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Gerrit Cole is a Cy Young-caliber talent for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the hard-hurling right-hander doesn’t feel as though he’s being financially compensated as such.

In light of Yovani Gallardo's new contract with the Baltimore Orioles, MLB Players Association chief Tony Clark believes medical information should be more confidential.

After missing all of 2015 with shoulder problems that eventually led to surgery, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu is making slow progress in his return to the mound in 2016. 

Continue for updates. 

The San Diego Padres know the key to a good photo day—and they know it has nothing to do with baseball.

All it takes is puppies. More specifically, puppies in costumes.

For their photo day, the Padres had players take pictures with dogs dressed up in random outfits. Of course, the focus then became the puppies and not the players. But it was totally worth it, right?

The free-agent market was slow to unfold this offseason, leaving a number of high-profile players unsigned heading into the new year.

Most of the significant dominoes have now fallen as spring training is underway, but there are still a handful of potential impact players searching for a new home here at the end of February.

Ian Desmond is the top name still sitting out there, but he's by no means the only position player looking for work, as a former home run champion and a World Series MVP are also available.

If Vladimir Guerrero ever gets elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he will do so wearing a Los Angeles Angels hat. 

Per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, Guerrero said "since there is no team in Montreal," he would "probably" end up having an Angels hat on his plaque if he joins the list of legendary players in Cooperstown. 

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Mo more big checks need to be signed. Negotiations have concluded. Though it may murmur quietly in the early stages of spring training, free agency is essentially over.

But that doesn’t mean that teams are done adding to their rosters. It only means it won’t be as simple as writing a check.

Now if a team wants to add, it will need a trade partner—and the assets to shop.

The contract for Kansas City Royals catcher and 2015 World Series MVP Salvador Perez doesn't expire until after the 2019 season, but he's already thinking about a new deal.

Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star is reporting there are signs that the 25-year-old Perez and the Royals will come to an agreement on a new contract before Opening Day.

What does a pitcher need to win the Cy Young Award?

This list will undoubtedly feature some of the top arms in the game. Several of the pitchers here have won the award before, while others have come close—but not close enough. 

The Cleveland Indians' depleted outfield has taken another hit, with Abraham Almonte receiving an 80-game suspension.

On Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reported Major League Baseball suspended the outfielder for failing a test for performance-enhancing substances.