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St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitcher Alex Reyes will miss the start of the 2016 season after earning a 50-game suspension following a positive test for marijuana, per Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com.

The conclusion of the federal investigation into St. Louis Cardinals' alleged hacking of the Houston Astros' database could be on the horizon.

For the second consecutive offseason, the Chicago Cubs could land the hottest left-hander on the market.

Nothing is official until the ink's dry, obviously, but right now, fans on the North Side can allow themselves to dream of David Price in a Cubbies uniform.

The 2015 Cubs season was an appetizer of sorts. It didn’t necessarily represent accomplishment but rather possibilities for a young core that will remain in Chicago for several more years.

No one walks into any restaurant because of its tasty appetizers. But certainly they can excite you about what else the chef has to offer. If anything, they increase your appetite. They leave you wanting more.

The Cincinnati Reds announced Wednesday that Dick Williams was promoted to senior vice president and general manager in a slight restructuring of the front office.  

Walt Jocketty will remain as president of baseball operations and spoke about Williams' move up from VP and assistant GM.

Free agency always goes into the Major League Baseball offseason as the belle of the winter ball, snatching the headlines and hogging the discussions and debates during the fall. 

With this offseason’s crop of starting pitchers and power hitters, that early trend will spike in the days after the World Series and into the start of free agency.

Major League Baseball saw more than just the Chicago Cubs' season end on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets. It also signaled the end of pitcher Dan Haren's career, who announced his retirement early Thursday morning. 

Here is how he told the baseball world:

"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." - Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, 2001 

Nobody likes to lose, and getting swept, as the Chicago Cubs were by the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series, only makes losing sting that much more. While feelings of disappointment are to be expected, there shouldn't be a Cubs fan moping around the streets of Chicago.

Wrigley Field was a haunted house for the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets again played the ghoul.