Padres Closing In On Deal With Trevor Cahill  —  8:50am: Cahill's deal, if completed, will come with a guarantee in the vicinity of the $1.75MM guarantees received by Richard and Chacin, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.  Richard's deal came with additional incentives based on games started …

Do the Orioles and Mark Trumbo really want a reunion this offseason?  —  The Orioles' quest to re-sign free-agent slugger Mark Trumbo isn't over - or at least, it shouldn't be.  —  Trumbo recently asked the O's for a three-year, $50 million contract, but later indicated that he would sign …

Bo Jackson's startling hindsight: ‘I would have never played football’  —  Bo Jackson, the world's greatest living athlete, and the only man to be an All-Star in baseball and All-Pro in football, now has a confession to make.  —  If Bo knew back in his playing days what he knows now:

The Kings of Pain  —  Much was made of baseball's championship droughts in 2016.  That was the case all season long because of the Chicago Cubs' success, but the drought discussion doubled down when Cleveland sprinted through October to face the Cubs in the World Series.

The many reasons why Sandy Alderson needs to move Jay Bruce for the good of the Mets  —  I have to believe Sandy Alderson is simply playing poker in regard to Jay Bruce, trying to improve his leverage with other teams on Thursday when he told reporters the Mets might just decide to hang …

FAA approves Inglewood stadium that Rams and Chargers will share  —  The Forum serves as a backdrop for the groundbreaking of the Rams' new stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)  —  The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved the $2.6-billion stadium …

Phillies sign Freddy Galvis to one-year deal, avoid arbitration  —  The Phillies avoided arbitration with their longest tenured player on Thursday as they signed Freddy Galvis to a one-year contract.  —  The contract, as reported by MLB.com, is worth $4.35 million.

2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 10 Prospects  —  Chat it up: Dodgers Top 10 Prospects Chat with Ben Badler  —  Knowledge is Power: Dodgers Top 10 Insider  —  Want More?  Complete Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2017 Prospect Handbook!

The Cowboys' (Draft) Class Is Showing  —  Dallas opens its playoffs with as promising a group of rookies as it's had in years—and a championship window that once more is wide open  —  Can the Cowboys slow down the Packers?  —  The MMQB's Peter King and Albert Breer preview …

While waiting for Conor McGregor, UFC delivers Khabib Nurmagomedov-Tony Ferguson March 4  —  Conor McGregor holds up his title belts after he defeated Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at UFC 205.  (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)  —  In the absence of Conor McGregor …

Diamondbacks, J.J. Hoover Agree To Minor League Deal  —  The D-backs and right-hander J.J. Hoover have agreed to a minor league contract, per SB Nation's Chris Cotillo (Twitter links).  The Ballengee Group client will be invited to Major League Spring Training and has a $900K base salary on his deal.

Rangers To Sign Tyson Ross  —  5:04pm: The deal guarantees Ross $6MM and also comes with available incentives, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets.  —  3:42pm: The Rangers have agreed with free-agent starter Tyson Ross, as Jeff Wade of 105.3 The FAN in Dallas/Fort Worth first reported.