Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

In a much-anticipated opener that followed an off-season of turnover in Queens, Robinson Cano showed why he was the centerpiece of the Mets makeover.

The Mets appear committed to winning, extending Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom and bringing young slugger Pete Alonso up to the majors.

The extensions signed this offseason varied from superstars to players who haven’t even had a big-league at-bat. What gives?

Identifying a handful of MLB players who will play the biggest roles in determining their clubs’ fortunes in 2019.

Plenty of tanking teams remain, but MLB 2019 will also have plenty of parity – and a potentially epic final week.

Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado have traveled similar career paths. Who will come closest to living up to the terms of his megadeal?

The greatest player of his generation – perhaps any generation – will be paid like it, by any measure.

After a decade in the making, Bryce Harper agreed to a record contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. The winners and loser of this baseball saga.

If Bryce Harper got nearly a third of a billion dollars from the Phillies, what might Trout receive should he hit the free market after the 2020 season?

Cody Bellinger, who played in all 162 games but started just 135 games, enters 2019 with his sites on becoming an every day player.