Over the past few weeks, MLB.com hosted a 23-round mock draft featuring 12 fantasy tycoons.

Ray Searage stood in the middle of a black-and-gold circle, surrounded by Pirates pitchers and catchers before their first Spring Training workout.

For nearly three weeks, Padres first baseman Wil Myers has spent his mornings and afternoons hanging on the every word of first-year hitting coach Alan Zinter. Approach, setup, swing mechanics, they’ve just about covered it all.

A welcome sight was back on the field for the Marlins on Wednesday morning. Giancarlo Stanton, who has not played since Saturday due to right knee soreness, went through warmups with the rest of the club.

After a nightmare outing on Wednesday afternoon, the type that can only be mitigated by the time of year, Jered Weaver was able to uncover one positive.

Mariners ace Felix Hernandez threw two innings in a simulated game against Minor League hitters on a practice field at the Peoria Complex on Wednesday and pronounced himself ready for next week’s Cactus League debut.

Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder has been sent back to Texas to undergo a sleep study. Fielder has had difficulty getting a good night’s sleep here in Arizona, and the Rangers suggested the study to see if that might help.

Spring Training is in full swing, and wise fantasy owners are paying close attention to the daily news out of Florida and Arizona. The following recent headlines have resulted in the greatest changes in fantasy values.

In a once-in-a-lifetime event to be held over Independence Day Weekend, the Braves and Marlins will pay tribute to the nation’s military servicemen and servicewomen by playing a regular-season game at Fort Bragg, the historic North Carolina military base that is the most populated installation in the United States.

The key storylines in both the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues on Wednesday figure to center around the plethora of aces scheduled to take the mound.

Major League Baseball is going to pull back the curtains on Friday with all 30 teams scheduled to publish Snapchat stories with photos and videos that will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at Spring Training. Count Marcus Stroman among those who can’t wait to participate.

As part of MLBPipeline.com’s visit to all 30 Spring Training facilities this month, we will be sitting down with prospects and getting to know them a little better. At White Sox camp, it was No. 26 prospect Eddy Alvarez.

When he speaks to youth groups or camps, Paul Goldschmidt tells them to have fun with whatever it is they are doing, but it’s the second part of his advice that is the most powerful.

Matt Harvey completed three solid innings in his Grapefruit League debut and Wilmer Flores recorded three hits as the Braves beat the Mets, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex.

With Spring Training games now underway, roster battles across the league are gearing up in advance of Opening Day. But without a doubt, clubs are still examining possible upgrades on the trade market. In fact, the following five scenarios could become reality before the end of March.

The Phillies got bad news on Tuesday regarding Aaron Altherr’s left wrist.

Instead of simply extending the usual tradition of providing entertainment via a ballgame that precedes a fireworks display, the Braves will spend a portion of this year’s 4th of July weekend feeling a unique sense of patriotism while bringing Major League Baseball to the United States’ most populated military base.