How Mets should spend money saved from Robinson Cano's steroid suspension  —  Robinson Cano, batting second as DH, led off the top of the fifth inning against the Nationals on Sept. 27 in the Mets' final game of the 2020 season.  He popped out to shortstop on the first pitch from right-hander Austin Voth …

Waiting on the Cubs; Arenado an eventual fit for Cardinals?; more notes  —  For all the talk of the Cubs dramatically reducing their payroll, do they truly want to provide sub-standard entertainment in the second year of their Marquee television network?  And can they even justify massive …

Kris Bryant to the Dodgers, Nationals or Red Sox?  Kyle Schwarber to the Yankees?  A look at potential Chicago Cubs trade partners.  —  Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber provide an array of value for the Chicago Cubs.  —  But should new President Jed Hoyer decide …

Could Theo Epstein help MLB fix its pace-of-play problem?  —  The questions for Theo Epstein the other day were rightly about why he's leaving the Cubs now and what he's going to do next.  But in the middle of his explanations, he talked briefly about his worry about where the sport is as an entertainment product.

Arenado to Dodgers?  Don't rule it out  —  The Dodgers acquired Mookie Betts barely more than nine months ago, then signed him to a 12-year, $365 million contract extension through 2032.  Amid the short- and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dodgers maintained the National League's largest payroll this year.