After an enlightening spring training, Mickey Callaway is ready for his first real test as Mets' manager  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — As a veteran in Triple-A, Dave Eiland gave a young Mickey Callaway some important advice: pitch with conviction.  Wednesday night, Eiland will give the Mets …

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 …

Rays To Release Dan Jennings  —  The Rays will release left-handed reliever Dan Jennings, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.  In doing so, they'll pay one-fourth of Jennings' $2.375MM salary (~$575K), a non-guaranteed arbitration award.  —  The Rays finished slightly below .500 last year …

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.

Scoreless in Montreal: Jays Stroman whistles through Cardinals lineup  —  MONTREAL  • As scripted, the Cardinals got a leadoff single and had their OBP assembly revving to action in the first inning.  —  They've had nothing sense.  —  Blue Jays righthander Marcus Stroman …

Tommy Hunter headed to disabled list with hamstring injury  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies took another hit in the pitching department Monday when they learned that veteran reliever Tommy Hunter would be unable to open the regular season Thursday in Atlanta because of a mild hamstring strain.

Yovani Gallardo released, will receive $483K in termination pay  —  PHOENIX — Yovani Gallardo has been released by the Milwaukee Brewers, who owe the 32-year-old right-hander $483,871 in termination pay rather than his $2 million salary.  —  Milwaukee made the move Monday …

Giants To Designate Jarrett Parker, Select Derek Holland  —  The Giants have designated outfielder Jarrett Parker for assignment, per John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).  His roster spot was needed for the addition of lefty Derek Holland, who'll make the rotation after signing …

Column: Players come and go, but Cubs' core appears here to stay awhile  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Back in prehistoric times, the phrase “Kessinger, Beckert, Santo and Banks” rolled off the tongues of young Cubs fans as easily as the Pledge of Allegiance.  —  Not only did shortstop Don Kessinger …

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.

Bartolo Colon signs another minor league deal with Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Bartolo Colon has signed another minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, who anticipate that the 44-year-old right-hander will start the fifth game of the season.  —  While there are no promises for Colon …