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 …

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 …

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 …

Cardinals ‘need to get better’ — a process that begins at GM meetings  —  As the Cardinals' front office and other baseball executives swarm this week to the Waldorf Astoria Orlando, they do so with openings on their rosters and wish lists in hand, fittingly camped on the edge of …

Justus Sheffield, prized Yankees pitching prospect, has injury scare  —  One of the Yankees' most promising young pitching prospects left an Arizona Fall League game early on Saturday.  —  Justus Sheffield, 21, was hit in the left quad by a liner while on the mound for Scottsdale pitching against the Glendale Desert Dogs.

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.

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.

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 …

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.