Nationals draft Oklahoma RHP Cade Cavalli with No. 22 pick in MLB Draft  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  The Nationals selected Oklahoma right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli with the 22nd overall pick of the 2020 MLB first-year player draft Wednesday, extending their streak of drafting pitchers in the first round.

2020 MLB mock draft 3.0: Kiley McDaniel predicts first two rounds  —  I've been on the phone almost nonstop for the past few days after mostly being on and off the phone for the past few weeks.  I've noticed that most conversations until about dinnertime Tuesday started with hope …

Manfred: “We're Going To Play Baseball In 2020”  —  Major League Baseball is preparing yet another counter-offer to the Players Association after the MLBPA proposed an 89-game season with prorated salaries yesterday, commissioner Rob Manfred said minutes ago in an appearance on MLB Network …

Red Sox confirm Torii Hunter's account of racial slurs at Fenway Park: ‘Take it from us, it happens’  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  Minnesota Twins star Torii Hunter singling out Fenway Park as a source of frequent racial slurs, and the team is taking Hunter's side.

MLB Draft 2020: Refugio's Kelley not selected in first round  —  REFUGIO — Refugio right-handed pitcher Jared Kelley was considered one of the top high school pitching prospects in the country entering Wednesday's MLB Draft.  —  Wednesday night, though, Kelley did not have his name called during the first round.

White Sox continue college trend, select Garrett Crochet 11th overall  —  The 2020 MLB draft kicked things off on Wednesday night, in what's going to be a much different draft than years past.  This year only features five rounds, but for the White Sox, there is an additional change with this draft.

Ex-Brave Claudell Washington dies at age 65  —  According to multiple media reports, former major league outfielder Claudell Washington died Wednesday morning.  —  Washington, 65, played in 17 seasons for seven teams, including the Braves.  —  He signed with the Braves as a free agent …

Doing the bare minimum becoming a competitive advantage  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's  —  For years in this space, I've argued that even ignoring any moral imperatives, it is sound business sense for teams to treat the players in their organizations well.