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For years now, it has been clear to many people around the game that baseball is in the midst of a salary bubble … and eventually that bubble is probably going to burst. The bubble burst might be what we’re seeing now with the collection of very good ballplayers — J.D. Martinez, Eric Hosmer, Yu Darvish, Lorenzo Cain, Jake Arrieta, Mike Moustakas, etc. — still looking for their club even as Spring Training looms barely a month away.

We never met a bat flip we didn’t like.

The Twins have been linked to free-agent Yu Darvish all offseason and have stated their interest publicly, but for the first time, owner Jim Pohlad confirmed he’d OK a deal for Darvish for the right price.

A healthier pair of shoulders has given Hanley Ramirez a burst of excitement heading into 2018.

The reality is that David Wright does not know if he will ever be a productive Major League Baseball player again. He does not know when, or if, he will next see the field. He does not know what his future holds, if there is even any future left for him as the Mets’ third baseman.

It was bound to happen someday.

Over the past three seasons, Francisco Lindor has quickly established himself not only as one of the faces of Major League Baseball, but as an ambassador for the game. So it came as no surprise that Lindor — now a household name among baseball fans — was chosen to be featured on the cover of R.B.I. Baseball 18 on Saturday at Tribe Fest.

Meet “Diolcogaster ichiroi.”

One week ago, an American League general manager was asked to predict which high-profile free agent would be the next to sign. His answer: Yu Darvish.

David Ortiz won’t be taking any more clutch swings. Pedro Martinez won’t be throwing any more devastating changeups. But they can make contributions with their voices, their minds, their experience, their charisma and the respect they carry the minute they walk into a room or a practice field.