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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Tampa Bay Ray start a nine-game, 10-day road trip on Friday night, with Drew Rasmussen getting the start against the Minnesota Twins. Rasmussen was terrific in his last outing, pitching seven scoreless innings and allowing just three hits in a career performance. Here's how to watch Friday's game, with TV information and…

It isn't a secret. Not after more than three decades of building major-league rosters. When it comes to pitching, Dave Dombrowski has a type. "I've always believed in power arms," he said two years ago after getting hired to head up the Phillies' baseball operations. "That's something I grew up with in the White Sox organization. We had a lot of…

The Philadelphia Flyers make their Christmas break return tonight with a matchup against the San Jose Sharks. Tonight's game is the first of the annual three-game post-Christmas road trip on the west coast. In the Sharks' past 15 home games against the Flyers, they are 12-2-1. The most recent game between both teams was on October 23rd. The Sharks…

Business remains brisk in the starting pitching marketplace. While the Cardinals have yet to make a move to improve their rotation quality or depth, other franchises have been busy. The Texas Rangers signed Nathan Eovaldi to a two-year, $34 million contract that could become a three-year, $63 million contract if he hits all of his bonuses and…

Longtime NL West rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are set to kick off a three-game weekend series on Apple TV Friday night. The Dodgers are closing in on 100 wins and clinching the National League's top seed, while the Giants have been a disappointment just one year removed from capturing the NL West. Pitching should continue…

The Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians are set to collide for Game 2 of a four-game series, which will be the second Apple TV game on Friday. Entering action on Thursday, both of these clubs occupy playoff positions in the American League, and there's a lot to like about the prospects of this matchup. Pitching has the potential to be the…

The Major League Baseball Draft is still seven months away and bonus pools aren't even set yet but an increase is expected to occur. The Pittsburgh Pirates landed the first pick via the inaugural draft lottery system taking place. The club had a 16.5 percent chance at landing the top selection. The Oakland Athletics came into the process with…

Even though the New York Mets are returning home for the World Series in a 2-0 hole against the Kansas City Royals, they have lost just one playoff game at Citi Field in 2015. Odds are not in New York's favor to win the World Series, as no team has won the Fall Classic after dropping the first two games since the 1996 New York Yankees. It also…

The inaugural MLB Draft lottery will take place this Tuesday night during the Winter Meetings. This was one of the issues agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The lottery is meant to discourage teams from prolonged tanking. So to let you know how this will work, the top 6 picks will be drawn at random. The 18 teams who did not…

Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we did a Thanksgiving theme. This week we're going to examine a top free agent pitcher. R.J.…

Give the Rangers this much: They're interesting, which beats unwatchable. On any given night, you never know what you might get. One minute, Eli White gives his teammates a ride on his Superman cape; he comes to the plate, and he's Clark Kent again. The bullpen comes to the rescue or sets itself on fire. Adolis Garcia runs through a wall or falls…

The Texas Rangers are working on their pitching, and that means taking a look at the coaching staff. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant reports that veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux has emerged as a "lead candidate" to join the Rangers coaching staff. But he probably wouldn't…

The Texas Rangers extended the qualifying offer to 2022 All-Star pitcher Martin Perez which might signal a reunion with the lefty. ARLINGTON, Texas - During the 2013 offseason, Martin Perez inked a four-year, $12.5 million contract extension with the Texas Rangers. At the time, the then-22-year-old had pitched in a total of 32 games with the club.…

As the baseball world prepares for the offseason to kick into a higher gear this evening, here are three things to keep an eye on throughout the day: 1. The Next Stage Of The Offseason Begins At 4 PM CDT today, free agency will begin in earnest. Most importantly, that time is when free agents will be free to negotiate and sign new contracts with…

LAS VEGAS - It's easy to fall for deals that seem too good to be true in Vegas. Free drinks are hardly ever free. Odds at the craps table never actually favor the bettor. There is a reason it's called a "teaser" at the Sports Book. Nobody is losing money at their All You Can Eat buffets. It's a town full of hustles. Which is what made what happened…

They are the two longest-tenured players in the Dodgers organization. But as Major League Baseball's offseason began in earnest Tuesday, kicking off with the league's general manager meetings, the futures of Clayton Kershaw and Justin Turner remained in doubt. Kershaw is a free agent for the second straight winter and appears once again likely to…

The master pitching plan, at least on the development side, appears to be taking shape for the Rangers. Three pitchers selected out of high school in the 2018 draft-Cole Winn, Owen White, and Mason Englert-have put themselves in the nearly immediate picture. Had they gone to TCU, South Carolina, and Texas A&M, which were their intended college…

ARLINGTON- Coming into the offseason, the biggest storyline for the Texas Rangers was who the new manager would be. Those questions were laid to rest when president of baseball operations Chris Young and owner Ray Davis hired three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy as the 20th full-time manager in Texas Rangers history. In his introductory…

The playoffs are moving into the Division Series, and the Rangers are watching from their couches for the sixth straight October. But if they feel like catching a game, they won't have any trouble spotting familiar faces. They could watch the Padres (featuring Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar) take on the Dodgers (Joey Gallo and Chris Martin). They…

The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to continue racking up victories when they play host to the St. Louis Cardinals on Apple TV Friday night. To put it frankly, it's hard to pick up wins against the Dodgers, let alone against them at home, where they boast a 51-20 record. The pitching matchup on Friday night should be a compelling one, with Jose…