On Sunday, A’s manager Bob Melvin and assistant general manager David Forst reiterated that June remains a potential timetable for the returns of Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin, barring any setbacks.

Rehabbing A’s closer Sean Doolittle is encouraged by his progress from a left shoulder injury, but he is still expected to miss the start of the 2015 season. Doolittle is doing several range-of-motion stretches as he prepares to throw again.

The Reds and All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier avoided arbitration on Sunday by agreeing to a two-year, $12 million contract.

Marlins general manager Dan Jennings addressed pitchers Dan Haren and Jose Fernandez on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio on Sunday, and noted Miami still may add a reliever before Spring Training begins on Feb. 20.

The Perth Heat wrapped up back-to-back Australian Baseball League titles Sunday, downing the Adelaide Bite, 12-5, in the third game of the ABL Championship Series. It marked the fourth time in the past five seasons the Heat have taken home the Claxton Shield.

Veteran DH Frederich Cepeda went 4-for-5 with five RBIs on Saturday to lift Cuban to a come-from-behind 8-4 win over Venezuela and a spot in the Caribbean Series final vs. Mexico.

For the past six years, Chase Whitley has spent part of his offseason training and teaching at the Excel Baseball Academy in Oxford, Ala., providing one-on-one pitching and hitting instruction to young athletes. The classes started as a way for a mid-level Draft pick to make ends meet on a Minor League salary, but as his career has blossomed, it has grown into much more.

Every fantasy owner in standard leagues needs a starting catcher, but there aren’t many standout options to go around. That’s the reality at a position where defense is a priority and injuries and fatigue frequently take their toll on offensive production.

Henderson State is playing the best baseball at the 2015 Houston Winter Invitational. In a battle of unbeaten teams on Saturday at Minute Maid Park, the Reddies dominated Tarleton State, 8-0. After having a rough go of it in the first two days, Arkansas Tech got its first win at Minute Maid Park. And even that didn’t come easy.

Mayor Magglio Ordonez and President Carlos Guillen made a special appearance at the semifinal game of the Caribbean Series between between Venezuela and Cuba on Saturday night at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. Ordonez is part owner of the Venezuelan Winter League champion Caribes de Anzoategui club and the mayor of the eastern Venezuelan city of Sotillo.

On moving day at Torrey Pines, Spencer Levin put himself right in the middle of things heading into Sunday’s final round of the Farmers Insurance Open, continuing a strong comeback season on the PGA Tour.

Several teams and dollar amounts have been linked to free-agent pitcher James Shields throughout the winter, but as of Saturday, the Padres have emerged as the front-runner, according to MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro.

The recent influx — and success — of Cuban defectors has only heightened the excitement around 19-year-old infielder Yoan Moncada, who was just cleared to sign with the club of his choosing this past week.

It became evident during a question-and-answer session at FanFest on Saturday that many of the Giants faithful wanted Casey McGehee to address an issue that he can’t deal with until the regular season unfolds: Exactly how does he plan on replacing third baseman Pablo Sandoval?

On Saturday afternoon, Mexico’s Tomateros de Culiacan eliminated the Dominican Republic’s Gigantes del Cibao with a 5-4 victory in the tournament’s first semifinal game at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.

After playing for his original team across 15 seasons, Jimmy Rollins is bumped off the top of the longest tenured list as he returns to his California roots to play in Los Angeles. It will be so odd to see Rollins wearing the color blue that pictures may seem photoshopped.

Taking a gamble on one of the top-end fantasy shortstops such as Troy Tulowitzki or Hanley Ramirez could end up paying off to the tune of a championship — or it could backfire and leave you scrambling to find a midseason replacement, given their respective injury histories.