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Draft lists and cheat sheets are all about ranking the most-likely season from each MLB player. However, most leagues are won and lost by looking at the extremes. To that end, Tristan H. Cockcroft offers up his 2018 bold predictions in fantasy baseball.

Remember all the hype this spring about the Yankees' prized infield prospects? Well, this unheralded guy actually won a starting job. So who is he?

San Francisco was hoping to ride its rotation to a bounce-back year. But with MadBum sidelined, the Giants could instead be headed to rebuilding mode.

All-Star second baseman Daniel Murphy is likely to remain behind in Florida when the Washington Nationals break camp.

Clayton Kershaw stretched his scoreless streak to 21 1/3 innings with 6 2/3 innings against Kansas City on Friday in his final tuneup for Thursday's opener against San Francisco. Kershaw's spring training ERA was 0.00.

Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was hit in the helmet by a pitch Friday and exited his minor league spring training game in Arizona.

Michael Conforto received a late-night phone call from New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway, who asked whether he wanted to fill an open spot as Friday's designated hitter.

Giants southpaw Madison Bumgarner left Friday's spring training game against the Royals after taking a liner off his left hand.

After an investigation into an assault allegation, Major League Baseball announced Friday that Twins third baseman Miguel Sano faces no disciplinary action.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright will not appeal a 15-game suspension for an offseason domestic violence arrest.

The Sandy Koufax of our time just turned the big 3-0 and has stayed a step ahead of major league hitters for 10 years. How has the ace of a generation reached this level, and where will his Cooperstown-worthy career go next?

Mike Reid, who has worked around the globe providing treatment for serious infectious diseases, is part of a growing effort to eliminate tuberculosis worldwide.

Yes, it's been tough to trust the metrics measuring any player's defense -- even Mike Trout's -- but here's why that's about to change.

Wayne Huizenga, the first man to own teams in three major sports leagues with the Marlins, Panthers and Dolphins, has died at age 80.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is in the leadoff spot for Friday's spring training game against the Red Sox, and the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year could be used there at times this season.

Sure, Mike Trout is great at baseball, but could he carry Babe Ruth's spittoon? Humorist Steve Etheridge digs into advanced analytics to conclusively settle this debate for the ages.

Jeff Samardzija, who is expected to be the Giants' No. 3 starter, is likely to begin the season on the disabled list after having an MRI on his right shoulder, according to multiple reports.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Thursday that outfielder Steven Souza Jr. has a strained right pectoral and likely will start the season on the disabled list.

Boone Logan will start the season on the Brewers disabled list after an MRI revealed a left triceps strain for the left-handed pitcher.

Three pitchers were ejected along with Philadelphia manager Gabe Kapler and bench coach Rob Thomson as three batters were hit by pitches during the Phillies' 6-2 exhibition loss to Detroit on Thursday.