Top 100 prospects (Nos. 1-50)  —  Kris Bryant tops our 2015 rankings of MLB's top 100 prospects … Welcome to ESPN Insider's 2015 ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball.  —  This is my eighth such ranking for Insider, with a lot of the same names near the top of last year's list …

Commissioner Manfred talks pace, players, plans in new role  —  FOX Sports … ROSENTHAL: You're the commissioner now.  Your signature is on the ball.  What was your reaction when you first saw that?  —  MANFRED: You know, I never focused on the ball until they came to collect my signature.

Nationals' Jayson Werth pleads guilty to reckless driving, gets 5 days in jail  —  Washington Nationals' outfielder Jayson Werth will serve five days in jail after pleading guilty Thursday to a reckless driving charge in Fairfax County.  —  Under the terms of an agreement reached with prosecutors …

MAKE RELIEVERS FACE MORE THAN 1 BATTER FOR FASTER GAME, MORE OFFENSE  —  The two goals seem at odds.  Baseball wants to increase offense?  Baseball wants to improve the pace of game?  Wait, wouldn't more offense lead to longer, slower games?  —  The answer seemingly is yes, but eureka!

Report: Omar Minaya to join MLBPA  —  NEW YORK — Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is leaving his job as senior vice president of the San Diego Padres to become a special adviser to union head Tony Clark.  —  Minaya started in baseball management as a scout for the Texas Rangers, where he helped sign Sammy Sosa.

Twins' Buxton leads list again, followed by Pederson (Dodgers), Soler (Cubs), Winker (Reds)  —  MLBPipeline.com's 2015 Top 100 Prospects list will be unveiled on Friday, Jan. 30, on MLB.com, with the Top 50 revealed during a one-hour show on MLB Network at 9 p.m. ET.

Santana, Escobar to engage in shortstop competition  —  Twins manager Paul Molitor joins Chris Russo on High Heat to discuss the club's outlook for the 2015 season  —  MINNEAPOLIS — When Paul Molitor took over as Twins manager from Ron Gardenhire, one of the major questions was how he'd handle the shortstop position in 2015.

Finding at-bats for Ichiro a good problem for Marlins  —  MLB.com Marlins reporter Joe Frisaro breaks down the Marlins' agreement with veteran outfielder Ichiro Suzuki on a one-year deal  —  MIAMI — The Marlins believe Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton form the best outfield trio in the National League.