Predicting every Hall of Fame class through 2045  —  Only a fool would predict the future, although Jules Verne did pretty well in a science fiction book he wrote in 1863 (though it wasn't published until 1994) titled “Paris in the Twentieth Century,” in which he predicted such technological advances …

Cubs, Sox games to be live-streamed in Chicago market  —  CSN Chicago's Cubs and White Sox games will be live-streamed online and on mobile devices this season, free to those who get the network in their cable package.  —  In a long-awaited deal between Major League Baseball …

Marlins Acquire Dan Straily  —  11:45am: The Reds and Marlins have both announced the trade.  Cincinnati has yet to announce a corresponding roster move, though they'll need to make one shortly, as both Castillo and Brice are on the 40-man roster, pushing Cincinnati's total to 41.

Tigers Acquire Mikie Mahtook From Rays, Designate Anthony Gose  —  The Rays announced that they've traded outfielder Mikie Mahtook to the Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.  Detroit, too, has announced the move, adding that fellow outfielder Anthony Gose has been designated …

Orioles To Sign Mark Trumbo To Three-Year Deal  —  5:21pm: The deal is for $37.5MM, Heyman tweets.  —  5:01pm: Trumbo will receive about $37MM in the deal, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets, though there are also some “slight deferrals” in the arrangement.

The Dodgers are looking all over the place for a second baseman  —  The Dodgers' pursuit of Brian Dozier isn't dead and won't be dead until another second baseman is in their uniform — and who knows, even then a trade with the Twins might be possible.  —  The stalemate over Dozier, however …

Phillies Designate Severino Gonzalez For Assignment  —  The Phillies announced on Thursday that they've designated right-hander Severino Gonzalez for assignment to clear space on the 40-man roster for outfielder Michael Saunders, whose one-year deal with the team is now official.

Rangers' Choo OK with DH, just not every day  —  ARLINGTON  —  The preference of Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister is to not have a full-time designated hitter in an effort to rotate everyday players into the spot for a day off their feet.  —  Throughout the off-season, thought …

Rangers Designate Brady Dragmire  —  The Rangers have designated righty Brady Dragmire for assignment, the team announced.  His roster spot was needed for the team's signing of Tyson Ross.  —  Dragmire, 23, has already been designated once by Texas this winter — and several other times by other organizations.

Jeff Bagwell came to my bar mitzvah  —  I had to have a baseball player at my bar mitzvah.  —  That was my wish to my dad as that day, June 15, 1991, was fast approaching.  —  Knowing that I was an avid reader of Baseball America and Minor League Baseball Card Monthly, my dad was looking to find some prospects for the celebration.