Winn is my breakout pick for the system. He is one of the few players in the minors who will be developed as both a position player and a pitcher. First and foremost, he'll be a shortstop, but the Cardinals are staying open-minded about letting him get on the mound a couple of innings at a time if the situation allows. Most players in similar situations would have one role completely shut down by the club. It's easy to see why Winn bucks that trend: He is a plus runner with a plus-plus arm who projects to stick at shortstop and develop above-average raw power and has shown contact skills along with premium athleticism. On the mound, Wynn sits in the mid-90s with the type of carry/rise that analysts love and a high-spin breaker. Both pitches rate as at least plus right now and have a shot to be plus-plus, but his command and changeup lag behind.

But it seemed even then that inevitably the owners would find ways to offset revenues that were diminished by conducting games without fans in the stands. That effort began last spring with club employees being furloughed or laid off, with benefits being slashed, with minor leaguers left in lockdown and no games to play. The most significant cuts, however, hit the class of free agents that reached the market this winter, rollbacks that are staggering, even for the guys at the top of the player pyramid.Milwaukee Brewers

Black anticipates having Ryan McMahon, Josh Fuentes (Arenado's cousin), Brendan Rodgers, Chris Owings and Colton Welker in the mix at third through the spring.

Acting Mets GM Zack Scott recently said that he expected extension talks with Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor to coincide with spring training.



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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch called a meeting with his catchers after Wednesday's first pitcher-catcher workout of spring training. He told them to sit down at an outside picnic table near the facility building.Colorado Rockies



Still, with eight straight NL West titles, the Dodgers have mastered the art of treating the regular season as preparation for October, with the goal of making sure pitchers are primed for the postseason. No Dodgers pitcher has thrown more than 183 innings since 2015.Washington Nationals

Alderson isn’t necessarily to blame for failing to uncover the scandal before hiring Porter, but he said publicly the Mets need to put a more thorough vetting process in place, all the more so after Mickey Callaway was suspended by the Angels earlier this month for similar harassment of female reporters.Detroit Tigers