A's Gold Glove predictions: Matt Chapman, Matt Olson have best chances  —  A's Gold Glove predictions:  —  Matt Olson have best chances originally appeared on  —  nbcsportsbayarea.com  —  When the 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are announced Sunday, the A's will have four chances to win.

Cards head to GM Meetings in market for a premium player  —  Seated at the head of the table, near the front of the room, and fielding questions about how he intends to get the Cardinals back in the postseason, John Mozeliak listed the team's traditional selling points to free agents …

Bryce Harper to Giants?  It could be a perfect fit  —  When the Giants tried and failed to convince Giancarlo Stanton to accept a trade to San Francisco last winter, the real driving force behind their effort was not Larry Baer, the team's chief executive officer, nor Brian Sabean …

Why Mookie Betts is the perfect player, and other fun stats  —  Before there was Baseball-Reference.com, there was “The Bill James Handbook,” the annual statistical compilation of the baseball season.  The “Handbook” still exists, and it's still wonderful — 600 pages of stats and essays and delightful nuggets of information.

Reds mourn death of pitcher Jairo Capellan after crash in Dominican  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds say pitcher Jairo Capellan was killed and two other minor leagues players were injured in a car accident Saturday morning in the Dominican Republic.  —  Dick Williams, the Reds' president …

Column: All eyes are on the Cubs and their money as the general manager meetings begin Monday  —  Chicago Tribune  —  A free-agent freeze dominated the baseball landscape until weeks before the start of the 2018 season, causing many to wonder whether the smell of collusion was in the air.

Rays' Joey Wendle an interesting case for AL rookie award with finalists named Monday  —  The Rays are expected to have finalists named Monday night for two of the major postseason awards, with Blake Snell arguably the favorite for American League Cy Young honors and Kevin Cash a worthy candidate for manager of the year.

Alex Cora brings World Series trophy to Puerto Rico  —  CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday, as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico to lead a team to a World Series championship.

How the Cubs are assessing the messy Addison Russell situation  —  As the Cubs prepare to add and subtract from their roster this offseason, shortstop Addison Russell remains in limbo, serving a 40-game suspension under Major League Baseball's joint domestic violence policy with the players' union.

Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner singles in West's 7-6 comeback victory in AFL Fall Stars Game  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner went 1-for-2, and his West team rallied with two runs in the ninth for a 7-6 victory in the AFL Fall Stars Game at Surprise Stadium in Arizona.