Cardinals Winter Warm-Up: Traveling path from good to great  —  St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak greets pitcher Alex Reyes during St. Louis Cardinals Winter Warm-Up on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis.  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

Astros Acquire Gerrit Cole  —  The Astros have acquired right-hander Gerrit Cole from the Pirates for righties Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz, third baseman Colin Moran and outfielder Jason Martin, according to announcements from both teams.  —  Houston and Pittsburgh nearly reached …

Yankees prospect Justus Sheffield on trade rumors, his health and expectations for 2018  —  Will there be Justus for fall, or even spring 2018?  —  The Yankees' offseason started off with a George Steinbrenner-era blockbuster trade — slugger Giancarlo Stanton switching Marlins teal for Bronx pinstripes …

Mets bringing on Adrian Gonzalez, sources say  —  Adrian Gonzalez has agreed to a deal with the New York Mets pending a physical, according to ESPN and other multiple reports.  —  It's the second significant move for New York this week.  The team brought back free-agent outfielder Jay Bruce …

Twins To Sign Addison Reed  —  12:41pm: The pact is worth $16.75MM, Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets.  —  12:11pm: The Twins have agreed to a two-year contract worth slightly less than $17MM with free agent reliever Addison Reed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports (Twitter link).  The deal is pending a physical.

Cubs owner wants Sammy Sosa to ‘put everything on the table’  —  CHICAGO — Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said franchise all-time home run leader Sammy Sosa needs to “put everything on the table” in regards to PED use during his playing days if he is to be ever welcomed back by the team.

Suspended Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia is expected to apply for reinstatement  —  MLB awards season is here.  Take a look at all the 2017 winners.  USA TODAY Sports  —  CONNECT  —  The annual reminder that Jenrry Mejia is still a Met comes around this time each year when the suspended reliever agrees …

The Reds still are talking with free-agent relievers  —  After the Cincinnati Reds signed free-agent right-hander Jared Hughes to bolster their bullpen three weeks ago, general manager Dick Williams said the team was still open to adding further to the bullpen.

Nicholas Castellanos takes top spot on the Detroit Tigers' trade block  —  It was bound to happen again sooner or later.  Barring a surprising meeting of the minds, the Tigers will attend their first salary arbitration hearing with a player since 2001.  —  That player is shortstop Jose Iglesias …