If Padres can get Jean Segura, time is right to trade Wil Myers  —  SAN DIEGO  —  The reasons to deal Wil Myers, the one-time face of the Padres, continue to pile up as the team eyes a possible rebuild finish line in, say, 2020.  —  There's a pay package that spikes from $11.5 million this season …

Detroit Tigers in free agency: Four under-the-radar options at pitcher  —  Taking a look at what the Tigers' starting lineup and pitching rotation could look like to open the 2019 season.  Video by Anthony Fenech and Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press.  —  CONNECT

Here you go baseball fans, your 2018 turkeys  —  It's that time of year again, the reckoning for those baseball people whose transgressions against the game and others in the game have warranted them a place on the Daily News Top Ten Turkeys List.  Like always, there will be no pardoning these turkeys …

Royals hire former Cardinals manager Matheny as adviser  —  The route back to the dugout for former Cardinals manager Mike Matheny could stay in Missouri and remain close to home, but it first will include a swing through player development.  —  The Kansas City Royals and general manager …

Diamondbacks seriously considering dealing Paul Goldschmidt  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt finished sixth in the National League MVP voting this year, the fourth top-10 MVP placement of his career — he was second in 2013 and 2015 and third in 2016.

Lakers pushing Lonzo Ball to be more aggressive  —  LOS ANGELES — As the Jazz corralled the rebound off his missed layup, Lonzo Ball didn't skip a beat.  —  He hung a quick turnaround, then raced back to the other end of the floor, recovering quickly enough to block Jae Crowder, cruising toward the rim, on the other end.

Padres release former first-rounder Cory Spangenberg  —  Cory Spangenberg's time with the Padres has come to an end.  —  The former first-rounder was released Friday, three days after the organization designated him for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for up-and-coming prospects.

Rays Tales: Was moving on from C.J. Cron the right move?  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Did the Rays make the right decision in designating for assignment 30-homer hitting DH/1B C.J. Cron?  —  Check back March 28, and see what their opening day lineup looks like, and if they have a bigger bat.

Hall of Fame 2019: The case for Billy Wagner  —  Analysis: Former Mets reliever Wagner is deserving of greater Hall of Fame consideration than the 11.1 percent of votes he got last year.  —  It's Hall of Fame season — the ballot released this past Monday, results released in late January …

MLB trade rumors: Yankees-Mets Noah Syndergaard deal ‘not expected’  —  It's unclear right now if new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is interested in trading dynamic right-hander Noah Syndergaard.  —  But if he does, MLB.com reports Van Wagenen will not be hurting for suitors.

10 years after blockbuster trade, Matt Holliday weighs in on future of Rockies' Nolan Arenado  —  Star third baseman finds himself in a strikingly similar situation to what Holliday was in before Rockies' swap with the Oakland A's.  —  Nolan Arenado and the Rockies are approaching a critical crossroads.

It's time for Cleveland Indians' catcher Yan Gomes to feel the heat of baseball's Hot Stove season  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — This is the time of year when baseball executives spend a lot of hours texting and talking to each other.  Sometimes it leads to trades, but almost always it leads to rumors that add heat to the hot stove season.

If Phillies strike out on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, they see more options ahead  —  Rick Hahn is the architect of a team that has averaged 92 losses over six years, including 100 last season.  Yet there he was, standing in a ballroom at the general managers' meetings earlier this month …