• Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune: Joe Maddon denies report that Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo urged Chili Davis' firing   —  For the Cubs' Community Service Day, the team partnered with Good Sports …

• Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune: Joe Maddon likes his calm Cubs as NL Central competitors load up on talent   —  Chicago Tribune  —  The rival Cardinals made a major statement last month by trading …

• David Haugh / Chicago Tribune: Column: Can Cubs do more in 2019 by doing less this offseason?  Seems unlikely.   —  Photos of Theo Epstein, the Cubs' president of baseball operations.  —  Chicago Tribune

• John Harper / SNY: Why Mets making Cubs castoff Chili Davis hitting coach shouldn't cause alarm   —  Cubs president Theo Epstein didn't really want to fire Davis, according to multiple sources

• Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune: Ian Happ excited to be reunited with new Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce: 'He's a really high-energy guy'   —  For the Cubs' Community Service Day …

• Jesse Rogers / ESPN: ‘I came up on one-year deals’: How Joe Maddon is approaching 2019   —  CHICAGO — Though they've won the most regular-season games in baseball over the past four seasons …

• ESPN: Angels reach one-year deal with Cody Allen to be closer next season   —  Free-agent reliever Cody Allen agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels …

• Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV: Mike Clevinger: Indians' roster moves show front office smart, adaptive to change   —  Mike Clevinger is confident in the Cleveland Indians' roster moves because the front office is smart, adaptive to change.

• Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News: Is baseball heading toward a strike?  Scott Boras warns the ‘noncompetitive cancer’ is spreading around MLB   —  Baseball is getting sicker.

• Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Keith Hernandez's star was rising 40 years ago with Cardinals   —  St. Louis Cardinals batter Keith Hernandez watches his single drop in, driving in two runs …

• Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Hernandez's star was rising 40 years ago with Cards   —  In the past 50 years, only four Cardinals players have hit double figures in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in the same season.

• Jesse Yomtov / USA Today: Free agent Dallas Keuchel wonders what it takes to get signed   —  With spring training approaching and top free agents remaining unsigned, it's been an another icy winter for baseball's hot stove.

• Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN: Yankees, Adam Ottavino agree to 3-year, $27 million deal   —  Free-agent reliever Adam Ottavino and the New York Yankees agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal Thursday …

• Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News: Adam Ottavino is no splash signing, but this Yankee bullpen is now the best in baseball   —  From the Bronx Bombers to the Bronx Bullpen.

• ESPN: Red Sox unlikely to spend big to sign closer, Dave Dombrowski says   —  While the New York Yankees made another move to strengthen their bullpen …

• Pete Caldera / Daily Record: Clint Frazier says he's ready to participate in Yankees spring training camp   —  NEW YORK — Clint Frazier is ready for spring training, a development he excitedly announced on Twitter.

• Kyle Schnitzer / New York Post: Clint Frazier finally cleared, immediately angles for Yankees job   —  It's not Bryce Harper, but it's good news for the Yankees outfield.

• Arizona Republic: Starting?  Closing?  Searching for meaning in Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley's tweets   —  Diamondbacks Archie Bradley calls teachers to let them know they won $5,000

• Jesse Yomtov / USA Today: Baseball Hall of Fame countdown: Mariano Rivera could break voting record   —  USA TODAY Sports is counting down the top 10 candidates on the 2019 Baseball Hall …

• Buster Olney / ESPN: Buster's Buzz: Red Sox repeat?  Four question marks facing the champs   —  Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora held a morning baseball clinic for a small army …

• Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated: If MLB Implements a Significant Rule Change in 2019, It Will Be a Pitch Clock   — Several potential rule changes were recently discussed between MLB and the players union …

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• 4 hours ago Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV: Mike Clevinger: Indians' roster moves show front office smart, adaptive to change   —  Mike Clevinger is confident in the Cleveland Indians' roster moves because the front office is smart, adaptive to change.

• 4 hours ago Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News: Is baseball heading toward a strike?  Scott Boras warns the ‘noncompetitive cancer’ is spreading around MLB   —  Baseball is getting sicker.

• 4½ hours ago Arizona Republic: Starting?  Closing?  Searching for meaning in Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley's tweets   —  Diamondbacks Archie Bradley calls teachers to let them know they won $5,000

• 6 hours ago Jesse Yomtov / USA Today: Baseball Hall of Fame countdown: Mariano Rivera could break voting record   —  USA TODAY Sports is counting down the top 10 candidates on the 2019 Baseball Hall …

• 6 hours ago Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Keith Hernandez's star was rising 40 years ago with Cardinals   —  St. Louis Cardinals batter Keith Hernandez watches his single drop in, driving in two runs in the sixth inning …

• 7 hours ago Buster Olney / ESPN: Buster's Buzz: Red Sox repeat?  Four question marks facing the champs   —  Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora held a morning baseball clinic for a small army of youngsters …

• 7 hours ago Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune: Joe Maddon likes his calm Cubs as NL Central competitors load up on talent   —  Chicago Tribune  —  The rival Cardinals made a major statement last month by trading …

• 7 hours ago Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune: Joe Maddon denies report that Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo urged Chili Davis' firing   —  For the Cubs' Community Service Day, the team partnered with Good Sports …

• 9 hours ago Jesse Yomtov / USA Today: Free agent Dallas Keuchel wonders what it takes to get signed   —  With spring training approaching and top free agents remaining unsigned, it's been an another icy winter for baseball's hot stove.

• 9 hours ago Pete Caldera / Daily Record: Clint Frazier says he's ready to participate in Yankees spring training camp   —  NEW YORK — Clint Frazier is ready for spring training, a development he excitedly announced on Twitter.

• 10 hours ago ESPN: Angels reach one-year deal with Cody Allen to be closer next season   —  Free-agent reliever Cody Allen agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels …

• 10 hours ago Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN: Yankees, Adam Ottavino agree to 3-year, $27 million deal   —  Free-agent reliever Adam Ottavino and the New York Yankees agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal Thursday …

• 10 hours ago Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com: Red Sox still need bullpen help in lame offseason   —  BOSTON — This offseason sucks.  —  Apologies if that comes off crude.  But it is a daily thought, and likely shared by some.

• 10 hours ago Kyle Schnitzer / New York Post: Clint Frazier finally cleared, immediately angles for Yankees job   —  It's not Bryce Harper, but it's good news for the Yankees outfield.

• 14 hours ago Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated: If MLB Implements a Significant Rule Change in 2019, It Will Be a Pitch Clock   — Several potential rule changes were recently discussed between MLB and the players union …

• 17 hours ago Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Hernandez's star was rising 40 years ago with Cards   —  In the past 50 years, only four Cardinals players have hit double figures in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in the same season.

• 21 hours ago David Haugh / Chicago Tribune: Column: Can Cubs do more in 2019 by doing less this offseason?  Seems unlikely.   —  Photos of Theo Epstein, the Cubs' president of baseball operations.  —  Chicago Tribune

• 21 hours ago Tampa Bay Times: Rays add former Jays reliever Luis Santos on minor-league deal   —  Santos pitched in 15 games last season for the Jays, posting a 1-1, 7.20 record.