The first bullpen inning of April is still months away, but the damage was done in December.

They were the stalwarts of the first bullpen manager AJ Hinch and pitching coach Chris Fetter built in Detroit.

Schwarber is back with the Phillies on a five-year deal, while Díaz is leaving the NL East to join the Dodgers

Munetaka Murakami needs to decide on his MLB destination in a week. What is the latest on the Japanese star heading to the MLB:

San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey, left, manager Tony Vitello, center, and general manager Zack Minasian sit during a press conference welcoming Vitello as the new manger of the baseball team on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in San Francisco.

Tony Vitello's historic leap from Tennessee's championship-winning program directly to the Giants' dugout represents an unprecedented experiment that could reshape the relationship between college and professional baseball.

We won’t know what sort of innovation we’ll miss because of this," an analyst said. "But we’ll probably miss out on something.”

Tucker, a four-time All-Star who spent last season with the Chicago Cubs, reportedly visited the Blue Jays’ training facility in Dunedin, Fla., before the Winter Meetings. Toronto signed former San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million contract earlier this month.