Cards notebook: Dejong visits meetings, talking chemistry  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  • What brought Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong to the winter meetings Tuesday wasn't his team-best 25 homers or his second-place finish in the National League Rookie of the Year voting but measures of a different kind.

Detroit Tigers waiting for dominoes to fall for Ian Kinsler trade  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers continued to creep closer towards an Ian Kinsler trade on Tuesday at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings but as of evening time, a deal was not imminent.

Orioles star Machado could move - new position, or new team  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Baltimore Orioles star Manny Machado could be on the move.  —  To a new position - or a new team.  —  Big names emerged in trade talk Tuesday, with Machado, New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey …

Recent physical shows Angels' Shohei Ohtani has a damaged elbow ligament  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - New Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has a damaged ulnar collateral ligament, according to a physical obtained by Yahoo Sports, and  —  underwent a platelet-rich plasma shot in October …

Source: Phillies progressing toward deal with reliever Tommy Hunter  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Before this week, the Phillies had not awarded a multiyear deal to a pitcher for four years.  They struck two such deals in the span of two days at baseball's annual winter meetings.

Giants, Reds seriously discussing Billy Hamilton swap  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - The San Francisco Giants, a team with an obvious hole in center field, are engaged in serious discussions to acquire speedster Billy Hamilton from the Cincinnati Reds, a source confirmed to The Enquirer.

White Sox keep one eye on pitching for 2017, another on development  —  White Sox general manager Rick Hahn discusses prospect Luis Robert and the other “Next Sox” in the team's farm system.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The talented class of “Next Sox” …

GM: Manager, pitching coach pushing to keep Matt Harvey on Mets roster  —  New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Tuesday at the winter meetings that he is inclined to keep Matt Harvey rather than trade the right-hander.  —  The Mets reportedly had talked to at least two teams about trading the former ace for a reliever.

Yankees trade Chase Headley, Bryan Mitchell to Padres for outfielder Jabari Blash  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — During the GM Meetings, Brian Cashman said third base was Chase Headley's to defend from his emerging younger teammates.  —  Not anymore.  —  The Yankees traded Headley …

The Mitchell Report's impact on MLB 10 years later  —  Over two years earlier, former Bash Brother Jose Canseco had detonated the baseball landscape with his steroid tome, “Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big.”  It was the first baseball expose to peel …

Orioles minor leaguer suspended 50 games for amphetamine  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Baltimore Orioles third baseman Steve Wilkerson has been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for amphetamine, a banned stimulant, under baseball's minor league program.

Manager Dave Roberts touts versatility of Cody Bellinger, Dodgers  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — NL Rookie of the Year Cody Bellinger could play more often in the outfield for the Los Angeles Dodgers next season if first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is healthy.  —  Last season, Bellinger …

Relationship with Twins GM Thad Levine could be ‘game-changer’ for Yu Darvish  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Yu Darvish, the Japanese star right-hander considered the best available starting pitcher on a slow-moving free-agent market, has been doing his homework on potential employers.