Matt Andriese eager to learn with, show what he can do for Red Sox  —  For newly acquired righthander Matt Andriese, arriving in Fort Myers, Fla., for a fresh start with the Red Sox comes with elation.  Or relief.  —  After what seemed like an endless kerfuffle between …

Today's game strikes out with David Ortiz  —  David Ortiz loves baseball.  But he has grown to dislike the way the game is being played now.  —  “To me it's messed up,” Big Papi said during a lengthy conversation from his home in Miami.  “The game has changed a lot.

Q&A: Oakland A's farm director on prospects to watch and state of the farm  —  Oakland Athletics' farm director Ed Sprague talks MILB season as spring training approaches  —  The Oakland A's farm is in a bit of a rut.  With most of its top prospects graduating to the big leagues and a lost year …

Will NY Mets extend Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor?  Acting GM Zack Scott weighs in  —  In this COVID-19 era, Zack Scott still has not met his bosses, Steve Cohen and Sandy Alderson, in person.  He's excited to see new faces in Port St. Lucie during spring training, “if I can actually recognize anybody with their masks on.”

All 120 Teams Sign PDLs, Completing MiLB's Most Significant Change In A Century  —  The new structure of minor league baseball is now official.  —  As of Feb. 12, Major League Baseball has received all 120 signed Professional Development Licenses (PDLs).  That means every team it invited …

NBA Trade Talk: Nuggets, Hawks and Kings could sway this year's trade deadline  —  Everybody can't be buyers.  —  It's one thing to have an imbalanced market, with more NBA teams looking to improve in the short term than there are organizations taking the long view.

Deeper dive into the Mets' new outfield prospect Khalil Lee  —  Several months ago, the Mets completed another poor defensive season in the outfield.  With a -3.3 UZR (ultimate zone rating) and 2 DRS (defensive runs saved) in 2020, the Mets' outfield ranked in the bottom half of the league for the third consecutive year.