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On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced they acquired catcher Jacob Nottingham in a trade with the Oakland Athletics.

The Brewers also received minor league pitcher Bubba Derby in a deal that sent outfielder Khris Davis to Oakland.

Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer is no longer the superstar he once was, which he revealed can be blamed partly on lingering symptoms from a concussion he suffered in 2013.

Sources told Baseball Essential's Robert Murray on Friday that the San Diego Padres have tried to trade outfielder Matt Kemp. 

Kemp has been in San Diego for just one season after he was dealt from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Padres before the 2015 campaign.   

At 23 years old, Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper is becoming the face of Major League Baseball. He's a three-time All-Star in just four seasons in the majors and is the reigning National League MVP after a campaign in which he hit .330 with 42 home runs and 99 RBI.

Hard-hurling ace Jacob deGrom said he’d be willing to discuss a long-term deal with the New York Mets well before he becomes a free agent in 2020, according to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post.

The Kansas City Royals announced that they've locked up another one of their core players, with third baseman Mike Moustakas agreeing to a new two-year deal. 

Jon Heyman of MLB Network first reported the deal, noting that it's worth $14.3 million.

Mariano Rivera helped the New York Yankees win five World Series, and many consider him to be the game’s greatest closer. As such, he'll become the 37th Bronx Bomber to receive a plaque in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park this summer, according to the Associated Press.

A wild card exists in every Major League Baseball rotation. The Los Angeles Dodgers, though, have a deck of them.

Starting pitchers Scott Kazmir, Kenta Maeda and Alex Wood all enter the 2016 season with questions about how they may perform.

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish continues to recover from Tommy John surgery after missing the 2015 season.

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Darvish Outlines Throwing Schedule

Tuesday, Feb. 9

Darvish told Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News that he plans on throwing his first bullpen session in March as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is inching closer to a full return to the mound after undergoing elbow surgery in October.

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