Tampa Bays reliever Jose Alvarado, a 23-year-old left-hander, has some nasty stuff that will be giving rival batters headaches all year long.

Only two reigning Cy Young winners have faced the runner-up on Opening Day the next season. That number is about to double.

In a year of huge contracts for free agents, Black Snell's salary looks small.

MLB has proposed going back to a 15-day disabled list and increasing the time optioned players usually must spend in the minor leagues.

Former Cardinals and current Rays outfielder Tommy Pham has nothing good to say about fans in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area in Florida.

The Cleveland Indians reacquired fan favorite Carlos Santana and sent slugger Edwin Encarnacion to Seattle in a trade that also involved Tampa Bay.

An All-Star starter to the relief-reliant Rays, a Tanner-for-Tanner trade and a Scott Boras sighting. Intrigue at the winter meetings.

Where will Manny Machado end up? How about J.T. Realmuto?

'I feel like it's just turning more into quality of work and what did you accomplish in those innings.'

The move for Smith could just be the start of a hectic offseason overhaul for the Mariners.