Matt Harvey open to inking long-term extension with Mets  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Harvey is the first among the heralded young pitchers with the New York Mets to be eligible for free agency.  And upon arriving at camp Monday, Harvey did not rule out a long-term extension with the organization.

MLB win totals: How we see the 2016 season unfolding  —  From April through October, 30 major league teams will contest 2,430 games and pay out some $3.7 billion in player salaries in the hope they win a few more than they lose, catch a fortuitous bounce or two and - should everything break just right - find their way into the playoffs.

Suspected Mother Arrested After Newborn Boy Found Abandoned in Toilet at West Covina Subway  —  A transient woman who was suspected of abandoning her infant at a Subway restaurant in West Covina after giving birth there was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Monday, police said.

Not every team that's rebuilding should be accused of tanking  —  Here's the thing about “tanking,” which the owners reportedly discussed at their recent meetings, and which some will tell you is a scourge on baseball as we know it:  —  When teams such as the Phillies, Brewers and Braves go young …

For Stephen Strasburg, free agency — not extension — awaits  —  When the Washington Nationals shut down Stephen Strasburg prior to the 2012 postseason, they believed doing so was in the best interest of his long-term health.  More than three years later, they're about to be proven correct …

HERE'S HOW THE ROYALS BLEW PAST THEIR 2015 PROJECTIONS  —  There was something about the number 72 that seemed perfectly appropriate, an echo from Baseball Prospectus history.  Our forecasting system PECOTA's most famous projection, if a projection can ever be really famous, came in 2007 …

Rangers sign first baseman Ike Davis to minor league deal  —  Left-handed-hitting veteran has invitation to big league spring training  —  Davis played for Pirates in 2014 when Banister was coach  —  Hit career-high 32 home runs with 90 RBIs for Mets in 2012

The rise of FanGraphs: Stats site gives fans, front offices view to baseball's evolution  —  On Baseball  —  A decade ago, the serious baseball fan - serious, as in desperately wanting to increase his or her chances of winning his or her fantasy league - had few places to turn.

Pirates Ready to Prove Themselves Again as Camp Opens  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have the second-best record in the majors since 2013, a run that restored faith in the franchise after two decades of misery and led to three straight playoff berths.

100-Win Cardinals Ready to Defend NL Central Title  —  ST. LOUIS — There was no way the St. Louis Cardinals could match the headline-grabbing activity of their biggest NL Central rival in Chicago, the team that was saw to it they were one and done last fall.

Are Yankees fans out in the cold in latest television squabble?  YES!  —  When last seen, representatives of Comcast, the Yankees and Fox, the majority owner (80%) of the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, were not locked in a room feverishly trying to settle their carriage dispute.

Finding A Landing Spot For David Freese  —  We're now more than halfway through the month of February, and yet, despite the fact that pitchers and catchers report will begin to report this week, there are a surprising number of starting-caliber players available on the free-agent market.

Aaron Hernandez settles civil lawsuit in Florida  —  Aaron Hernandez has settled a lawsuit in Florida brought by an associate who claimed that the former NFL star and convicted murderer shot him in the face, court records show.  —  Lawyers for Alexander Bradley, a former friend of Hernandez …