GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Remember those reports from mid-January about the White Sox and Dodgers discussing a deal for slugging outfielder Joc Pederson?

Well, they were legit. And there's an outside chance that a trade still could come to fruition, a source told the Tribune.

There's a story within a story here. The report was broken Jan. 19 by Jason...Read more

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- For those wondering, Chris Martin was a freshman at Arlington High School when Hunter Pence was a senior, and Adam Moore transferred to UT-Arlington two years after Pence was selected in the 2004 draft.

They didn't know each other before MLB teams came calling.

All three were together Sunday in the Texas Rangers' clubhouse ...Read more

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When the pitchers and catchers of the San Francisco Giants reported to camp a few days ago, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi assembled the group for a meeting.

During a decade with the Oakland Athletics and four seasons as Dodgers general manager, Zaidi developed a reputation for his embrace of innovation and ...Read more

PEORIA, Ariz. -- At a distance, he looked like just like anyone else in a Mariners' uniform in the Saturday afternoon sunshine.

In fact, he moved better than the average player, running a little bit harder and faster than most. The arm produced throws that maybe aren't quite "something out of Star Wars" but are just as crisp and often more ...Read more

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Upon being told that the Seattle Mariners were trading him, Jean Segura went live on Instagram, cranked the volume of the music in his car, and began to dance.

Clearly, he approved of the deal.

Left unsaid, however, was whether Segura was happier about joining the Phillies or simply to be leaving the Mariners, for whom he ...Read more

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles got a little older Saturday with the free-agent signing of veteran infielder Alcides Escobar, who agreed to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training.

Escobar, 32, is not exactly the type of fringe player that typically signs a minor league contract in February. He's a former All-Star ...Read more

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Defiance comes in multiple forms. In the case of Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund, who will spend the first part of the regular season in baseball exile, defiance came with tears and a wave of emotion.

Saturday, Skoglund spoke to reporters in Arizona and addressed his 80-game suspension for violation of the MLB Joint Drug ...Read more

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Manuel Margot had hoped his role as the catalyst in the Padres' walk-off win to close a disappointing 2018 campaign would buoy a productive offseason.

He planned on carrying the momentum into his work in the Dominican Republic this winter and ultimately into preparations for a bounce-back year. A foul ball off his left foot in ...Read more

JUPITER, Fla. -- Whoever remains available in the free-agent market and whatever the shape of the question, the Cardinals have established a stance entering spring training that they do not expect to add to the current roster.

But if they do, this past year's experience still stings.

And it informs.

The Cardinals signed All-Star closer Greg ...Read more

MESA, Ariz. -- Tyler Chatwood believes he's still a starting pitcher with plenty of upside at 29.

But after a disastrous 2018 season, Chatwood faces a tight squeeze to receive innings with the Cubs rotation already set and several guaranteed contracts and reinforcements in the bullpen.

"If everybody were healthy, obviously it would be tough ...Read more

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Jake Arrieta said he knew something was wrong with his left knee last summer, when pain flared as he left the mound to cover first base on a grounder or left the batter's box and ran down the line.

He suffered the injury sometime in May, but Arrieta, whom manager Gabe Kapler labeled "a tough individual," kept pitching and ...Read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Twins have agreed to long-term deals with two of their young players, shortstop Jorge Polanco and right fielder Max Kepler.

Polanco will get a seven-year contract, sources with knowledge of the transaction said, and the deal is expected to guarantee the Twins' incumbent shortstop $25.75 million through 2023, with team ...Read more

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As Johnny Cueto sat in front of his locker Thursday, the Giants pitcher rolled up a sock and began flipping it in the air with his right hand.

Six months ago, Cueto couldn't do that. Six months from now, Cueto hopes his surgically repaired right elbow will allow him to return to a major league mound.

The recovery process ...Read more

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It has been nearly two months since the Phillies dined in Center City with Manny Machado. Nearly five weeks have passed since the team's brain trust deboarded a flight in the snow after spending five hours in Las Vegas courting Bryce Harper.

The Phillies were prepared, John Middleton famously said in November, to "be a ...Read more