Age was just a number for Jason Giambi, as he continued to defy the odds by playing Major League Baseball well into his 40s.

Toronto Blue Jays top pitching prospect Daniel Norris didn’t get a lot of attention this offseason (unless you count the attention he’s received for his nomadic lifestyle).

Alex Rodriguez's apology tour is in full force, as the embattled third baseman issued a hand-written note to the fans, the Yankees organization and the MLB Players Association, chronicling his past mistakes and asking for forgiveness.

The Washington Nationals have one of the most well-equipped farm systems in baseball, and every year around February and March it churns out a crop of players who turn big league spring training invites into coming out parties. 

Washington's collection of 40-man roster members and 20 non-roster invitees who make up the spring training guest list all have different motives to show out in Viera, Florida. 

Some MLB bullpens are just nasty.

The trio of late-inning aces pitching for the Kansas City Royals and the new relief corp that has been put together by the New York Yankees both definitely fit that description. As the dominance of Greg Holland, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis for the Royals last season clearly demonstrated, a top-flight bullpen makes all the difference. 

The MLB free-agent market is running thin, which means you can count on teams to make a few desperation offers to fill out their rosters. While there are still valuable players to be had, there are also some guys who simply aren't worth the risk.

In this list of the 10 biggest land mines left in free agency, the rankings are based on risk versus reward—in other words, which decisions have the greatest potential to blow up in a team's face while also creating the largest explosion?

The New York Yankees want embattled superstar Alex Rodriguez to meet with the media in an attempt to avoid a major distraction at the start of spring training next week.

You know, durable pitchers are pretty great. They can throw a lot of pitches and eat a lot of innings, which are increasingly valuable skills in these times of pitch counts and innings limits.

But here's the thing about durable pitchers: They're durable right up until, suddenly, they're not. An iron man can quickly become made of glass, and you just know we're going to see it happen in 2015.

Every year in MLB, we seem to lose a handful of marquee players to significant injury.

2014 was no different, as plenty of high-profile talents were sidelined due to various ailments. Those injuries not only robbed baseball fans of seeing some of the game's greats, but they also happened to greatly affect the standings.

The Detroit Tigers have become a perennial powerhouse in the American League in the last few years, winning their division four years in a row and repeatedly making deep playoff runs.

They have done this thanks to a deep starting rotation and a powerful lineup.