White Sox's Eloy Jimenez says he'll ‘force the issue’ of when he reaches majors  —  The White Sox rebuilding project should be complete in 2020.  Here's what the starting lineup and rotation could look like.  Not pictured: Alec Hansen, RHP, minor-leaguer  —  Chicago Tribune

Sources: MLB to hammer Atlanta Braves, declare 12 minor league players free agents  —  Major League Baseball is expected to hammer the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday for circumventing rules governing the signing of international amateurs, declaring 12 minor league players, including vaunted prospect Kevin Maitan …

Rangers-Astros season-opener part of ESPN's quadruple-header  —  The Silver Boot Series kicks into gear on national television in 2018.  —  The Texas Rangers' 2018 season opener against the World Series champion Houston Astros will be broadcast on ESPN March 29 from Globe Life Park.

Shohei Otani to the Yankees seems like an inevitable conclusion after latest developments  —  This has to happen, right?  —  That's the obvious reaction to the news on Monday night that the MLB Players Association extended a soft deadline regarding a new agreement with Japanese Baseball …

Joe Morgan Asks Baseball HOF Voters To Keep Steroid Users Out Of Hall  —  Joe Morgan is serious about baseball's standards of excellence.  —  The Cincinnati Reds legend and baseball Hall of Famer wrote a letter to the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Monday in which he implored Hall …

Rumor Central: Blue Jays in the mix for J.D. Martinez?  —  The Toronto Blue Jays could emerge as “a dark horse candidate” for free-agent outfielder J.D. Martinez, suggests Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.  —  The Blue Jays are not expected to bring back outfielder Jose Bautista and have yet …

Cards make roster moves as Rule 5 draft window closes  —  St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Austin Gomber throws long toss during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

Rumor Central: Hisashi Iwakuma weighing offer from Mariners?  —  The Seattle Mariners apparently are interested in keeping Hisashi Iwakuma around as he recovers from shoulder surgery.  —  Iwakuma on Monday told reporters in his native Japan, including the Japan Times, that he is considering an offer he has received from the Mariners.

MLB Hot Stove: Marlins kick off Jeter regime with their first trade with Yankees  —  Garrett Cooper is the answer to a trivia question  —  There have been two near-constants during Derek Jeter's brief time a owner of the Miami Marlins: 1.  Giancarlo Stanton trade rumors; and 2.

Cubs' Will Venable leaves front office to be first-base coach  —  CHICAGO — Will Venable is leaving the Chicago Cubs' front office to be their first-base coach.  —  The former major league outfielder was hired last summer as a special assistant to president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer.

Yankees' Aaron Judge has left shoulder surgery, expected to be ready for spring training  —  NEW YORK — Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Monday, but he is expected to be ready for the beginning of spring training, the New York Yankees announced.

MLB free agent predictions: Where J.D. Martinez, Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta will land  —  The period between the general manager meetings and the winter meetings - set to run this year from Dec. 11-14 - often brings about a spurt of free agent activity as MLB teams flush with cash are eager to spend it before the holidays.