AP Source: Cubs Having Active Talks With RHP Yu Darvish  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are having active talks with free agent Yu Darvish, hoping to add the right-hander to their rotation as they try for a second championship in three seasons.  —  The 31-year-old Darvish …

Keith Law's 2018 top 100 prospects: Nos. 100-51  —  If you're not going for it in today's MLB environment, you're — well, let's not use the T-word and just go with “developing.”  Teams that build from their farm system, through the draft, the international market and trades of veterans for prospects …

Brent Honeywell, Willy Adames lead Rays prospects in Baseball America's top 100  —  The Rays had two players in the top 20 and six overall in Baseball America's annual ranking of the game's top 100 prospects.RHP Brent Honeywell heads the Rays contingent at No. 14 with shortstop Will

Sources: Alex Rodriguez to work with both ESPN and Fox  —  ESPN is expected to announce a deal, possibly as early as today, for Alex Rodriguez of Fox Sports to join the cast of “Sunday Night Baseball,” sources tell Sporting News.  —  During the regular season, A-Rod would work …

Starting pitchers Yankees GM Brian Cashman could make a play for at the July trade deadline  —  To appreciate the depth of the Yankees' farm system, consider that last July they traded four players who at the time were on Baseball America's list of Top 100 prospects.

Five questions facing the White Sox with spring training approaching  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox players and management will gather in Chicago this weekend for SoxFest and will face plenty of questions about the 2018 season and beyond.  —  Here's a look at some issues facing the Sox with spring training less than a month away:

Since 1990, Braves have fielded more top prospects than any other team  —  Dynamic Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was named by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect in the sport ahead of the 2018 season.  —  He is not the first Braves hot-shot to land atop the list of future stars.

Giants, Austin Jackson agree to two-year, $6 million deal  —  Center fielder Austin Jackson has agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  —  The deal includes bonuses based on playing time and other escalators …

Will the Orioles make a move before FanFest?  —  Much has been written in this space over the past few months about a slow-moving free-agent market, so without regurgitating the conspiracy theories about why so many players still remain unsigned less than three weeks before pitchers …

Thank You, Pittsburgh  —  I forgot to say goodbye.  —  It's always funny, how you picture something happening in your head, versus how it happens in real life.  In my head, I pictured myself savoring every moment of my last game as a Pirate: This is my last time making that drive to the ballpark …

Padres To Sign Allen Craig  —  The Padres have inked a minors pact with veteran first baseman Allen Craig, according to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation (via Twitter).  The contract includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets.