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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 26: A general view of the Willie McCovey statue ahead of a game between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

MLB deaths: The 2018 All-Eternal Team

Baltimore Orioles Chris Davis headlines 2018 performances that won’t repeat

HOF Hypocrisy: Mike Mussina “Not Feared Enough” to be Hall of Famer

A Christmas list for each AL East team

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: A fan dressed as Santa Claus holds up a sign before the start of Game 4 of the 2015 World Series between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field on Saturday, October 31, 2015 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

An Amazin’ Holiday Season: The New York Mets Christmas Wishlist

BOSTON - JUNE 25: Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez point to each other after Manny's catch to end the seventh inning. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

MLB: The Best of Baseball Player Spoofs and Sketches

Cuban children practice baseball in a field of Havana, on September 17, 2018. - Football took over baseball in the preference of children and young people in Cuba, where the latter has been king for almost 150 years. (Photo by Yamil LAGE / AFP) (Photo credit should read YAMIL LAGE/AFP/Getty Images)

MLB History: The best major leaguers to come out of Cuba

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 15: San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) looks on from the dugout during a MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 15, 2018 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

MLB Hot Stove: Teams that need to make moves, but haven’t

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 05: Ian Kinsler #5 of the Boston Red Sox steals a hit from Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees (not pictured) in the fifth inning of Game One of the American League Division Series at Fenway Park on October 5, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

MLB News and Notes – December 20th, 2018

Cuban baseball fans wave flags during an international friendly game between the Nicaraguan and Cuban national baseball teams at the Dennis Martinez Stadium in Managua on February 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / INTI OCON (Photo credit should read INTI OCON/AFP/Getty Images)

Breaking down Cuba Baseball and the Latest Agreement with MLB

DENVER, CO - JULY 27: Sean Manaea #55 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning during interleague play at Coors Field on July 27, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

MLB draft competitive balance picks have a mixed history

CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 11: Umpire Jerry Layne #24 and Matt Harvey #32 of the Cincinnati Reds talk during the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Great American Ball Park on August 11, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels sign All-Star starting pitcher Matt Harvey

Fans leave tributes on Penny Marshall's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame shortly after the news that the actress died aged 75 was made public, in Hollywood, California, on December 18, 2018. - Penny Marshall, the star of ABC's "Laverne and Shirley" who became one of the most successful female directors in history at the helm of "Big," "A League of Their Own" and a string of other hit movies, has died. She was 75. The filmmaker died peacefully in her Hollywood Hills on Monday, December 17, 2018 due to complications from diabetes, her publicist told AFP. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)

Penny Marshall: Director of “A League of Their Own” Passes Away

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 21: Sonny Gray #55 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium on July 21, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images)

New York Yankees: Why Sonny Gray Should Get Another Shot

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox delivers the pitch during the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Five of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The unlikely MLB free agency crashers of 2020

BIRMINGHAM, AL - JUNE 19: Birmingham Barons outfielder Eloy Jimenez during the 2018 Southern League All-Star Game. The South All-Stars defeated the North All-Stars by the score of 9-5 at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

White Sox: Eloy Jimenez injury could let team play service-time game

BOSTON - AUGUST 19: The Boston Red Sox introduced Dave Dombrowski as their new President of Baseball Operations during a press conference held in the State Street Pavilion at Fenway Park. Pictured are, left to right, John Henry, Tom Werner, Dombrowski, and Sam Kennedy. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

2018 Boston Red Sox Hit With $11.95M Luxury Tax Bill

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 29: Los Angeles Dodgers players line up using an extreme infield shift as Seth Smith #12 of the San Diego Padres comes up to bat during the twelfth inning of a baseball game at Petco Park August, 29, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

MLB: Please don’t ban the shift, encourage teams to adjust to it

CORAL GABLES, FL - MARCH 31: Wake Forest right handed pitcher Griffin Roberts (43) pitches during a college baseball game between the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons and the University of Miami Hurricanes on March 31, 2017 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida. Wake Forest defeated Miami 2-1. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

MLB: The hypocrisy of the minor league drug policy

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 17: Charlie Morton #50 of the Houston Astros looks on in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox during Game Four of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 17, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

MLB Hot Stove: Grading team activity during the Winter Meetings

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 1: Riley Ferrell #70 of the Houston Astros throws the ball against the Boston Red Sox during a spring training game at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 1, 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Astros defeated the Red Sox 10-5. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Rule 5 Draft: Major League phase and Triple A phase results

The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" on the center median of Los Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, USA, 09 January 2014. Photo: Britta Pedersen | usage worldwide (Photo by Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images)

MLB: 2018 Baseball Winter Meetings Season Finale

BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 3: Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski gives an interview during the red carpet arrivals for the premiere of "The 2018 World Series: Damage Done" documentary film about the 2018 World Champion Boston Red Sox held at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston on Dec. 3, 2018. (Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

MLB Hot Stove: Dave Dombrowski has a good idea about deadlines

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 18: J.A. Happ #34 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday September 18, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

New York Yankees: Evaluating J.A. Happ’s 2-year, $34M Deal

PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 09: Paul Goldschmidt

Goodbye Goldy, Arizona’s Legend it Couldn’t Capitalize On

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 31: Tanner Roark #57 of the Washington Nationals pitches during a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on August 31, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Cincinnati Reds: Tanner Rainey traded for Tanner Roark

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 16: Dallas Keuchel #60 of the Houston Astros pitches in the first inning during Game 3 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Loren Elliott/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Philadelphia Phillies may be damned if they aren’t “stupid”

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo and left handed pitcher Patrick Corbin answers questions during his introductory news conference at Nationals Park. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

MLB Free Agency: The highs and lows of long-term deals