Matt Kemp back in L.A., Adrian Gonzalez out in 5-player deal with Braves  —  Matt Kemp is returning to the place where he began his major league career, reacquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday as part of a five-player trade with the Atlanta Braves.

Levine: Yu Darvish Is On Cubs' Radar  —  By Bruce Levine-  —  CHICAGO (670 The Score) — The Cubs aren't letting a holiday malaise or slow-moving market stop their pursuit of pitching.  —  After signing four pitchers in the past nine days, the Cubs have eyes on landing a bigger catch: free-agent right-hander Yu Darvish.

Urgent to reclaim a place in October, Cardinals open a window this winter  —  As the busiest club at the winter meetings and one of the last to leave the Walt Disney Dolphin resort late Thursday afternoon, the Cardinals appeared to have done something unusual for a club that seeks perennial contention as more than goal, but its brand.

Brewers, Yovani Gallardo Agree To Deal  —  5:23pm: Gallardo received a major league deal, Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets.  It's pending a physical, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel adds (via Twitter).  —  4:53pm: The Brewers and free agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo have agreed …

Cleveland Indians, Melvin Upton Jr. agree to minor league deal pending physical  —  In 2016, Upton batted .238 with 20 homers and 61 RBIs with 27 steals.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Free agent outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, pending a successful physical.

Detroit Tigers move the right way — forward — in trading Ian Kinsler  —  The Detroit Tigers could have stood pat.  —  When Ian Kinsler told Tigers general manager Al Avila he wasn't going to waive his no-trade clause for any team but the Angels on Wednesday afternoon …

CC Sabathia deal is right move at right price for Yankees  —  Even as CC Sabathia talked with the Angels and Blue Jays about potentially leaving the Bronx in free agency, two things always seemed abundantly clear: 1.  The Yankees wanted Sabathia back for 2018 and 2.  Sabathia wanted to be back for 2018.

Mets analysis: Wilpons need to be more transparent about payroll, offseason moves  —  Mets fans ought to know where their money is going, because it's clear that much of it isn't ending up on the field.  So on Saturday afternoon, an email was sent directly to Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon.

Column: Smooth on the field, Jeter struggles in front office  —  Derek Jeter, The Player, glided through two decades in the Big Apple.  His charisma made it all look so effortless, a beloved figure who could seemingly do no wrong, even in the media cauldron that is New York City.

Savvy Brian Cashman is new rock star of GMs & 9 other takeaways from Winter Meetings  —  So unless you had some type of pool going on the order in which set-up relievers would be signed, I'm guessing you didn't find the Winter Meetings particularly compelling.  —  Since nothing else really happened.

Chargers “Take Step Back” in Loss to KC  —  The Los Angeles Chargers have been two different teams this season.  —  For the first month, poor tackling, miscues, penalties and turnovers contributed to an 0-4 start.  —  Then things started to change, and the Bolts won seven of their next nine …

Daniel Murphy not offering timetable on return from knee surgery  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy ambled around the team's annual fan festival with the aid of a pair of crutches and declined to offer any sort of estimate about the length of his recovery from right knee surgery.

San Francisco Giants reportedly ship LHP Matt Moore to Texas Rangers  —  The San Francisco Giants traded left-handed pitcher Matt Moore to the Texas Rangers in exchange for several prospects, multiple media outlets reported Friday.  —  The deal is pending a physical, and neither team confirmed the trade.

Why the Cubs should make Addison Russell-for-Manny Machado blockbuster trade  —  CHICAGO — If the Chicago White Sox are willing to trade for Baltimore Orioles star Manny Machado and then take the next few months trying to persuade him to sign an extension, why can't their crosstown rivals do the same?

Giancarlo Stanton brings added media dimension for Aaron Boone to manage  —  When Brian Cashman hired Aaron Boone to manage the Yankees, he may as well have handed him a learner's permit and said: “Now you can drive my Maserati, don't wreck it.”  When the GM acquired Giancarlo Stanton …