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Time is running out for the Giants' veterans, but adding Andrew McCutchen means the fading champs are making a desperate bid to keep up with the National League's elite teams.

Justin Morneau, the 2006 AL MVP and former Minnesota Twins first baseman whose career was derailed by concussion symptoms, is retiring after 1,603 hits and 247 home runs in 14 major league seasons.

The Pittsburgh Pirates dealt another big name on Monday, sending Andrew McCutchen to the San Francisco Giants. Eric Karabell reviews the fantasy spin.

Two days after sending ace Gerrit Cole to Houston, the Pirates took another definitive step in their rebuild Monday, trading former MVP outfielder Andrew McCutchen to the Giants, according to multiple reports.

Trading for the final year of the former MVP's contract will provide San Francisco with power it lacks, but have the Giants really fixed all of their outfield problems?

The Blue Jays will extend the protective netting at Rogers Centre to the outfield end of each dugout this season and increase the height of netting behind home plate by approximately 10 feet, to 28 feet.

Veteran utility man Howie Kendrick agreed to a two-year, $7 million deal with the Washington Nationals.

It's not just the typical big spenders looking to land the likes of Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas. Which available players could make a difference for fringe contenders?

We dust off our crystal ball for our annual glimpse into one extreme -- though not completely implausible -- season in the Bronx.

Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, who worked the World Series five times, the All-Star Game six times and 4,673 games in the regular season, has died. He was 87.

The Houston Astros boosted their rotation when they acquired Gerrit Cole in a five-player trade this week. Eric Karabell reviews the fantasy spin.

Wherever Christian Yelich plays this season, he's on a short list of players close to stardom. Who's ready to take a big step up in performance?

With clubs still sorting out which veterans they might sign, the biggest questions aren't about performance, but over who might fit in.

The Mets would owe veteran first baseman Adrian Gonzalez just $545,000, with Atlanta paying the rest.

Landing Joe Musgrove and three other players might sound like a lot, but the package received says more about Gerrit Cole's fading performance.

Houston got Gerrit Cole without giving up top prospects, leaving Pittsburgh with a four-pack of players who will be challenged to sustain the Bucs' rebuild.

The Pirates have traded their top starting pitcher, Gerrit Cole, to the Astros in exchange for pitcher Joe Musgrove, third baseman Colin Moran, reliever Michael Feliz and outfielder Jason Martin.

Brad Hand, who had 21 saves with a 2.16 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 2017, has agreed to a three-year extension to stay with the Padres, according to reports.

Reliever Addison Reed has agreed to a two-year contract worth just under $17 million with the Twins, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Cubs owner Tom Ricketts believes players from the steroid era "owe us a little bit of honesty," and until Sammy Sosa does that, he's not welcome.