Los Angeles Times

Which free agents will hit the jackpot?

- — Houston Mitchell

According to MLBtraderu­mors.com, the 10 free agents expected to get the most money this off-season include three Dodgers. The list: Yoenis Cespedes, Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen, Edwin Encarnacio­n, Wilson Ramos, Ian Desmond, Justin Turner, Mark Trumbo, Jose Bautista and Josh Reddick…. How important are closers? The Kansas City Royals went 20-8 while closer Wade Davis was on the disabled list…. New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaar­d tweeted after Tuesday’s 7-4 win over Miami: “Very happy we won, but I want the name and address of the person who started the ‘Wave’ tonight…. Remember how drug testing was going to cause the number of home runs to go down? There were 1,053 home runs hit in August, the second-biggest month in major league history, trailing May 2000…. Mets closer Jeurys Familia has 45 saves, the most in Mets history. The previous high was 43 by Familia last season and by Armando Benitez in 2001…. Second baseman Neil Walker of the Mets is going to have season-ending surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back.… The Chicago Cubs won 22 games in August, their most since they won 22 in September 1945…. How impressive was the Dodgers’ comeback from a sixrun deficit Wednesday? Before that game, teams this season were 1-448 when trailing by at least six runs in the eighth inning…. The Texas Rangers are 30-8 in one-run games this season, a .789 winning percentage. The record for a full season is .763 (29-9), set by Baltimore in 2012…. Cubs setup man Pedro Strop, on the disabled list with an injured left knee, strained his groin while rehabbing his knee. The Cubs expect him back in time for the playoffs…. The Arizona Diamondbac­ks are not interested in trading Zack Greinke, now or in the off-season, a front-office member told USA Today…. The Cleveland Indians designated outfielder Collin Cowgill for assignment. Cowgill played for the Angels from 2013 to 2015…. The Chicago White Sox will change the name of their stadium to Guaranteed Rate Field next season…. Todd Frazier set the White Sox record for homers by a third baseman with his 35th. He had shared the record with Robin Ventura, the team’s manager.

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