The Twins avoided arbitration with reliever Kevin Jepsen on Friday, as they signed him to a one-year deal worth $5,312,500.

Teams want power from their first basemen, and the players on the Top 10 first-base prospects list deliver. Five of them have plus pop, led by A.J. Reed’s 65 grade on the 20-80 scouting scale, and the other five all have average or better power.

Flat bats and spitballs and walkoffs, oh my!

With Spring Training only a few weeks away, let’s take a very early look at six Royals to keep an eye on in Surprise, Ariz.

The truth is out there.

Hall of Famer Rod Carew, who suffered a heart attack near his home in Southern California on Sept. 20, is feeling better and will attend TwinsFest at Target Field next weekend, the Twins announced Friday.

More than two months before manager Mike Matheny will have to fill out his first regular-season lineup card of 2016, he finds himself already being lobbied for a new spot in that order. Kolten Wong, speaking at the Cardinals’ Winter Warm-Up event over the weekend, petitioned for consideration as a leadoff hitter, a job that has fallen mostly to Matt Carpenter over the past three seasons.

The second half of January will be anything but dormant this winter, as several big-name free agents remain on the open market. Multiple clubs made notable signings in recent days, and smart fantasy owners will want to keep pace with the ever-changing values of key players.

Think warm thoughts.

Friday marks the 13-year anniversary of a day that would prove to signify a seismic impact on the Red Sox franchise.

The Rockies met on Thursday with representatives for free-agent right-handed starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo. And MLB Network reported that the two sides will meet again on Friday.

The Nationals are in on the Yoenis Cespedes sweepstakes, a source confirmed on Thursday. A FOXSports.com report went further to say the team has made an offer to the right-handed-hitting slugger. The team has not commented on or confirmed the report.

It’s time for coloring with Cabrera!

Accounting for population, the states that have been the most efficient when it comes to producing MLB talent are in the South.

That is, um, not easy.

That is, um, not easy.

In an era in which pitching is once again dominating baseball — and free-agency dollars — it’s worth debating the top starting pitchers in the Major Leagues. There’s no shortage of aces in the game today, including a wide array of Cy Young Award winners and a superstar who was the National League’s MVP Award winner just two seasons ago.