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Anthony Bosch was sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in the Biogenesis scandal that rocked Major League Baseball and also involved high school athletes.

Jasmine Kripalani of CBS4 News in Miami broke the news:

The Cincinnati Reds have a multimillion-dollar predicament on their hands.

Every season features countless players who enjoy an uptick in power and hit more home runs than they did the previous year.

The improvement can be extreme in some cases, such as when Jose Bautista went from 13 home runs in 2009 to 54 the following year. However, a majority of the time it’s more subtle, with players adding anywhere from five to 15 home runs compared to the previous year.

But which players are poised to hit for more power in 2015?

There's a deal to be made between the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers that sends Andre Ethier to the reigning champs in the AL East, but, as Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe points out

This isn't our first rebuilding rodeo.

The baseball-loving world has been in this exact position heading into spring training many times before, anticipating a team with a massive overhaul only to watch said team fizzle mightily during the season. The stench of those failures still wafts in the air, and the 2015 San Diego Padres are trying to avoid it sticking to them. 

Silly me. I thought Fifty Shades of Grey was a documentary detailing Oakland starter Sonny Gray's repertoire. Clearly, pitchers and catchers cannot report quickly enough (preach it, you snow-buried New Englanders!) ...

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Let's be honest. None of us will be shocked if a surprise playoff contender emerges in the 2015 MLB season. In this two-wild-card, high-revenue era, it's the sort of thing that's bound to happen.

MLB spring training is a stressful time of year for borderline big leaguers looking to crack a roster. Utility infielders, bullpen arms and fifth-starter candidates all know the feeling.

Of course, there are also some former All-Stars like Shane Victorino and Andre Ethier who find themselves in unfamiliar roster positions as the 2015 season approaches.

The Baltimore Orioles had a fantastic 2014 season, as they won their division and went to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 1997.

After experiencing success and entering the offseason with just a few players hitting the free-agent market, fans hoped to see the O's jump on their window of opportunity and build their roster for an even deeper postseason run in 2015.

Barry Zito and the Oakland Athletics are reuniting. 

The team announced Zito has been signed to a minor league deal: