Just 39 days until the start of the World Baseball Classic.
- News that is likely to affect many MLB teams is that Diamond Sports, the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcasting that operates the Bally Sports Networks, is on the verge of bankruptcy. It’s unclear what would happen, but the contracts to carry MLB games could get ripped up and re-negotiated. In that case, and I’m sure that this will choke up many of you, the Cardinals could be the team most impacted.
- The Red Sox need middle infielders, so they traded left-handed reliever Josh Taylor to the Royals to acquire infielder Adalberto Mondesi.