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The Athletics and rising-star outfielder Lawrence Butler are in talks on a long-term contract extension, The Athletic reports. The parameters of such discussions are not known, which mean it could be a more standard extension that covers Butler’s forthcoming arbitration years, or it could be something more ambitious and lucrative that buys out one or more of his eventual free-agent years.

The 24-year-old Butler, a former sixth-round draft pick out of a Georgia high school, is coming off a breakout sophomore season in 2024. In 125 games last season, Butler slashed .262/.317/.490 (131 OPS+) with 22 home runs and 18 stolen bases in as many attempts. For his career in the bigs, Butler has an OPS+ of 115 across parts of two seasons. He enters the 2025 season with more than a full year of MLB service time. That puts him on track for arbitration-eligibility after the 2026 season and for free agency after the 2029 season.

“Hey, whatever the organization chooses to do, I’m happy with it,” Butler told reporters Wednesday of the possibility of an extension. “I love being here. I’m excited to be here. I’m excited to play here. So, yeah, no comment on that.”

The A’s as they head into their first season in Sacramento — ahead of a proposed but still uncertain move to Las Vegas — have been spending this winter, at least by their own low standards. Likely, this is nothing more than an effort to stave off an MLBPA grievance over how the franchise is using its revenue-sharing funds. In addition to signing Luis Severino on the free-agent market and trading for Jeffrey Springs, the A’s this offseason also signed All-Star slugger Brent Rooker to a five-year extension. A Butler extension, particularly if it stretches beyond his seasons of team control, would fit with this recent pattern.

Fresh off to their first trip to the World Series since 2009, the New York Yankees have agreed to a contract extension with manager Aaron Boone, the team announced Thursday. The team picked up Boone’s club option early in the offseason and his contract was set to expire after 2025. The new two-year extension will keep him in place through 2027.

“No other place I want to be,” Boone told reporters Thursday. “No other team, organization, group of people that I’d want to be doing this with. And to get to do it in New York in front of passionate New York Yankees fans, this is the end result that I certainly wanted and glad it was able to work out.”

Boone, 52, is entering his eighth season as Yankees manager. The team is 604-429 (.584) under his watch and has won three AL East titles (2019, 2022, 2024). The Yankees snapped their 15-year pennant drought last season, though they were ousted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games in the World Series.

Boone is seventh all-time in managerial wins and games managed in Yankees’ history. Here are the franchise leaders in games managed:

Joe McCarthy: 2,348 (1931-46)
Joe Torre: 1,942 (1996-2007)
Casey Stengel: 1,851 (1949-60)
Miller Huggins: 1,796 (1918-29)
Ralph Houk: 1,757 (1961-73)
Joe Girardi: 1,620 (2008-17)
Aaron Boone: 1,032 (2018 to present)
Huggins, McCarthy, Stengel, and Torre are all in the Hall of Fame and the top six managers on that list all won at least one World Series. Those 1,032 games managed are far and away the most in Yankees history without a championship (Buck Showalter is second with 582 games), a label Boone hopes to shed in 2025.

Prior to joining the Yankees, Boone was a television analyst with ESPN. He played 12 big league seasons with six teams from 1997-2009 and was an All-Star with the Cincinnati Reds in 2003. Boone was traded to the Yankees at that summer’s deadline and hit his pennant-clinching walk-off home run against the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS later that year.

The Yankees went 94-68 last season and had the American League’s best record. New York has not had a losing season since going 76-86 in 1992.

The Los Angeles wildfires destroyed the homes of thousands of families in the area, and ruined decades of memories and personal items in the process. For two young baseball fans, Anthony and Joe, their home burnt down and they also lost baseball memorabilia that they spent years acquiring.

However, MLB stars Mike Trout and Freddie Freeman are trying to help restart Anthony and Joe’s collection. In a partnership with Fanatics, Trout and Freeman surprised the two young boys with several pieces of memorabilia, including a signed bat and an Angels jersey from Trout.

“I heard about your story. What’s happening out there is heartbreaking,” Trout said in a video that was shown to Anthony and Joe. “I just want to send you something from my collection as I’m a collector myself. Thanks for being a big fan.”

Freeman also gifted the young fans a jersey from the 2024 season in which he helped lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a World Series title and was even named World Series MVP.

“I’m really sorry to hear about your memorabilia collection,” Freeman said in a separate video. “But my jersey can be the start of a new collection for you, and we are really excited to invite you to Opening Day this year,”

Anthony and Joe were overcome with excitement and emotion upon receiving the items from Trout and Freeman. They expressed their gratitude to Fanatics and the players for the signed gifts.

In January, the areas of Calabasas, the Hollywood Hills, Studio City and West Hills were heavily impacted by the wildfires. Over 12,000 buildings were destroyed and 27 people died as a result.

Freeman has been very active in providing support to the communities that lost so much in the wildfires. Freeman and his wife, Chelsea, have donated $300,000 to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the Pasadena Fire Department and the Salvation Army. Chelsea even offered additional resources to the Pasadena Humane Society to see to it that animals had shelter and were cared for.

“An uber-expensive roster won’t bring in any high-priced talent given all of the second-apron trade restrictions, so the Boston Celtics will need to go bargain hunting instead,” Swartz said.

“(Javonte) Green is an athletic, versatile wing who could fill minutes when Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown miss a game or need a night off.”

Green is on an expiring, 1-year deal with a cap hit of just over $2 million. He’s averaging 9.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per 36 minutes for the Pelicans this season in 25 games played.

The 31-year-old began his NBA career in Boston in 2019-20 and was traded to the Chicago Bulls in the middle of the following season. He’s known for his extreme athleticism but is also an underrated three-point threat having shot over 37 percent from distance in multiple seasons.

Should Brad Stevens bring back Green?

The cream of Golden State’s young crop of talent is Jonathan Kuminga, who didn’t agree on a rookie-scale extension with the Dubs and will thus enter free agency this summer. Kuminga is considered a huge trade chip for the Warriors, and he’d be a great fit on the Nets, per a new report from Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz.

“The Brooklyn Nets have somehow stayed in the playoff picture, which says more about the state of the East than it does the talent on this team,” Swartz said.

“The Nets should still be exploring deals for high-upside prospects at the deadline with the goal of improving this roster for the future.”

“Kuminga, 22, averages 15.2 points for a Golden State team that didn’t get an extension done with him this past offseason. His athleticism is already off the charts, with All-Star potential to follow if Kuminga can improve his outside shot and passing.”

“(Donte) DiVincenzo had a nice season off the bench for the Golden State Warriors two seasons ago,” Sportsnaut’s Jason Burgos wrote Sunday.

“It led to getting a nearly $50 million contract from the New York Knicks in free agency two summers ago.”

“The guard broke the team’s single-season three-point record in 2023-24. However, he ended up being a part of their blockbuster trade for Karl-Anthony Towns in October.”

“In his first season in Minnesota, the 27-year-old is off to one of his worst starts in several years. The Timberwolves have also gotten off to a disappointing 13-11 start. It is why Donte DiVincenzo has been thrown into trade speculation recently.”

“However, (Brett) Siegel mentioned that Minny has always been high on the guard and there is no indication they would be willing to part with him just yet.”

“Considering how well Buddy Hield — a talent with a similar skill set — has played for the Warriors this season, DiVincenzo would surely be an impact player again if he returned to Golden State.”

As a Warrior two seasons ago, DiVincenzo was one of Steve Kerr’s most reliable long-range threats, shooting 39.7% from deep on a Golden State team that reached the Western Conference semifinals.

The Villanova product outdid himself with the New York Knicks the following season, connecting on 40.1% of his triples and finding various ways to create space on the perimeter.

As a member of the Timberwolves, however, DiVincenzo has been a weak link from beyond the arc.

The 6-foot-4 guard has been a miserable long-range shooter in December, dropping his three-point shooting percentage to 31.9%.

Still, the Warriors know what DiVincenzo can do from deep, which could lead to a possible reunion.

The Timberwolves would likely want to acquire Hield for sharpshooting and floor spacing purposes to complete a deal.

However, The Warriors could convince Minnesota to relinquish DiVincenzo while treating Hield as an untouchable asset.

Now in his fourth season, 26-year-old combo guard Austin Reaves is averaging 16.9 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.6 rebounds for Los Angeles, and he’s doing it without taking up much space on the Lakers’ salary sheet.

Reaves is in year two of a four-year, $53.8 million deal. His cap hit this season is under $13 million, representing less than 10 percent of the league-designated cap.

When your excellent third option is that cheap, you should do everything to hold onto him … which is why it’s interesting to hear that the Lakers might trade Reaves if they are presented with an opportunity to acquire LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets.

Ball has been linked to LA incessantly, but not enough of these reports have pondered about the Reaves implications involved in such a deal.

A new report from Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz separated itself from the pack by focusing a bit on Reaves from the Hornets’ perspective.

“At 7-17 overall and with injury issues popping up once again for LaMelo Ball, it’s time for the Charlotte Hornets to seriously consider shopping their franchise point guard and building around Brandon Miller and their 2025 first-round pick,” Swartz said.

“Reaves is … one of the best contracts in the NBA and averaging a career-high (PPG). He’d carry a lot of value if the Hornets shopped him following a LaMelo-Lakers trade.”

It’s hard to imagine the Lakers passing up a chance to snag Ball if the opportunity arose, but having to give up Reaves would be a gigantic loss.

“There’s reason to believe that Kyle Kuzma could emerge as a potential target for the Golden State Warriors,” Sir Charles in Charge’s Michael Saenz wrote Sunday.

“Especially if Golden State decides that they’re probably better off trading Jonathan Kuminga before the trade deadline, this is where a veteran scorer like Kuzma could make some sense in finding a return.”

“On a fair contract, the Warriors could look to Kuzma as somewhat of a stopgap at the position that could also help this team in their pursuit of winning now.”

“As an established, proven offensive player in the frontcourt, Kuzma could be everything the team is looking for without the headache of what could await the team during the offseason on the Kuminga front.”

“If the writing is on the wall for Kuminga walking in free agency, Kuzma could easily emerge as a strong option for the Warriors.”

The Washington Wizards are a free win for almost every opponent they play this season, but Kuzma has been solid thus far.

Kuzma, who won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020 and earned LeBron James’s respect, is averaging 15.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in Year 8.

The Utah product isn’t the most efficient player in the league, shooting 42.0% from the field and 27.6% from three-point land.

However, the Warriors could be intrigued by his ability to create his own shot and potentially take some pressure off Steph Curry.

While Kuminga is a future All-Star with tremendous upside, the Warriors may look to acquire a more experienced wing who’s appeared in over 500 NBA contests.

On Monday, Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz indicated that a possible deal for Vučević could involve the Portland Trail Blazers.

“Nikola Vučević is 34 years old, an age that no longer fits a Chicago Bulls team that got much younger this past offseason,” Swartz said. “Chicago needs to look for its next franchise center through the trade market.”

“(Deandre) Ayton should be available from a Blazers team looking to carve a path for rookie Donovan Clingan. Ayton, 26, is averaging 14.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and shooting 55.4 percent overall this season.”

Ayton has undeniable talent, and even though he hasn’t turned into an NBA superstar or made an All-Star team, he’s far from a bust as far as No. 1 picks are concerned.

Ayton’s a legitimate starting NBA center, and with another possible decade of NBA basketball ahead of him, the Bulls could benefit from having him during his prime years.