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.

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 …

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.

Daily News columnist John Harper sits down with new Mets manager Mickey Callaway  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — It is 9:15 on a spring training morning, and the day hasn't really begun for the Mets.  There are drills to be done on the back fields over the next couple of hours, and then a Grapefruit League game to play at 1 p.m.

Column: This was MLB's slowest-moving free-agent market in years.  Was it a trend or a blip?  —  Chicago Tribune  —  There was no indication the 2017-18 offseason was going to be anything out of the ordinary.  —  On Nov. 2, the day after the World Series ended, the Angels gave outfielder Justin Upton …

Matt Harvey: Mets going to shock a lot of people  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The bravado is back.  —  Matt Harvey interrupted an otherwise sleepy final day of Mets camp by declaring the Mets are poised to make pundits look silly this upcoming season.  —  “Sky's the limit.

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.

TAMPA BAY RAYS  —  Who are these new Rays, and where did they come from?  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — Ryan Yarbrough used to be just a kid sitting in the stands at Tropicana Field with a Scott Kazmir jersey and no more than a scant big-league dream.  —  That was before he transferred …

Why the Phillies' bullpen could be a beast in variety of ways in 2018  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Baseball's recipe for success has some different spices these days, and long before the Phillies tantalized the taste buds by sprinkling free-agent starter Jake Arietta into the mix, they were already pleased with their bullpen ingredients.

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 …

Albert Belle: Cleveland Indians legend arrested for DUI, indecent exposure  —  March 26 (UPI) — Five-time All-Star Albert Belle was arrested Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz.  —  The 51-year-old was taken into custody by the Salt River Police Department at 2:40 a.m. and charged with two counts …

Mets plan to have Tim Tebow start with Class AA Binghamton  —  The Tim Tebow show will roll into upstate New York this spring, as the New York Mets plan to have the 29-year-old quarterback-turned-outfielder start the season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the organization's Class AA affiliate, according to the New York Post.

In Montreal, Carpenter continues to see how his throws translate to third  —  MONTREAL  • Several hours before first pitch in baseball's return this year to Quebec and the turf of Stade Olympique, Kolten Wong and some of the others Cardinals filed out to the field, an extra pair of shoes in their hands.

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.

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 …