Former Angels infielder Luis Valbuena is killed in a car crash  —  Former Angels infielder Luis Valbuena, who played in Anaheim as recently as August, was killed in a car crash late Thursday after playing in a winter league game in his native Venezuela.  —  Cardenales de Lara teammate Jose Castillo …

Goldschmidt's peers already see a match between All-Star slugger and the Cardinals  —  The phone call came while Turner Ward was at breakfast in Los Angeles, about to head to the ballpark as the Dodgers' first-year hitting coach.  The previous summer, in 2015, he had the same position with Arizona …

In a winter of bold moves, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are still waiting  —  The Washington Post  —  It takes a certain resolve to trade away the best position player in your franchise's history, coming off a season in which you contended until mid-September, but that's what the Arizona Diamondbacks …

Carlos Carrasco gets US$47M, 4-year deal from Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco's career has taken some dramatic turns, re-routed by elbow surgery, a therapeutic trip to the bullpen and several freakish injuries.  —  He persevered, blossoming into a special pitcher — and person — for the Cleveland Indians.

Kluber for Schwarber and more trades we want to see in Vegas  —  Trades have dominated the hot stove season so far, and why should that stop in Las Vegas?  —  Before the winter meetings begin in Sin City, we identified another wave of big-name players who could be on the move …

MLB's next big thing: Ranking the Today's Game Era Hall of Fame ballot  —  When the baseball industry makes its way to Las Vegas this weekend for the winter meetings, among the early arrivals will be the members of the 16-person “Hall of Fame-appointed electorate,” which is charged with evaluating …

Keeping playoff hero Eovaldi a risk Red Sox could afford to take  —  One of my favorite moments of the postseason came when the Red Sox lost Game 3 of the World Series to the Dodgers, the 18-inning game that never ended.  Nathan Eovaldi was the losing pitcher after serving up a walk-off home run to Max Muncy.

Yankees pitchers and catchers report date, and spring training schedule announced  —  Here's something to warm up a December day: Yankees pitchers and catchers will officially report to spring training at Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 13, with their first official full-squad workout set for Feb. 19.

Buster's Buzz: Biggest contender holes after run of major trades  —  Agents and executives have noted a trend — a concerning trend, for the veteran players — that will soon manifest for the middle class of the free-agent market: Teams are filling some of their big needs through trades.