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Phil Hughes has retired from baseball, more than two years after throwing his last pitch.

From when the season will actually start to which teams star players will be on when it does, this is what we're watching closest in the new year.

Like Francisco Lindor in Cleveland, Colorado's Story is a special player headed toward free agency after this season. Either lock him down or cash in.

The Padres have agreed to a contract with Korean infielder Ha-seong Kim, according to ESPN and multiple reports.

An emotional Yu Darvish said he "wasn't thinking about being traded" and that he thought the Cubs "would be able to compete," but he's excited to land with a young, exciting Padres team that should contend in 2021.

Here's how one offseason deal exposes so many of the issues MLB is facing as inaction reigns across the sport.

The Chicago Cubs made the Yu Darvish trade in an effort to reset and avoid falling into the cellar, team president Jed Hoyer said. "There are teams that never had that opportunity or chose not to take it," he said.

Clyde Sukeforth, who scouted Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente and Sandy Koufax and signaled to the Dodgers' dugout that Ralph Branca was ready to face Bobby Thomson, is in the Hall of Fame not as a player, but as a painting.

Here's how one offseason deal exposes so many of the issues MLB is facing as inaction reigns across the sport.

The Padres made their second trade for a star pitcher in as many days, acquiring righty Yu Darvish from the Cubs, it was announced on Tuesday.

Blake Snell said Tuesday he was stunned to leave Tampa Bay so soon but is looking forward to joining the "super exciting" Padres with the trade complete.

From the prospects who moved to the economic rationale, two big offseason moves provide a window into the state of three teams headed in different directions.

A blockbuster with the Cubs followed by a major trade with the Rays? Examining San Diego's holiday spree.

Veteran first baseman Justin Smoak is finalizing a deal with the Yomiuri Giants that will guarantee him somewhere in the $6-7 million range, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The Twins signed former Angels closer Hansel Robles to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

Left-handed reliever Jose Alvarado was acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday in a three-way trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

From the prospects who moved to the economic rationale, two big offseason moves provide a window into the state of three teams headed in different directions.

A blockbuster deal with the Cubs hours after a major trade with the Rays? We break down every aspect of San Diego's holiday spree.

The Padres are on the verge of making their second trade for a star pitcher in as many days, with the team expected to acquire righty Yu Darvish from the Cubs, sources said.

The Padres have agreed to a contract with Korean infielder Ha-seong Kim, according to ESPN and multiple reports.