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When you think about speedy players, you tend to think of the smaller guys. But there’s exceptions to every rule, and using Statcast data, we’ve identified the 10 players in 2017 who were both tall and very fast. The names may surprise you.

Given the development, or lack thereof, of this year’s standstill free-agent starting pitcher market, Lance Lynn finds himself in an unenviable position of waiting for the chips to fall ahead of him.

From baseball’s brightest stars to the next great fantasy steal lurking on your favorite team’s depth chart, everything you need to know is one click away.

With Spring Training fast approaching, the free agent considered the best slugger in this year’s market remains available in J.D. Martinez. The 30-year-old outfielder enjoyed a career year in 2017, slugging .690 with 45 home runs in 119 games, 29 of which came in 62 games for the D-backs following a mid-July trade with the Tigers.

As pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training next week, a renewed sense of optimism festers across the baseball landscape.

He was a pretty good prospect once upon a time.

Despite a stalemate that has lasted most of the offseason, the Red Sox remain engaged with free-agent slugger J.D. Martinez and his agent Scott Boras with the hope it will finally lead to a contract, a source told MLB.com.

The standstill market among the most high-profile free agents continues, and it’s unclear if the dust will settle before next week, when pitchers and catchers report. Among the notable arms that may not be in camp on Day 1 is Jake Arrieta, the 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner who is arguably the best starter on the market.

In 1941, the Yankees’ Joe DiMaggio put together a 56-game hitting streak, helping cement not only the Hall of Famer’s legend, but also his place in any debate about unbreakable records.

When it comes to hair, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard doesn’t have as much in common with staff mate Jacob deGrom these days.