How much more will Mets spend this winter?  Here's what they still need  —  The Mets have holes to fill but finances may limit what GM Brodie Van Wagenen can do.  —  CONNECT  —  Brodie Van Wagenen certainly has backed up his words from his introductory press conference when he said he planned to be in on every free agent.

AP source: Righty Lance Lynn, Rangers reach three-year deal  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Free agent right-hander Lance Lynn and the Texas Rangers reached agreement on a $30 million, three-year contract during the winter meetings, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said.

What each team should do next after the winter meetings  —  LAS VEGAS — The story is all too common.  People fly into Las Vegas, full of hope and energy, and all too ready to throw caution to the wind.  They leave a little poorer, a little sicker and with a nagging question over what just happened.

Cardinals aim to play it smart as Alex Reyes prepares for return  —  LAS VEGAS  • As the Cardinals sift this winter through their options to protect late-game leads, there is one young, internal candidate for a pivotal role who has the Cardinals thinking about how they'll protect him.

5 takeaways for the White Sox and Cubs from the quiet winter meetings  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon said he is happy with his contract status despite not having been offered an extension on Dec. 11, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Red Sox' offer to Joe Kelly comes into focus  —  Joe Kelly was clearly enamored by the idea of going to the Dodgers.  —  After meeting with team president Andrew Friedman for almost three hours last Friday, Kelly came away impressed with how Los Angeles viewed the pitcher's evolution, future and predicted role.

A's in no rush after slow winter meetings, despite all their roster needs  —  LAS VEGAS - The winter meetings often lead right into some major moves for the A's, who tend to be at their most active at the end of baseball's annual confab or in the following days.  —  Not this time around.

Yankees swing back over report of Yankee Stadium's unsanitary concession areas  —  LAS VEGAS - After taking a hit regarding sanitary conditions at Yankee Stadium concession areas, the club swung back.  —  A detailed report by ESPN's Outside the Lines into food safety ranked Yankee Stadium …

Cardinals fall off their roost as ESPN prime-time national TV attraction  —  It's bye bye Birdies as a big ESPN prime-time attraction, at least as of now.  —  For eight years in a row, the Redbirds made the maximum number of appearances on ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball” …

All quiet as Arizona Diamondbacks return home after winter meetings  —  LAS VEGAS - The Diamondbacks departed here on Thursday morning having accomplished little more than they had when they arrived four days earlier.  —  For them, the winter meetings were far more active beneath the surface than they appeared from the outside.

Bullpen overpays and the Rule 5 draft  —  The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers both just spent dearly to upgrade their bullpens, overpaying two competent but hardly elite relievers with three-year deals that don't seem to reflect those relievers' performances or the current imbalance …