Al Yellon

More and more teams are getting artistic about the designs that go on the knobs of players’ bats. Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch has details.

Albert Chen profiles Mike Trout and other prospects who have a chance to make a splash this year at spring training.

Dave Gershman writes about how to cultivate sources in the game.

Buster Posey is returning to the Giants this year. But what if he needs to be moved away from catching? Ray Guilfoyle looks at San Francisco’s catching prospects.

The Royals think they’ve got a keeper in catcher Salvador Perez, so they locked him up through 2019. Jeff Zimmerman of Royals Review breaks down the deal.