"The Braves lost Fried and Charlie Morton in free agency, depleting their starting rotation of talent, experience and depth. They announced that Spencer Strider , who is recovering from internal-brace elbow surgery, won’t be ready for Opening Day. They haven’t been able to upgrade at shortstop or in left field," wrote Bowden.

The Atlanta Braves may be in the market for a shortstop and they could swing a trade for Toronto Blue Jays star Bo Bichette.

Jeff Hoffman signed with the Blue Jays, but before that, his deal with the Braves fell through when he failed his physical.

One of the most sought-after relievers this offseason was Jeff Hoffman, and before signing the Blue Jays, multiple teams passed up on him.

The Atlanta Braves are not one of them. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays are the final three teams in the Sasaki sweepstakes.

The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements ... three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays last week. “The stuff they saw on the MRIs, whatever they saw was what ...

The prized righty pitcher was one of the most sought-after international free agents in recent memory and picked the Dodgers over a considerable list of other suitors.

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph,

BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Austin Adams, Yovanny Cruz, Noah Davis and Robert Stock and LHP Sean Newcomb on minor league contracts. Agreed to terms with OF Jarren Duran on a one-year contract.

The Pittsburgh Pirates invited 13 players to spring training camp next month in Bradenton, Florida.

Newsweek Sports continues its position-by-position power rankings with the Top 10 second basemen in Major League Baseball.