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As the Hot Stove heats up, all eyes are on Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani. His Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, posted him on Friday, and Ohtani has until Dec. 22 to sign with a Major League team.

The Angels have agreed to terms with former Braves shortstop prospect Kevin Maitan, a source tells MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The club has not confirmed the agreement.

In the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, the Dodgers were one of the teams to meet the two-way star on Monday, according to MLB Network Insider Ken Rosenthal.

For the first time in three years, the top spot on MLBPipeline.com’s early Draft Top 50 list is not topped by a high school pitcher. It should come as no surprise that the top guy is still a pitcher, and one from the 2017 College World Series champion Florida Gators. Right-hander Brady Singer, who helped pitch them to that title as a sophomore, is the clear choice as the best overall talent in the 2018 Draft class.

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His offseason is going well.

After thriving for three seasons in Japan, Miles Mikolas is headed back to the Major Leagues with the Cardinals.

One day after the baseball world learned that Japanese star Shohei Ohtani had limited his search to seven teams, the Giants were the first club revealed to meet with Ohtani face-to-face.

One day after the baseball world learned that Japanese star Shohei Ohtani had limited his search to seven teams, a report surfaced that the Giants were the first club to meet with Ohtani face-to-face.

The Rangers are expressing quiet confidence inside the industry that they feel they have a “good chance” of signing Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani.