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One of the biggest names at the Dream Series belonged to literally the biggest pitching prospect on the field. Kumar Rocker, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound right-hander from Georgia, completed the five-day event at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Monday feeling like a much better player, which is saying something.

Catcher Yadier Molina said on Monday that he plans to play out his current contract with the Cardinals and then call it a career.

The Giants and Pirates have agreed to a trade that would send outfielder Andrew McCutchen to San Francisco, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi. The deal was first first reported by MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal.

The week ahead in baseball begins with an already-established Major League milestone, and it’s one that makes any seamhead smile. Yes, it’s less than a month until pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training, and 30 clubs will start revving up for what they hope will be a memorable championship run in 2018.

The Nationals and Howie Kendrick have agreed to a two-year contract, a source confirmed to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal was first to report the deal.

Sometimes, two parties don’t know how much they need one another until it’s too late. Let’s hope no one goes down that road this offseason. Everyone take a deep breath and see if we can do the right thing.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message resonated during the Dream Series, an initiative of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball that features a diverse group of some of the nation’s top high school pitching and catching prospects. The series began on Thursday.

Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey passed away, his wife, Joy, told MLB.com’s Barry M. Bloom. He died on Saturday afternoon of natural causes at 87.

Jim Callis asked numerous front-office executives to identify baseball’s best defensive prospect to help determine MLB Pipeline’s 2018 All-Defense Team.

In all the years I have been writing this series, the one guy that to me sits most directly on the Hall of Fame line is Fred McGriff. I could absolutely defend voting for him. I could absolutely defend not voting for him.