Dodgers Hire Andrew Friedman As President Of Baseball Operations  —  The Rays and Dodgers have announced the franchise-altering news that Andrew Friedman will be leaving his role as GM of the Rays to become the new president of baseball operations for the Dodgers.

Giants up 2-1 on Cards after walk-off error  —  H Pence doubled to right, B Posey scored, P Sandoval to third.  —  1st  —  T Ishikawa doubled to deep right (381 feet), P Sandoval, H Pence and B Belt scored.  —  4th  —  K Wong tripled to deep right (377 feet), J Jay and M Holliday scored.

The hitting coach Yankees & Mets are both pursuing  —  Texas Rangers batting coach Dave Magadan  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dave Magadan has had preliminary discussions with the Yankees and Mets about their hitting coach vacancies.  —  “I have been called about that, it's in the preliminary stages …

Reds prospect hit .455 with a homer, two doubles, seven RBIs to open Fall League play  —  MLBPipeline.com's Bernie Pleskoff likes the sweet left-handed swing of Reds prospect Jesse Winker  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Twenty years ago, there was a young man who played in the Arizona Fall League named Derek Jeter …

Texas Rangers trim managerial field to three candidates, should have resolution by end of week  —  The Rangers should have a new manager by the end of the week.  —  The club announced Tuesday that it had narrowed its list of managerial candidates to three: Interim manager Tim Bogar …

Free Agent Profile: Melky Cabrera  —  A benign spinal tumor was learned to be a significant factor in Melky Cabrera's disappointing 2013 campaign, and the switch-hitter regained his form in 2014 as he prepared to hit the open market for the second time in his big league career.  —  Strengths/Pros

Potential Yankees target Kenta Maeda might not be posted, according to reports in Japan  —  Maeda, a right-hander for the Hiroshima Carp, went a disappointing 11-9 with a 2.60 ERA last season and his team is reportedly reluctant to post the 26-year-old pitcher.

John Hart Declines Braves' Offer Of Full-Time GM Role  —  John Hart has declined the chance to take over full-time as the Braves GM, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports.  For the time being, he will stay in the temporary GM seat before shifting to an advisory role with the organization when a permanent solution is arrived upon.

Mike Napoli slated to undergo surgery for sleep disorder  —  According to Mike Napoli, the first baseman will be undergoing Bimaxillary Advancement surgery in order to help alleviate his long-standing battle with sleep apnea.  (To read more on the operation, click here.)

Trey Hillman to be named Astros bench coach  —  The construction of the Astros coaching staff is on its way.  Former major league manager Trey Hillman is close to being announced as the team's bench coach under new manager A.J. Hinch, according to a person familiar with the hiring.

FAY VINCENT GETS THE LAST WORD  —  This week marks the 25th anniversary of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the Bay Area just as Game 3 of the World Series between the A's and Giants was set to begin at Candlestick Park.  Erik Malinowski's profile on Fay Vincent, the commissioner …