Cole Hamels, wife donate $9.4M Missouri mansion to charity  —  Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, donated a mansion and 100 acres of land in southwest Missouri to a charity that provides camps for children with special needs and chronic illnesses.

J.T. Realmuto reportedly requests trade; Marlins say they'll do what's best for organization  —  MIAMI (AP) — J.T. Realmuto wants to join the Miami Marlins' exodus.  —  The catcher requested a trade in the wake of the team's payroll purge, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.

Moore expects to bounce back, Rangers betting on it  —  The 5.52 ERA that Matt Moore posted in 2017 with the San Francisco Giants is every bit as unsightly to him as you might think, and it turns out that carrying such a statistic is a heavy burden, too.  —  It's heavy enough to push …

Red Sox re-sign Mitch Moreland to 2-year deal  —  The Boston Red Sox re-signed first baseman Mitch Moreland to a two-year contract, the team announced Monday.  —  Terms were not disclosed, but a source told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick that Moreland will make $13 million, plus an additional $1 million in incentives.

Sign Yu Darvish?  Trade Nelson Cruz?  Slow winter presents opportunities for MLB teams  —  The slow pace of the winter meetings left plenty a fan hankering for more trade and signing action.  After all, most teams are flush with cash, and even in a relatively shallow free agent market, there are some difference-makers out there.

If Orioles say goodbye to Machado, do they have to find a way to keep Schoop long term?  —  Any discussions about the post-Manny Machado Orioles should focus around the consideration for giving his buddy, second baseman Jonathan Schoop, a long-term extension.  (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)

Oh, deer: White Sox's Carlos Rodon hunts down spot for drug test  —  Photos of White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon will go to great lengths not to disclose his favorite hunting spot — even when baseball's drug testers come calling.

Looking back on Detroit Tigers big-money pursuit of J.D. Martinez  —  Given the current downward direction of the Detroit Tigers' payroll, sometimes it's hard to remember at this time two years ago, the team was in the midst of a free agent binge totaling over $250 million.

John Skipper resigns as ESPN president, George Bodenheimer takes over as acting chairman  —  John Skipper resigned as president of ESPN and co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks on Monday.  —  George Bodenheimer, ESPN's president from 1998 to 2011 and its executive chairman until May 2014 …

Mariners release lefty Andrew Albers so he can pitch in Japan  —  SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have released left-hander Andrew Albers so he can pitch in Japan.  —  Seattle announced the move Monday night.  Albers' release gives the Mariners an extra spot on the 40-man roster.