Opening Night draws curtain for World Series rematch  —  Hmmm.  Kansas City Royals vs. New York Mets.  Why does that sound familiar?  —  Oh, right!  —  Technically, Opening Night at Kauffman Stadium is just Game 1 of 162.  But tonight's 8:37 ET Interleague arrangement …

A.J. Pollock To Undergo Surgery For Fractured Right Elbow  —  SATURDAY: There hasn't been any timeline provided on Pollock's return, but Pollock himself says he hopes to come back at some point this season, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert writes (Twitter links).  Also, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale …

Taylor Teagarden - shown in Al-Jazeera documentary - suspended for violating drug policy  —  Taylor Teagarden, a free agent catcher who was named in the same Al-Jazeera report that connected Peyton Manning and baseball stars Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard to anti-aging clinics, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday.

Brewers Sign Carlos Torres  —  10:49am: The Brewers have announced that they've signed Torres to a one-year big-league deal.  To make room on the 40-man roster, they've moved outfielder Rymer Liriano (face) to the 60-day DL.  To clear active roster space, they optioned Cravy to Triple …

Nationals Release Reed Johnson  —  The Nationals have released outfielder Reed Johnson, as Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com tweets.  The Nats also cut Sean Burnett on Sunday morning, though Burnett had already decided to opt-out of his deal.  —  Johnson, 39, inked a minor league deal with the Nats in November.

Alex Presley Will Not Make Brewers, Has 48-Hour Window To Be Added Elsewhere  —  Alex Presley has been told he will not make the Brewers' Opening Day roster, MLBTR has learned.  There will now be a 48-hour period in which other teams can decide whether they want to add Presley to their active rosters …

Introducing ... the best and worst defensive teams, plus most improved and teams that got worse  —  Last week, I laid out MLB's best and worst defensive players, according to Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) projections for the 2016 season, and while the defensive skill of some younger players …

Padres Sign Jeremy Guthrie To Minor-League Deal  —  SATURDAY: The deal is complete, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets.  —  FRIDAY: The Padres have agreed to terms with righty Jeremy Guthrie on a minor-league deal, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of FOX Sports report (via Twitter).

Rays continue competition for final two roster spots  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays decided Thursday they were not ready to make the final decisions on setting their 25-man roster for Sunday's opener.  —  With 27 healthy players left in camp, they basically have four competing for the final two spots …