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.

Oakland Athletics bolster bullpen, reach agreements with Yusmeiro Petit, Sergio Romo  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Veteran reliever Yusmeiro Petit has agreed to a $2.55 million, one-year contract to stay with the Oakland Athletics, pending a physical, his agent said.

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 …

Dollars and years are disappearing from MLB free agents  —  As negotiations between MLB players and owners reached their apex last summer, the union held together strongly, with Max Scherzer and Jack Flaherty and others taking to social media to collectively reflect the group's insistence on 100% pay.

Here is the 2021 All-Underrated Team  —  It is time for the most underrated baseball column of the year — the 2021 All-Underrated Team.  —  But what does it mean to be underrated, anyway?  —  In years past, we've filled out this team with guys who have never been All-Stars …

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.”

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.

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 …

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.