Pitcher Michael King and the San Diego Padres have avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year deal guaranteeing $7.75 million. King gets a $3 million signing bonus and a $1 million ...

Kids don’t care who has or hasn’t been signed this offseason. They don’t realize team owners even exist. A room full of them — 300 kindergartners through fifth-graders, seated cross-legged on the ...