The Angels are undefeated so far in the pre-season. According to Jon Heyman, they won’t trade Shohei Ohtani at the trade deadline.
It looks like the Padres will extend Manny Machado after all. They had some money left over to sign Daniel Johnson to a minor league deal.
The Braves signed Joe Harvey to a minor league contract. The Twins signed Jeff Hoffman; also to a minor league contract. The Twins claimed Dennis Santana off waivers from the Braves.
The Giants lost Luis Gonzalez and Donovan Walton to injuries, The Reds are losing Justin Dunn to a shoulder injury. Royals prospect Diego Hernandez dislocated his non-throwing shoulder over the weekend.
Tony Clark says the MLBPA will never agree to a salary cap.
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