In this edition of Pipeline Perspectives, Jonathan Mayo makes his picks for the five best sleepers not on the Top 100 Prospects list, led by Mets right-hander Gabriel Ynoa.

In this edition of Pipeline Perspectives, Jim Callis makes his picks for the five best sleepers not on the Top 100 Prospects list, led by Astros outfielder Brett Phillips.

One of the first signs of Spring Training will soon arrive in Cincinnati, as Reds’ staff began packing up a 53-foot trailer with equipment for an 1,800-mile journey to Goodyear, Ariz.

New Astros manager A.J. Hinch plans to operate an efficient camp on the field, but much of his time off the field, especially in the early days of Spring Training, will be spent making sure the lines of communication are open between players, coaches and everybody else.

It was a bit cliche and he was kidding (we think), but second baseman Jedd Gyorko coined one of the best lines of the offseason when he was asked about the many changes that have essentially remade the Padres’ roster. “I think we are going to have to wear name tags during Spring Training to tell guys apart,” Gyorko quipped.

The 53-foot tractor trailer will pull out of Yankee Stadium’s loading dock on Tuesday afternoon and point south for its annual journey of more than 1,100 miles, stocked with everything the Yanks could possibly need to run a successful Spring Training camp.

While rain and gray clouds continue to be a winter constant in the Puget Sound region, a welcome sign of spring appeared Tuesday at Safeco Field as the Mariners loaded their massive truck and began the annual process of moving their organization south for seven weeks.

Vance Worley prevailed in his arbitration hearing with the Pirates, the three-member panel finding for his request of a $2.45 million salary for 2015.

While the White Sox haven’t sent farewell gifts to Max Scherzer and James Shields, they certainly aren’t saddened to see the Tigers and Royals respectively weakened at the top of the AL Central.

Got to prove yourself every season. That’s conventional wisdom, right? Never mind that’s it’s mostly silly. For a few players, though, some seasons present bona fide challenges. Here are 20 to keep an eye on, including CC Sabathia, Justin Verlander and Joey Votto.

When Giants manager Bruce Bochy named his tentative 2015 batting order last week and remarked, “I see this lineup changing quite a bit,” that wasn’t just a statement. It might as well have been a guarantee.

After 37 years, Tigers clubhouse manager Jim Schmakel has Truck Day down to a science. As he stared Tuesday morning at a clubhouse filled with crates, plastic tubs, cardboard boxes and duffel bags, he was looking at an offseason’s worth of work. It looked like chaos. For him, it’s organization.

The streets around Citi Field remained a slushy mess on Tuesday, even as temperatures rose above freezing for the first time in who-can-remember. The sky was a dull gray. But then the surest sign of spring came rumbling through the mess, pulling out onto 126th St. en route to the sun and palm trees of Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets’ equipment truck was heading south.

After his steller 2014 campaign was cut short by a gruesome knee injury, Angels right-hander Garrett Richards has been working hard on his comeback bid.

Starting pitchers are rarely drafted in the first half of Round 1, but Clayton Kershaw has dominated the competition at this position so thoroughly that he is a fine selection at any point after Mike Trout comes off the board.

Yasmany Tomas has been working out since Wednesday with his new D-backs teammates at the organization’s Spring Training facility. “Talk about a guy that really wants to learn, he’s been fantastic,” manager Chip Hale said.

Major League Baseball ambassador for inclusion Billy Bean shares his thoughts on the eve of MLB Network Presents: Billy Bean, a special documentary detailing the life of the former big leaguer who once struggled with the decision to come out as gay.