Hall of Fame committee elects two new members: Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons  —  National Baseball Hall of Fame has come to an end.  Both were elected Sunday to Cooperstown  —  Both were elected as part of Modern Era ballot, one of the Hall of Fame's annual committee votes that re-examines players.

The Monday Baseball Column: A closer look at Red Sox' trade options  —  It feels like something is going to happen at these Winter Meetings, but figuring out exactly what is a bit of a dilemma.  —  While it's far from a mystery that the likes of the two Los Angeles teams and the Yankees …

Sources: Stephen Strasburg stays with Nats on $245M deal  —  Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals have reached agreement on a seven-year deal, the team announced.  Sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan that the value of the deal is a record-setting $245 million.

ESPN releases Sunday Night Baseball schedule, Nationals make zero appearances  —  ESPN released its Sunday Night Baseball schedule for the 2020 season and the World Series Champion  —  Nationals are not on it.  —  The Mets are scheduled to play three times on baseball's prime time television slot, while the

Texas Rangers' plan for winter meetings, pursuit of Rendon buoyed by gains in 2019  —  For the past year, if not longer, the general assumption when it came to the Texas Rangers' finances was that ownership was biding its time for 2020.  —  The new ballpark, with the roof the owners wanted, would be ready for play.

Latest On Madison Bumgarner  —  5:11pm: The Giants, Bumgarner's lone team to date, are among his suitors and will meet with his representation this week, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi told Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. … Interestingly, although they're not known for their spending …

Check Out the Nike Jerseys for Major League Baseball  —  The 2020 season marks the first on-field example of Nike's partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) as its official uniform provider.  The partnership, announced in January as part of an agreement between MLB, Nike and Fanatics …

Orioles Notes: Cashner, Gausman, Joseph  —  The Baltimore Orioles are looking for a slew of rotation candidates to push the holdovers in competition for their two to three open slots this winter.  John Means and Alex Cobb appear locked into their turns, and Asher Wojciechowski has a spot to lose.

Indians Disinclined To Deal Francisco Lindor  —  The Indians “prefer not to deal” star shortstop Francisco Lindor this winter, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter).  Though his name his been through several rounds of the rumor mill, it seems the 26-year-old will remain in Cleveland — at least for the time being.

Will Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen continue to do the unexpected?  —  SAN DIEGO — The thing about the winter meetings is that at almost any hour of the day, all hell can break loose.  —  Baseball's annual industry convention, which this year is in San Diego from Sunday through Thursday …