Morning news and notes

Leonys Martin is looking forward to this season

Morning news and notes for Tuesday, January 8, 2019

By Tyler Griffith@tgriffith1992 Jan 8, 2019, 7:00am EST

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v Cleveland Indians

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Tribe news

Trevor Bauer is sitting down to talk with Leonys Martin about his fight last season and what’s next to come. Here’s a little taste:

Sat down with my friend @leonys27martin today to talk about everything he went through last year. Excited for the public to watch this full piece. @mlb @Indians pic.twitter.com/06HxrzCaJa
— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) January 8, 2019

Around the league

Here are the worst players at every position from 2018. Thankfully, the Indians don’t appear at all.
Jon Jay is now a member of the White Sox.
David Wright is back with the Mets as a member of the front office.
Kelvin Herrera is also headed to the White Sox on a two-year deal.
Tulo would be just fine if the Yankees were to sign Manny Machado.
MLB revenue is up but payroll is down.
The Phillies continue to be active with Bryce Harper and Manny Machado.