Sports Illustrated | Jordon Lawrenz: Ever since the Yankees re-signed Cody Bellinger, many fans began to speculate that the team would look to move Jasson Domínguez in a trade — speculation that only increased when Jon Heyman reported that, barring anything unforeseen, the Martian was likely to begin the season in Triple-A. Fans should not be so eager to send Domínguez packing, however. Even ignoring the fact that he is still just 23 years old and hasn’t even played 150 Major League games, one injury to Giancarlo Stanton or one of the team’s starting outfielders and suddenly the Martian has a spot in the starting lineup once more.
The Athletic | Johnny Flores Jr.: (subscription required) Earlier this week, the World Baseball Classic rosters were officially announced, and now, the time has come to preview the tournament that begins on March 5th. Flores begins The Athletic’s preview by discussing how Team USA altered its approach after falling short three years ago to Samurai Japan. In particular, he notes that, rather than just collecting the best pool of talent they possibly could (although they did do that), manager Mark DeRosa put an emphasis on building a cohesive roster; for example, by bringing along Clayton Kershaw and Garrett Whitlock, the team has true long relief options, and will not be forced to burn its bullpen in blowouts — something which put Team USA in a bind last time around.
Flores also goes into the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico teams, the latter of which has an immense amount of turnover from the last tournament due to insurance issues.
MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: We must wrap up today’s news with a very sad report. Yesterday morning, former pinch-running specialist Terrance Gore passed away due to unexpected complications from a routine surgery. While Gore is most known for his time with the mid-2010s Kansas City Royals, the three-time World Series champion (2015, 2020, 2021) spent the latter of the 2019 season with the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate. We’re sending all our best to the Gore family and his loved ones.
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