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It's an unusual mix of big names with injury questions and short-track-record aces for teams looking to add starting pitching this winter, so we dive into who we would want to spend on.

Saying the job has become too big for just one person, the Brewers, who ranked 27th in batting average last season, have hired two hitting coaches -- Ozzie Timmons and Connor Dawson -- and will also hire an assistant hitting coach.

Longtime baseball scout Art Stewart, who began his career with the New York Yankees in the 1950s before becoming the longest-tenured member of the Kansas City Royals organization, died Thursday. He was 94.

Left-handed relief pitcher Joely Rodriguez, acquired by the Yankees last season, agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract Wednesday night to stay with New York, three days after the club declined a $3 million option in favor of a $500,000 buyout.

Atlanta general manager Alex Anthopoulos counted down the outs with his wife and kids as he watched the Braves win the World Series from quarantine last week.

Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury that could delay his 2022 season.

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks and Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader earned top reliever honors in their respective leagues Wednesday.

Scott Boras, one of baseball's most influential agents, said the Atlanta Braves' World Series title was a direct result of tanking around Major League Baseball.

The Texas Rangers, who are coming off a 102-loss season and ranked 29th in the majors with a .232 team batting average, hired Tim Hyers as their new hitting coach.

"What we have to figure out is if it makes the most sense to have Craig in a White Sox uniform going forward or is there a better use of that spot and him perhaps via trade," Chicago GM Rick Hahn said Tuesday.

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said the team did not extend Clayton Kershaw a qualifying offer to avoid putting the three-time Cy Young Award winner on a clock.

Free-agent ace Justin Verlander looked healthy and sharp at a showcase for scouts Monday, according to his former general manager with the Houston Astros.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone made the decision to shift Gleyber Torres from shortstop to second base late in the season, GM Brian Cashman said Tuesday.

Mets president Sandy Alderson said Tuesday the biggest impediment in the franchise's search for a general manager is the spotlight created by the New York market.

Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was voted Major League Baseball's Executive of the Year, ahead of the Rays' Erik Neander and the Brewers' David Stearns.

Two-way Angels sensation Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for American League MVP, along with Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Marcus Semien. Ex-Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt was nominated for NL Manager of the Year less than a month after he was fired.

Michael Conforto will opt to enter free agency after declining a qualifying offer from the Mets, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Reliable relief pitcher T.J. McFarland, who stabilized the Cardinals' bullpen down the stretch after signing as a free agent July 1, received a new one-year contract with St. Louis on Monday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a one-year, $8.5 million contract with free-agent left-hander Andrew Heaney, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan, confirming a report by The Athletic.

Former New York Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano, who pitched so often he earned the nickname Perpetual Pedro, has died. He was 45.