The Rays have to replace the traded Blake Snell and free-agent departure Charlie Morton (and Yonny Chirinos is out for the season), and they have a long list of candidates, which should make for an intriguing spring training.Los Angeles Angels



For example, Cabrera (2,866 hits) will pass Babe Ruth (2,873) on the all-time hits leaderboard with just eight more, and then he will jump Rogers Hornsby (2,930) with 65 hits, Barry Bonds (2,935) with 70 hits, Frank Robinson (2,943) with 78 hits before tying Roberto Clemente with 3,000 career hits.Arizona Diamondbacks

In 2009, local government agreed to help pay to build Marlins Park in exchange for Loria’s pledge to share profits if he later sold the team. That agreement called for Loria to pay 5% of net proceeds from the sale of the team.Atlanta Braves

Kopech, still one of the top pitching prospects in the White Sox system, hasn’t thrown in a live game since 2018 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He sat out last season due to personal reasons.

I suspect part of the reason that there's such a huge gap between my rank for Gonzales and that of my colleagues is the fact that Seattle has plans to continue with a six-man rotation in 2021, which would potentially limit his innings to the 160's, rather than a repeat of 2019's 203 IP. Still, you know what they say about the best laid plans of Mariners and men, right? In any event, what's not to like about a guy who allowed just seven walks (0.90 BB/9) in 69 2/3 innings last season? He also had career-bests in K/9 (8.27), K/BB (9.14), and a fourth consecutive season with improvement in BABIP (.263). Even a little bit of regression is going to provide your fantasy staff with a very solid floor from which to build.

"Obviously, couldn't be any more excited. Look forward to talking in more detail about it a little bit later on, but there's great excitement around here."

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Though the lengthy layoff should provide ample physical benefits for a 35-year-old who has thrown 2,029 2/3 innings and had season-ending wrist surgery in 2019, regaining the precision and command required to face big league hitters could be a challenge.Boston Red Sox

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