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.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced Friday that they traded outfielder Khris Davis to the Oakland Athletics for catcher Jacob Nottingham and pitcher Bubba Derby, both of whom are prospects. 

In 121 games last season, Davis hit a career-best 27 home runs while batting .247.

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.   

For the most part, the MLB preseason is a time for established players to shake off the rust and the manager to decide on who fills the handful of open spots on the 25-man roster.

However, teams focus on a few key areas in particular; it's sort of a blueprint to preseason success, if you will, and those are what the following article will zero in on.

We chose one player (in some cases two) who applies to each of the following categories:

Breakout seasons in baseball come in all shapes and sizes, and they don't care about age or experience. Things click for different players at different times, whether it's a 20-something getting his first chance at regular playing time or a career journeyman who may have finally found a home.

But not every breakout season is created equally. Some lead to a long period of sustained success and stardom, while others prove to be nothing more than blips on the radar, creating those one-year wonders who, while memorable, become irrelevant before too long.

Spring training is at long last in sight!

Note the exclamation point. That's because everyone heads to Florida and Arizona with at least a modicum of optimism, and every fan is permitted to dream.

Of course, most of those dreams will be dashed against the rocks of reality. Only 10 out of 30 teams will qualify for the postseason, after all, and only one of those will finish its season with a champagne-drenched victory.

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.

Thanks to the Toronto Blue Jays' relentless offense and the Chicago Cubs' incredible stable of talented young position players, those two teams are the kings of these 2016 MLB predictions.

The Jays and the Cubs land the title of "team to beat" in the American League East and the National League Central, respectively, which just so happen to be two of the most fearsome divisions in the game.

Rejoice! Spring training is almost upon us, bringing to an end what has been a hectic offseason, one that saw a slew of starting pitchers change uniforms, whether via free agency or trade. Keeping up with what your favorite team's rotation looks like, much less the competition's, has been challenging at times.