A look at the 2018 Angels, position by position  —  STARTING ROTATION  —  As has been well-chronicled, the injuries to the Angels' rotation in the past two years have been largely responsible for the team's losing records each of those years.  This year, they began the spring with eight healthy starters …

2018 Mets Scouting Report: How scouts view Mets' starting lineup, rotation and closer  —  PORT ST LUCIE — The Mets have said all winter and spring, the health of their pitching will determine their success this season.  They head north with most of their rotation healthy, but question marks in their lineup.

Spring rain threatens to dampen Detroit Tigers Opening Day  —  It's finally spring and time to play ball, but rain could put a damper on Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers.  —  The week will start off sunny and breezy today as temperatures warm up into the low 50s, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake.

MLB bold predictions: 6 scenarios for the 2018 season as Opening Day looms  —  Call it tanking, if you must.  Or “cyclical player business,” as Commissioner Rob Manfred prefers, or “non-competitive cancer,” as agent Scott Boras says.  Either way, some one-third of Major League Baseball teams are …

ST Daily: A Kingery's Ransom  —  Scott Kingery received a couple of guarantees on Sunday.  —  One was a spot on the Phillies' Opening Day roster.  The other was even more noteworthy.  —  The team and one of its top prospects agreed to a six-year, $24 million deal Sunday …

Injuries to Wainwright, Gregerson spark questions about pitchers sprinting  —  St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and pitcher Luke Gregerson during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com  —  • Adam Wainwright is 36 years old.

Report: Ex-MLBer Albert Belle arrested for indecent exposure  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former Major League Baseball All-Star Albert Belle has been arrested on indecent exposure and extreme driving under the influence charges following a spring training game in Arizona.

Cueto pitches Giants past A's 5-1 in Bay Bridge game  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Considering the state of the San Francisco rotation, the Giants were hoping to see something positive from Johnny Cueto.  —  And Cueto delivered in his final start of spring training.

White Sox's Jose Abreu is a student of the game and a student of life  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jose Abreu propped his foot on a chair situated in front of his locker in the White Sox clubhouse at Camelback Ranch, leaned forward and rested his arms on his knee.  —  The slugger was getting into listening position.

Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Deven Marrero isn't from Arizona, but he's at home in the Valley.  —  Acquired in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, the newest Diamondbacks infielder can't wait to satisfy his Oregano's pizookie fix.  And he might even squeeze in a trip to In-N-Out.

1) The risk is absurdly low  —  Let's start with the worst-case scenario.  Kingery steps into the box for his first big-league at-bat and prompts a gasp from members of the Phillies front office as they realize he is holding the bat the wrong way.  He hits the disabled list with shoulder soreness …

Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … There is a school of thought that players hitting in the top third of a lineup have different jobs than those hitting in the middle and bottom thirds.  —  The Diamondbacks' hitters do not agree.  —  A prototypical leadoff hitter would be identified …

Diamondbacks' Robbie Ray fans 12 with no walks in final spring training appearance  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Saying he isn't disappointed about being passed over as Arizona's Opening Day starter, Robbie Ray dominated a minor league game in his final spring training appearance on Sunday.

Justin Verlander's decision to allow trade to Astros came down to Kate Upton  —  The Yankees can thank Kate Upton for Justin Verlander ending up on the Astros and ruining their playoff run in 2017.  —  In an interview with FanRag, the Astros pitcher said that in the closing minutes …

MLB predictions 2018 season … Our azcentral sports experts predict the Diamondbacks' fate and the 2018 season.  —  Diamondbacks story line: The Diamondbacks have beefed up their bullpen, possess a talented starting rotation and rebounded well from the loss of J.D. Martinez.