Top 100 prospects of 2015  —  A slugging third baseman and a five-tool outfielder come out on top  —  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 …

Brewers Designate Elian Herrera For Assignment  —  The Brewers announced that they have designated infielder/outfielder Elian Herrera for assignment in order to clear space on the 40-man roster for the newly signed Neal Cotts.  —  The 29-year-old Herrera, claimed off waivers from the Dodgers last winter …

Buxton looking to defend No. 1 slot with 2015 rankings set to be unveiled  —  MLB.com's Jim Callis previews two of the top hitters and pitchers on the list of the Top 100 Prospects for 2015  —  After an offseason filled with transactions and intrigue, Spring Training is fast approaching.

Bobby Ojeda splits with SNY as sides fail to agree on new contract  —  The sticking point, as it usually is, was money.  The two sides remained far apart on the financial terms of a new package for Ojeda.  —  Bobby Ojeda will not return to SportsNet New York's Mets pre and postgame studio.

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 …

Active in the Hot Stove, Miami optimistic about competing for playoff spot  —  Ichiro Suzuki is introduced as a member of the Marlins organization in Japan, saying he's driven by the team's incredible enthusiasm  —  MIAMI — Their Hot Stove season started with the record-setting signing …

CHAMBERLAIN'S STATUS PERPLEXING AS SPRING TRAINING NEARS  —  Where have you gone, Joba Chamberlain?  —  On the scale of free-agent mysteries, Chamberlain's case isn't as perplexing as, say, James Shields'.  Still, Chamberlain at 29 is the youngest right-handed reliever on the open market.

Rays have private workout for Cuban prospect Moncada  —  The Rays most likely can't afford to sign Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada, but they took at him Wednesday during a private workout at the Trop anyway.  —  Moncada showed impressive power in front of a group of team officials, inlcluding baseball operations president Matt Silverman.

Third-base coach played for skipper in Minors, was on Gonzalez's Marlins staff  —  MLB.com Braves Reporter Mark Bowman discusses the Braves keeping Fredi Gonzalez as their skipper and hiring Bo Porter as a coach  —  ATLANTA — As Bo Porter distances himself from his days as the Astros' manager …

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!

Phillies Sign Chad Billingsley  —  6:18pm: If Billingsley reaches all of the performance bonuses in his contract, he can earn another $6.5MM in salary, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman tweets.  —  5:56pm: The Phillies signed right-hander Chad Billingsley to a one-year, $1.5MM contract, the team announced.