at 80-82. The winter meetings
10:24 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Someone always cries during those Hall of Fame news conferences. On Monday, it was Harold Baines’ turn. The odds seemed long that it would be the stoic Baines, not Lee Smith, who choked up. Not that it’s the kind of thing one would bet on, but after all, it
3:45 PM ET The Seattle Mariners claimed Kaleb Cowart off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday and said he will come to spring training as a two-way player. Cowart, a right-hander, hasn’t pitched in the major leagues or at the minor league level. He was considered a potential two-way player when the Angels