With Alex Gordon now off the market, teams looking for outfield help are starting to contact the Marlins about Marcell Ozuna.

Rick Hahn, consider your gauntlet dropped.

The Pirates added another hard-throwing piece to their bullpen on Wednesday while cutting ties with another former first-round Draft pick, agreeing to a one-year contract with Neftali Feliz and designating catcher Tony Sanchez for assignment.

Almost two weeks after agreeing to terms on a three-year deal worth $37.5 million with the Nationals, infielder Daniel Murphy will take his physical Wednesday and will likely hold a news conference Thursday, according to a baseball source. The Nationals did not confirm the report.

According to a Major League source familiar with the negotiations, the Braves and Kelly Johnson have agreed to a one-year deal that is pending a physical. Financial details were not provided and the club has not confirmed the deal.

Alex Gordon wouldn’t look right in another uniform. In the end, it couldn’t be simpler than that. He represents everything the Kansas City Royals have become and everything they can still be.

The Phillies will have their top four prospects in big league camp next month. The team announced on Wednesday that nine more players will be at Spring Training in Clearwater, Fla.

The boxes have been checked, the celebration is about to begin, and, as always, the debate will continue. The coming of the new year mean’s it’s Hall of Fame time again, with the much-anticipated 2016 class ready to be unveiled today at 6 p.m. ET.

Here’s a look at the outfielders who’ve been linked to the Giants through insiders’ knowledge or informed speculation.

With the next two months set to feature spending unlike any other January and February in baseball history, let’s take a look at the most expensive contracts signed after Jan. 1 over the last decade.

From the election of any Hall of Famers to the election of a new U.S. president, 2016 is going to be a loud and exciting year. We’re here to help you fill in some of Major League Baseball’s key dates.

According to sources, the Royals and Alex Gordon have agreed to a multiyear deal, pending a physical.

Mariners fans remember the gorgeous Ken Griffey Jr. swing, the effortless catches, the monster home runs and megawatt smile. Now comes the capper, a Hall of Fame induction everyone knew was just a matter of waiting the requisite five years. Now it’s time.

With just hours to go before Hall of Fame voting is unveiled, the results are becoming clearer as more ballots are made public. The Class of 2016 will be revealed live today on MLB Network and MLB.com, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET and the announcement set for 6.

Find out what an 8-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. was like.

He is as honest and as transparent as they come, so Jeff Bagwell isn’t going to tell you being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame wouldn’t be an incredible honor. But he is going to tell you that not getting elected in his sixth year on the ballot wouldn’t change his life or define him.

Mike Piazza’s chances for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame are very good.