Red Sox have growing interest in Giancarlo Stanton.  But other teams also have their eyes on him.  —  Imagine the number of home runs Giancarlo Stanton might hit if he played half his games at Fenway Park.  —  65?  —  70?  —  75?  —  Those in Boston could find out as early as next season.

Japanese star Otani announces desire to move to MLB  —  OSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced on Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball next season  —  “I hope to do my best in America from next year on,” Otani said during a press conference …

Brewers' David Stearns could get ball rolling for future deals at GM meetings this week  —  Over the next few days, Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns should get a better feel for possible trading partners this off-season.  —  Major League Baseball's annual general manager meetings begin Monday …

Detroit Tigers: Ian Kinsler could be in play at GM Meetings this week  —  The building blocks of what forecasts to be a fairly quiet offseason for the Tigers are moving into place.  It begins this week at baseball's General Managers Meetings in Orlando, Fla., when GM Al Avila and his colleagues …

How a complaint from Nick Francona, Terry's son, punctured MLB's narrative on its support for military  —  Every Memorial Day and Fourth of July, MLB players wear military-themed uniforms.  Every game, the Mets and most other teams across the league honor a local veteran in their ballparks.

Mets plan to change how pitchers are used in 2018, sources say  —  Bullpen is expected to expand by one reliever, which means there will be an emphasis on versatility for position players.  —  The Mets intend to rethink the way they use a pitching staff that disintegrated during a 92-loss season, sources have told Newsday.

As GM meetings approach, Angels' Billy Eppler not likely to be shopping for high-priced pitchers  —  Expect the Angels to remain interested observers, rather than fierce bidders, when it comes to the pitching market this winter.  —  As General Manager Billy Eppler was preparing to head …

Column: Trade market figures to be busy as offseason gets underway at GM meetings  —  In this Sept. 22, 2017, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb throws against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game, in Baltimore.  (Gail Burton / AP) Chicago Tribune

MLB Hot Stove: Why a Mike Trout free agent bidding war could've topped $600M  —  Trout would have been a free agent this offseason had he not signed his contract extension  —  For the first time in his six full MLB seasons, Mike Trout did not finish first or second in the AL MVP voting this year.

Gabe Kapler adds Dusty Wathan to his Phillies staff  —  Dusty Wathan helped guide all the young players on the Phillies roster.  And now he'll join them in the major leagues.  —  The Phillies announced Friday that Wathan will be the team's third-base coach in 2018, after he finished last month as the runner-up to be their manager.

Rumor Central: Nick Senzel to change position?  —  The Cincinnati Reds drafted Nick Senzel with the No. 2 overall pick in 2016.  The third baseman from the University of Tennessee batted .321/.391/.514 with 14 home runs and 65 RBIs in 119 games combined games between high-A Daytona and Double-A Pensacola in 2017.

Upton voted Tiger of the Year despite trade  —  DETROIT (AP) Justin Upton was voted Tiger of the Year despite being traded by Detroit with a month remaining in the season.  —  Upton received 15 of 26 first-place votes from the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.