Eduardo Rodriguez has been diagnosed subluxation of the patella tendon after undergoing an MRI on Sunday according to Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald. Rodriguez originally suffered the injury on Saturday.

The knee remains structurally intact and the ligaments are fine, though there is swelling, per Mastrodonato, leaving a timetable to the southpaw's recovery unclear.  

Shortstop Ian Desmond has been a huge part of the Washington Nationals' success in recent years, but the two sides parted ways Sunday as Desmond signed with the Texas Rangers in free agency.  

Although Major League Baseball's spring training generally isn't a haunted house environment, even would-be contenders never know when something is going to pop up and say, "Boo!"

It's on this note that we're going to comb through 20 presumed contenders and pick out one big fear each one of them should have this spring. And because it would be too easy to suggest that maybe the best players could suffer devastating injuries, we're going to stick strictly to practical concerns.

The San Diego Padres passed over pitcher James Shields for Opening Day starting duties in favor of Tyson Ross, but Shields insisted it's not a huge deal.

According to Mike Cranston of the Associated Press (via Yahoo Sports), Shields took it in stride while speaking about the subject Saturday.

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.

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.