Dan Duquette On Trumbo, Hammel, Bautista  —  Orioles executive VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette joined Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM to discuss his team's offseason plans.  Here's a partial audio link to the interview, as well as other details from Jim Duquette's Twitter account (links here).

The Mariners finally are close to the team their GM envisioned  —  It took nine trades in two months.  But the Mariners finally are close to what general manager Jerry Dipoto envisioned when he took over in Sept. 2015.  —  Dipoto, after inheriting a group of plodding sluggers …

Twins haggling with Dodgers over potential Brian Dozier trade  —  Brad Rempel/Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports  —  Any day now - perhaps any moment - the Twins will decide whether to trade second baseman Brian Dozier.  —  The Dodgers remain the most logical match, but the teams still are haggling …

2017 ZiPS Projections - Milwaukee Brewers  —  After having typically appeared in the very famous pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski's ZiPS projections have been released at FanGraphs the past few years.  The exercise continues this offseason.  Below are the projections for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Comparing the Rapsado Baseball Device to Other Pitch Trackers  —  Our fascination with tracking pitches began with measuring their velocity, over 100 years ago.  The first attempt, in 1912, involved a chronograph, a shooting range, Nap Rucker and Walter Johnson.

Moore says righty will battle for No. 5 spot in K.C. rotation  —  KANSAS CITY — The Royals on Friday traded outfielder Jarrod Dyson to the Mariners for right-handed starter Nathan Karns.  —  Royals general manager Dayton Moore said Karns, 29, will compete for the club's No. 5 spot in the rotation.

Phillies' spring training park renamed as Spectrum Field  —  The Phillies' spring training ballpark in Clearwater, Florida has been renamed.  —  Bright House Field, the location of the Phillies spring training facility and home of the High-A Clearwater Threshers, has been renamed Spectrum Field as part of a naming rights deal.

Israel trip a respite for rehabbing Reds pitcher Jon Moscot  —  If there's a common complaint among those who have undergone ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery, it's the monotony of the rehabilitation process.  —  While UCL replacement surgery, better-known as “Tommy John surgery …

Wild-Card Weekend: ‘It Must Be Scary Sight to Watch Us’  —  Plus more on Odell, coaching notes and a divisional preview  —  The NFL's cream of the crop rises to the top  —  The MMQB's Peter King reacts to the NFL's Wild-Card Weekend.  —  So this is tricky.

Rockies GM Jeff Bridich made it clear to me that he is hoping to extend Carlos Gonzalez and the feeling is apparently mutual.  Gonzalez is on his free agent year and although he's lost a step he's still an above average defender and a solid middle of the order presence.

Nick Caserio declined to interview with 49ers  —  As the 49ers continue to search for a new General Manager, they'll have one less option available to them.  —  Per multiple sources, Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio ultimately declined an opportunity to interview for the job.