Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna among A's possible winter targets  —  Count the A's among the teams circling around the most recent expected breakup of the Marlins.  —  One item on Oakland's wish list this winter is an outfielder with several years of team control remaining, sources told The Chronicle on Wednesday.

Rangers can pay most for Shohei Otani, followed by Yanks, Twins  —  NEW YORK — Texas, the New York Yankees and Minnesota can pay the most to a young international amateur free agent as highly touted pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani prepares to enter the market, and Major League Baseball …

Athletics outfielder Mark Canha has surgery on right wrist  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Outfielder Mark Canha of the Oakland Athletics had arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist to remove a cyst and is expected to be fully healthy by spring training.  —  The team said Wednesday the procedure took place Tuesday in Los Angeles.

MLB free agents: Top 73 players available  —  As the game's most intriguing and prized possession remains unavailable - for now - Major League Baseball's 30 franchises are prepared to jump feet-first into some 90 days of high-stakes shopping.  —  While Shohei Otani, a 23-year-old power hitter …

Red Sox make Dana LeVangie pitching coach  —  BOSTON (AP) New Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora filled out his staff on Wednesday, making Dana LeVangie the pitching coach and adding Ramon Vazquez to the coaching staff.  —  Steve Langone was made the manager of advance scouting.

Rumor Central: Could Jay Bruce return to Queens?  —  The New York Mets might be open to a reunion with free agent Jay Bruce if he would be open to playing both the outfield and first base.  —  According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets have a hole to fill in the outfield …

Cubs promote Brandon Hyde to bench coach, ‘have to listen’ to trade offers  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs first-base coach Brandon Hyde was promoted to bench coach.  —  Hyde confirmed the move, which was first reported in a tweet by Ken Rosenthal.  Hyde takes over for Dave Martinez …

Theo Epstein's foundation to present $150,000 to youth mentoring program in Chicago  —  The BASE founder Robert Lewis Jr., from left, Cubs team President Theo Epstein, Bank of America executive Paul Lambert and baseball journalist Peter Gammons pose with the World Series trophy …

What a week for Bregman, Pederson, Kapler and Koufax  —  When Sam Bregman was a youngster, he would hang around the clubhouse of the Washington Senators.  His father, Stan, was the attorney for the ballclub, which gave him access to such greats as manager Ted Williams and outfielder Frank Howard.

Anthony Rizzo wins Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award  —  Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo attends a ceremony to commemorate The Anthony Rizzo Foundation's $3.5 million commitment to Lurie Children's Hospital.  The foundation created two endowed funds for cancer patients and their families.

Can Eric Hosmer field?  —  Every year since 2006—wow, I cannot believe it has been that long—I have been a voter for the Fielding Bible Awards.  The awards were invented by John Dewan and friends all those years ago because they were totally into baseball defense ... and like everyone else they really disliked the Gold Gloves.

Projecting the biggest free-agent deals: Paying for power and pitching  —  Nothing in sports reminds me of a 1980s game show as much as Major League Baseball's free-agent period.  There are no roster bonuses or misleading options that teams will never pick up, and non-guaranteed contracts for big names are exceedingly rare.

Cardinals look like prime players in Stanton Sweepstakes  —  The St. Louis Cardinals, who are expected to be quite active in the free-agent and trade markets this winter after uncharacteristically missing the playoffs two straight seasons, look to be a prime player for Marlins slugging superstar and NL MVP finalist Giancarlo Stanton.

Roy Halladay Was The Greatest Pitcher Of His Generation  —  Yesterday's news that the great pitcher Roy Halladay had died in a plane crash sent baseball's fraternity of players and coaches into a state of deep mourning.  Around the league, tributes to Halladay's technical skill and work ethic poured in.