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The Blue Jays acquired outfielder Randal Grichuk from the Cardinals on Friday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Dominic Leone and righty pitching prospect Conner Greene, who was ranked as Toronto’s No. 11 prospect by MLB Pipeline.

The Manny Machado trade market has been relatively quiet in recent days, but a number of intriguing destinations remain — including Cleveland, where his brother-in-law, Yonder Alonso, recently signed a two-year contract.

Evan Longoria has been preparing to play for his first new team in a decade-long career, and he’s just about ready to go.

It’s time to move around the infield with MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 by position lists, starting with first basemen. It’s a position that has a certain profile associated with it, involving power and run production. Some on this list look the part already, others are more hit-over-power right now.

At some point this season, the Washington Nationals are going to pencil center fielder Victor Robles in their lineup and leave him there. This will be an important moment for the franchise, because Robles could be one of those special players that comes once a generation or so.

In a season marked by a surge in home runs, nobody other than Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge hit more of them than J.D. Martinez. Martinez was as big a difference-maker as any player acquired last summer — so why does there seem to be such a small market for his services this offseason?

MLB Pipeline’s 2018 Top 10 Catching Prospects list looks a lot like our 2017 edition. Francisco Mejia (Indians) and Carson Kelly (Cardinals) once again occupy the top two spots, though they’ve flip-flopped from a year ago, and the top five catchers entering 2017 repeat on this year’s Top 10.

Spring Training is less than a month away, and it’s safe to say that a healthy share of the baseball world will descend upon Tempe Diablo Stadium on Feb. 14 for the unveiling of Shohei Ohtani, a two-way player from Japan who is preparing for his highly anticipated Major League debut in 2018.

The 2017 Yankees bullpen was one of the best in baseball, but they reached that level with only partial seasons from Chad Green, David Robertson, and Tommy Kahnle. With that trio on board from the start, how great could the 2018 version be?

The reigning World Series champions introduced their newest addition Wednesday, as longtime Pirates ace Gerrit Cole donned an Astros uniform for the first time in an introductory press conference.