AL grades: Which team had the best offseason?  —  With baseball's offseason dealings all but complete, USA TODAY Sports examines the moves of all 30 teams.  The grades for the American League:  —  A+  —  Cleveland Indians: The defending AL champions signed this winter's biggest prized free agent — DH Edwin Encarnacion.

MLB announces seven rule changes for 2017, officially kills four-pitch intentional walk  —  By this point, the news that Major League Baseball is doing away with the four-pitch intentional walk is old.  Everyone already knows it's happening.  But that's not the only change that MLB is making for the 2017 season.

Pirates' Kang Jung-ho receives suspended sentence over DUI charge  —  Pittsburgh Pirates' third baseman Kang Jung-ho received a suspended sentence Friday for driving under the influence of alcohol.  —  The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kang to eight months in prison …

Wainwright gives prospect Sherriff a license to drive  —  St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ryan Sherriff throws from the bullpen mound during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

Inside the complete overhaul of Jason Heyward's struggling swing  —  MESA, Az.  — Dec. 5, that's when he started, less than five weeks after the Cubs won the World Series.  Jason Heyward was not messing around.  He had moved to the Phoenix area so he could be closer to the Cubs' training facility, and focus on remaking his swing.

Jose Abreu testifies he ate fake passport on way to U.S. to cover up his part in smuggling operation  —  MIAMI — Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu told a Miami federal jury Wednesday that he ate a chunk of a fake passport while flying to the U.S. to cover up his illegal travel as part of a Cuban ballplayer smuggling operation.

Cowboys talking extensions for Scott Linehan, Rod Marinelli  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Cowboys are in discussions with coordinators Scott Linehan and Rod Marinelli regarding contract extensions, according to multiple sources.  —  After the Cowboys' 12-4 finish in 2014 …

Mariners Acquire Chase De Jong, Designate Mike Freeman  —  The Mariners announced that they've acquired minor league right-hander Chase De Jong from the Dodgers in exchange for minor league infielder Drew Jackson and minor league right-hander Aneurys Zabala.

Theo Epstein connects off Ryan Dempster in an epic showdown  —  Chicago Tribune  —  While David Ross was practicing his footwork for “Dancing with the Stars,” Cubs President Theo Epstein was moonlighting as a major league hitter this week at Cubs spring training.

Mickey Moniak's first pro injury?  A growing pain  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - Looking for a reminder of how young Mickey Moniak is?  —  Moniak, whom the Phillies drafted last June with the No. 1 pick, missed the end of the 2016 Gulf Coast League season because of a hip injury.