The Rockies parted ways with outfielder Kyle Parker, their top pick in the 2010 Draft, on Wednesday to make room on their 40-man roster for newly signed outfielder Gerardo Parra.

If you happen to run into Kirk McCaskill at the Hilton Chicago next weekend, don’t feel bad about addressing the time he surrendered back-to-back homers to Ken Griffey and new Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey, Jr. while with the Angels. It ranks as one of the more memorable moments from his 12-year-career.

With second baseman Daniel Murphy and outfielder Ben Revere on the roster, manager Dusty Baker likes the way the Nationals are shaping up for the 2016 season.

When manager Ned Yost spoke of Alex Gordon at the Winter Meetings last month, he seemed confident the Royals would somehow find a way to re-sign their All-Star left fielder, even though the odds back then did not seem to be in the team’s favor. Yost admits he really didn’t have any inside information for his premonition back then.

The Pirates’ bullpen in 2016 could be powerful, full of hard-throwing relievers. It could be deep, with former setup men pitching in the middle innings. But the key attribute the Bucs sought this offseason was versatility.

The following is the second in a series of weekly stories that will focus, position by position, on the 2016 Rays. Right up until Spring Training camps open, we’ll preview different position. Today: Corner infielders.

We have 1,001 ways to evaluate ballplayers these days, ranging from traditional, familiar stats to complex, new-age, computer-driven data. No formula is without flaws or questions, leading to endless debate over the relative merit of numbers.

After the Bob Feller museum closed more than a year ago, the Indians worked closely with Feller’s son, Steve, and the city of Van Meter, Iowa, to determine the best way to handle the large collection of artifacts.

The Padres and free-agent reliever Fernando Rodney have come to an agreement on a one-year contract pending a physical, sources told MLB.com on Wednesday.

The Yankees enjoyed plenty of production from their first basemen this past season, with Mark Teixeira earning an All-Star selection while wading into the early MVP discussion before rookie Greg Bird stepped in nicely to help end the team’s playoff drought.

Baseball’s current prosperity is wide enough and deep enough to give many franchises a chance to compete for free agents, just as they can compete in the standings.

The original two-way player.

Justin Upton should capably fill the left-field hole in Detroit that opened when Yoenis Cespedes was traded last July.

With one month remaining before Major League clubs begin reporting for Spring Training, there are still a number of impact free agents looking for new teams and other players who could be traded before camps begin.

Yuniesky Betancourt plays for the winning team!

For all the dreams of bringing Yoenis Cespedes back to Queens, there’s not a great fit for him, as Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson have the corners locked down and Cespedes isn’t great in center. Juan Lagares has something to say about it, anyway.

While you would think that, by this late date in the Hot Stove season, predicting where the remaining notables will land would be more than mere guessing game, that’s really not the case. So let’s guess away and find homes for eight who continue to wait.