Molina, Realmuto homer to lead MLB All-Stars over Japan 7-3  —  TOKYO — Yadier Molina had three hits, including a three-run homer, and J.T. Realmuto also went deep to lead the MLB All-Stars over Japan 7-3 on Sunday for their first win of the six-game exhibition series after a pair of defeats.

Taking a look at the AL Rookie of the Year finalists  —  The Rookie of the Year winners will be announced Monday, and the American League has a particularly unique race among the three finalists.  It features two players from the same team, Yankees Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andújar …

Greinke's trade value; Canó's future in Seattle; Yanks seeking background info on Machado  —  He's 35, placing him far outside baseball's circle of trust.  His average fastball velocity each of the past two seasons was below 91 mph, a decrease of nearly 2 mph from 2016.

MLB hot stove: James Paxton reportedly drawing trade interest from Astros  —  The Astros have some rotation gaps they need to fill this offseason  —  The 2018 Houston Astros had one of the game's best rotations, but now with Lance McCullers out for 2019 and Dallas Keuchel and Charlie Morton …

Dallas Keuchel says he would shave signature beard to sign with Yankees  —  One-time Yankees killer Dallas Keuchel is entertaining the idea of donning pinstripes.  —  So much so the free agent pitcher is willing to shave his signature beard in order to abide with team protocol.

Cincinnati Reds counting on own pitchers to make big strides next season (again)  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. - When the Reds entered the 2018 season, they gambled on their young pitchers making big strides and it backfired.  —  The Reds lost more than 90 games for the fourth straight season.

Minor MLB Transactions: 11/12/18  —  The latest minor league transactions from around baseball...  - The Brewers announced (Twitter link) the signing of left-hander Angel Perdomo to a minor league deal with an invitation to their big league Spring Training camp.

Post-2018 Farm System Rankings  —  Today, I've published a pair of posts in which I attempt to estimate the present-day value of prospects, both in terms of WAR and dollars.  With that work complete, the logical next step is to turn away from the value of specific prospects and towards farm systems as a whole.

It sounds like Matt Davidson won't be the next Shohei Ohtani after all  —  Shohei Ohtani after all originally appeared on  —  Matt Davidson was totally serious when he talked about taking on a bigger pitching role.  The  —  White Sox, on the other hand, might not be as ready to throw …

Bryce Harper was nearly traded to Astros in July before Nats ownership vetoed deal: report  —  One trade could have saved us all from watching insufferable Boston fans celebrate another title.  —  Nationals ownership nixed a trade near the deadline that would have sent Bryce Harper to the Astros …