Wainwright draws his ‘dream’ BP, gets to face rookie Reyes  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • While Alex Reyes took his warmup tosses for yet another round of batting practice against yet another group of hitters on yet another day of rehab, Kolten Wong stretched and watched and suggested …

Aaron Judge avoids tamper trouble from MLB after pitching Manny Machado on joining Yankees  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — This Baby Bomber just threw a tamper tantrum.  —  Manny Machado won't be a free agent until the offseason, but Aaron Judge is already making his pitch to the All-Star shortstop on why he should join the Yankees.

ST Daily: He's Braun Fire  —  Follow @Crawford_MILB and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.  —  The Brewers made two of the biggest moves of the offseason to improve their lineup in 2018; signing Lorenzo Cain to a five-year deal and trading for former Marlin Christian Yelich to give Milwaukee …

Royals 7, Cubs 6: Frank Schwindel's big day helps KC complete rally  —  SURPRISE, ARIZ.  —  With late help from non-roster invitees, the Royals scored twice in the seventh inning and overcame an early deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 in front of an announced crowd of 10,213 fans at Surprise Stadium.

Cincinnati Reds hire former Boston Red Sox Manager John Farrell to scout the Cincinnati Reds  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The Reds hired former Boston Red Sox Manager John Farrell as a scout.  —  His first job: Scout the Reds.  —  “We hired Curt Young last year to do a similar job …

Greenville Drive games that go into extra innings may have less ‘extra’ in 2018  —  As the extra innings piled up during a mid-April game at Fluor Field last season, Greenville Drive manager Darren Fenster remembers sidling up to pitching coach Walter Miranda.

John Skipper Details His ESPN Exit and a Cocaine Extortion Plot  —  The former network chief goes public in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the real reason behind his abrupt departure from Disney after 27 years, a confession to Bob Iger and his hope to work in sports media again.

Dwight Gooden says Mets have best pitching staff in baseball ... if healthy  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - While the rest of the baseball cognoscenti may put the pitching rotations of the World Series champion Astros or Red Sox at the top of talent heap, Dwight Gooden says don't rule out the Mets' still-young group of fireballers.

Albert Almora Jr. to bat leadoff for Cubs vs. Diamondbacks  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With opening day two weeks away, expect Cubs manager Joe Maddon to take a closer look at potential lineups.  —  Albert Almora Jr. will bat leadoff Thursday against Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray in a 3:05 p.m. game at Sloan Park.

Fantasy Baseball: Players in new places for the 2018 MLB season  —  ALL NEW FOR 2018!  We've introduced a new Slack Channel where you can access all your favorite RotoExperts to ask questions, discuss Fantasy Baseball, and get timely advice.  Plus, you can chat with the entire population of RotoXNation …

One of the Marlins' remaining trade chips will open season on disabled list  —  Martin Prado suffered a setback in his rehab from knee surgery  —  With Opening Day two weeks away, the Miami Marlins received some bad news about one of the few remaining veterans on their roster.

Stroman set to make spring debut for Blue Jays  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Stro Show, 2018 edition, is about to make it's premiere.  —  Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker told Postmedia on Thursday that the team's top pitcher from last season will make his first appearance of the spring …