Bartolo is a perfectionist.

The Padres avoided arbitration with right-handed pitchers Tyson Ross and Andrew Cashner on Friday, the last of their unsigned arbitration-eligible players.

An arbitration hearing will not be among the many events Matt Klentak experiences during his first season as the Phillies’ general manager. This possibility was averted on Friday morning, when the Phillies reached a one-year agreement with right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, the club’s only remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible player.

Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes has a trial date of April 4 — Opening Day — on a domestic violence charge stemming from an Oct. 31 incident in Maui, Hawaii, the New York Daily News reported Friday.

CC Sabathia has admitted to being “hard-headed” about the bulky brace that was suggested to protect his right knee, but after the veteran Yankees left-hander enjoyed a run of success while wearing it late last season, he now expects it to be a companion through the remainder of his career

The Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation Dinner is always one of the highlights of the offseason on the West Coast. And the Hall of Famers and stars will be out again in all their glory for the 13th annual affair on Saturday night, this year at the famous Beverly Hilton Hotel. With money raised at the event, the foundation is able to aid scouts, who have fallen on hard times.

The Angels reportedly added a piece to their bullpen on Friday, agreeing to a Major League contract with free-agent right-hander Al Alburquerque, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The club has not confirmed the deal.

Shockingly, the Pirates are not named after actual pirates.

It may be a bit early to present the Team of the Century. But we can give you the early leader in that category for the 21st century.

Gerrit Cole, Jake Arrieta and Adam Wainwright are just three reasons the NL Central looks like the most fun division in 2016.

For the fifth year in a row, the D-backs honored their best corporate sponsors with an award show full of musical performances, games and funny video performances by members of the club’s front office. The program was patterned after a late-night talk show hosted by Hall, who started the evening with an impersonation of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and followed with a hilarious monologue.

MLB Network revealed its top 10 active shortstops Thursday night. The results were based on “The Shredder” — an algorithm based on player performance that accounts for both offense and defense put together by the Network’s research department “without emotion or bias” — with host Brian Kenny and guest host Bill Ripken providing their personal top 10.

Fans will be able to cheer for award winners Jake Arrieta, Kris Bryant and Joe Maddon, ask the front office questions about roster moves, and meet the newest players during the three-day Cubs Convention, which begins Friday at the Sheraton Grand Hotel.

It’s arbitration week in Major League Baseball and as news of signings continues to pour in, other rumors have surfaced around baseball. Here’s a look at the latest Hot Stove stories from across the big leagues.

As fans are well aware, the Cubs last won the World Series in 1908. Or, as catcher David Ross likes to call it, “the year of my senior prom.” That joke got a good laugh Thursday night from the crowd of 200 at Anthony Rizzo’s second “Laugh Off for Cancer” event.

The Padres avoided arbitration Thursday with catcher Derek Norris, as he agreed to a salary of $2.925 million for the upcoming season. Norris made $545,000 last season, his first with the Padres.

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