MLB Central

Schwarber debut, leading off. Phillies today vs. Jays

Here are the top 5 prospects on the @Brewers' brand-new Top 30 list: 1. Sal Frelick, OF 2. Joey Wiemer, OF 3. Aaron Ashby, LHP 4. Garrett Mitchell, OF 5. Brice Turang, SS/2B Complete list: atmlb.com/3iXpNHI

Ryan Fitzgerald opening some eyes. 27-year-old former indy league player just hit his 3rd HR of the spring for the Sox.

The owner of the A’s and Guardians are worth a combined $6.8B. Each team gets $100M of TV money before a pitch is even thrown. What are we doing? 😂

The following players have been optioned to Triple-A Nashville: RHP Alec Bettinger C Mario Feliciano RHP Dylan File LHP Angel Perdomo OF Corey Ray

The Cy Young returns to the mound tonight. 📺: @BallySportWI 📻: @620wtmj #ThisIsMyCrew

Interested teams are getting the impression the A's now may well hold onto their 2 young star starters -- Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea. Some do believe they are still be open to dealing Manaea, as @Ken_Rosenthal said. But quite possible they keep both -- into the season anyway.

Marcus Stroman: "I truly believe Hendricks should be the Opening Day [starter] just because of his career, how unbelievable he’s been in the playoffs. His resume speaks for itself. He’s the guy who should be handed the ball each and every Opening Day as long as he’s here.”

Odubel Herrera had MRI. It showed mild oblique strain. Joe Girardi said "those things can take 4 to 6 weeks." So Herrera won't be ready for opening day.

Story filed to ESPN w/ @JeffPassan: Progress toward further changes to NYC’s private-sector vaccine mandate has inspired confidence that Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving could be back on court for home games in near future. Yankees and Mets players would be cleared before Opening Day too.

Cora says Story might see live pitching in a live BP as early as tomorrow. Red Sox will have most of their regulars in a AAA game on a back field at Fenway South in the afternoon. Few notables like Kiké, Plawecki going to Sarasota for night game. Also, sounds like cuts soon.

MLB’s predicted #Cubs lineup:

The following players have been reassigned to Minor League camp: RHP Jason Alexander RHP Luke Barker RHP Moisés Gómez RHP Hobie Harris INF Andruw Monasterio RHP Connor Sadzeck LHP Ethan Small (3/22) OF Garrett Whitley

Seiya Suzuki will make his #Cubs spring debut Friday at Sloan Park and will play right field, Ross says.

Here the top 5 & bottom 5 spenders in free agency this offseason 👀💰

Before signing free-agent reliever Ryan Tepera, Angels inquired about several RHHs, sources tell @TheAthletic. List included Luke Voit, J.D. Davis, Trey Mancini. After signing Tepera for 2/14, team reluctant to boost payroll further except for SP. Wants to retain $$$ flexibility.

Why did Xander Bogaerts help recruit Trevor Story, even if it might impact his own future in Boston? "I'm obsessed with winning," Bogaerts said.

Red Sox make a bunch of spring training cuts.

As we get closer to Opening Day, here are the current payrolls of every MLB team in 2022 👀💰 (h/t @spotrac)

Clayton Kershaw’s first inning: 9 pitches 2 strikeouts