Orioles back in trade talks with Pittsburgh Pirates about Travis Snider  —  The Orioles have rekindled their trade talks with the Pittsburgh Pirates to acquire outfielder Travis Snider and are discussing a deal that would send two minor leaguers to Pittsburgh, according to industry sources.

Showalter on Duquette and Wieters on his throwing progression  —  The Blue Jays' announcement yesterday that Paul Beeston would return in 2015 as president and CEO shouldn't be viewed as breaking news.  We heard about it as far back as the Winter Meetings.  The team simply was offering confirmation.

MLB, Not OFAC, Is Why Yoan Moncada Can't Sign  —  Major League Baseball, not the United States government, is the reason that Yoan Moncada and several other Cuban players have yet to begin their careers.  —  The U.S. has an embargo against Cuba, which means Cuban nationals must be regarded as …

Former first baseman will aid players as guest Spring Training instructor  —  MVP Award winner and 1991 National League Rookie of the Year Jeff Bagwell amassed 2,314 hits, 449 home runs and 1,529 RBIs during his career  —  HOUSTON — Jeff Bagwell, who has been largely out of baseball since …

Jermain Taylor ordered to hospital for evaluation  —  A Pulaski County judge Tuesday granted a request from Jermain Taylor's attorneys that the boxer be moved to a lockdown hospital for a full evaluation of his well-being.  —  Taylor was arrested last year in the shooting of his cousin …

ASU freshman PG Kodi Justice out for the season  —  Arizona State freshman point guard Kodi Justice suffered a fracture in his foot and is out for the season, coach Herb Sendek told azcentral sports Monday night.  —  Sendek initially thought Justice would be fine after injuring the foot …

After taking major leap in 2014, club eyes division title behind new additions  —  Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims discusses where Seattle ranks up against the rest of the American League West heading into the 2015 season  —  On his first day of Spring Training last February in Peoria, Ariz., Felix Hernandez was all aglow.

2015 San Diego Padres Top 10 Prospects  —  Want More?  Complete 2015 Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Get it all: Subscribe to Baseball America  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2015 Prospect Handbook!  —  The Padres have averaged 87 losses per season since 2011, and they haven't qualified …

Tatupu found to have brain illness  —  The Tatupus' family home in Attleboro was always bustling with kids and a menagerie of pets.  Yet amid the whirl and laughter, an unsettling darkness crept in.  —  Mosi Tatupu, a favorite of Patriots fans in the 1980s with his own “Mosi's Mooses” …

State of the Vols: OC Search Edition  —  Editor's note: This will be the final installment of our regular Monday weekly column, State of the Vols.  In an effort to get you more information quicker than ever before, we are in the process of creating an updated forum and will continue to write …