Trea Turner is one of the top prospects in baseball. His career is in limbo, however, after the 11-player, three-team trade that routed outfielder Wil Myers from Tampa Bay to San Diego. He is caught up in the red tape of the so-called Pete Incaviglia Rule.

It makes perfect sense to Jimmy Rollins why Chase Utley wants to stay in Philadelphia, despite Phillies interim president Pat Gillick saying the team will not win again until 2017 at the earliest.

The Giants filled their third-base vacancy on Friday night, announcing they obtained Casey McGehee from the Marlins for a pair of Minor League right-handers.

It’s official: The Dodgers have passed the Yankees as baseball’s highest-spending team. According to calculations made by MLB and reported by The Associated Press, the Dodgers 2014 payroll was a record $257,283,410. That’s more than $20 million above the previous high, recorded by the Yankees a year ago.

The Padres — who haven’t advanced to the playoffs since 2006 and haven’t been very relevant since — continued a frenzied and unusually bountiful offseason with a bevy of notable roster moves Friday.

The Padres traded for outfielder Justin Upton and right-hander Aaron Northcraft from the Braves early Friday, dealing left-handed pitcher Max Fried, the team’s No. 3 prospect, in addition to infielders Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, outfielder Mallex Smith and the Padres’ fourth international bonus pool slot.

The Padres traded for outfielder Justin Upton and right-hander Aaron Northcraft from the Braves early Friday, dealing left-handed pitcher Max Fried, the team’s No. 3 prospect, in addition to infielders Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, outfielder Mallex Smith and the Padres’ fourth international bonus pool slot.

One of the more amazing parts of A.J. Preller’s story is that, until the last few weeks, he was a relative unknown outside of baseball. But things have changed, and dramatically. The Padres have gotten everyone’s attention, and so has their new general manager.

One of the more amazing parts of A.J. Preller’s story is that, until the last few weeks, he was a relative unknown outside of baseball. But things have changed, and dramatically. The Padres have gotten everyone’s attention, and so has their new general manager.

On second thought, give Matt Silverman, the Tampa Bay Rays’ “rookie” general manager credit. What Silverman has done is far more than tweaking the roster. Call it a major overhaul.

New Padres outfielder Matt Kemp was energized and animated at various points on Friday, meeting with reporters for the first time since the five-player deal between the National League West rivals was consummated late Thursday.

New Padres outfielder Matt Kemp was energized and animated at various points on Friday, meeting with reporters for the first time since the five-player deal between the National League West rivals was consummated late Thursday.

San Diego sent catcher Ryan Hanigan, who was acquired from Tampa Bay in the Wil Myers trade, to Boston in exchange for third baseman Will Middlebrooks.

San Diego sent catcher Ryan Hanigan, who was acquired from Tampa Bay in the Wil Myers trade, to Boston in exchange for third baseman Will Middlebrooks.

On Friday night in Greenwich Village, LeRoy Hendricks, a longtime fixture on the serious side of Major League Baseball Security, renewed what has become a beloved and jolly holiday tradition of his own in later life. He handed out presents to 50 kids as the annual Santa Claus during MLB’s Winter Wishes 2014 event for the Castle Hill Club House of the local Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.

The Dodgers released reliever Brian Wilson on Friday and the club will be responsible for the 32-year-old right-hander’s $10 million salary for 2015.

The Dodgers released reliever Brian Wilson on Friday and the club will be responsible for the 32-year-old right-hander’s $10 million salary for 2015.