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The Cubs are the latest team to be unhappy about their poor PECOTA projection. But is it silly to care?

Bryce Harper probably won't be wearing any of Washington's 18 potential threads this spring, but there is a 6-foot 45-pounder in the clubhouse who will. And he might be making history.

As part of a wide-ranging proposal sent to MLBPA on Tuesday, Major League Baseball is prepared to scuttle the implementation of a pitch clock until at least 2022, sources told ESPN.

Nolan Arenado has agreed to an eight-year contract with the Colorado Rockies, the team announced Tuesday. Sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan the contract is worth $260 million and includes a player opt-out after the 2021 season and a full no-trade clause.

Major League Baseball will begin using the independent Atlantic League as a new testing ground for experimenting with playing rules and equipment during the season.

Bobby Knoop, longtime Angels player and coach, is retiring at the age of 80 after 53 years in baseball.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who was shut down last week with discomfort in his throwing shoulder, will not have an MRI, manager Dave Roberts said.

Pitcher Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed on a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The extension, worth $68 million according to ESPN and multiple reports, begins in 2020.

Nolan Arenado has signed an eight-year contract with the Colorado Rockies, the team announced Tuesday. Sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan the contract is worth $260 million, and includes a player opt-out after the 2021 season and a full no-trade clause.

Eric Hosmer says he's feeling a different this vibe with the Padres this season after focusing on baseball and not his own free agency this past offseason and seeing how the team is shaping up.

Corey Seager, the former 2016 NL Rookie of the Year, is hopefully in the final month of a long rehabilitation process as he looked comfortable among the Dodgers' top infielders at Camelback Ranch Tuesday.

Carlos Martinez will likely not open the season in the Cardinals' rotation after getting PRP treatment for his ailing right shoulder.

All long-term deals carry risk, but Colorado and Arenado are the perfect storm of a franchise in win-now mode committing to a superstar cashing in at the right time.

Pitcher Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed on a four-year, $68M extension, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

Top international prospect Victor Victor Mesa, who had been expected to play a lot for the Marlins in spring training, has a strained right hamstring.

The Texas Rangers have signed infielder Logan Forsythe to a minor league deal.

Nolan Arenado and the Colorado Rockies are finalizing an eight-year contract extension worth $260 million, locking up the star third baseman with a deal that could last through the 2026 season, league sources told ESPN.

New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier injured his left oblique muscle and will return to New York for a cortisone injection.

If MLB wants to speed up pace of play, it should. But as an olive branch, grandfather in veterans like Max Scherzer.

A pair of college bats highlight our first listing of players you'll want to know heading into June's MLB draft.