Here are your mid-day PRO Rumors:

• KansasCity.com says that the Kansas City Royals are showing little inclination to bid for Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. In early February, the Los Angeles Angels were known to be interested in the shortstop. It is believed that Hechavarria could land a contract that tops $8 million.
• Bill Sanders of the Atlanta Journal Constitution talks about the pressures of Atlanta Braves’ prospect Jason Heyward. He’s being compared to players like Dave Winfield, Fred McGriff and Willie Mays. Heyward is in a good environment to thrive especially and he’s playing for a manager where he can be comfortable.
• Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com suggest that Cleveland Indians’ infielder Jhonny Peralta could be trade bait come mid-season. Peralta, 27, could become a free agent after this season if the Indians decline his $7 million option. His current $4.6 million salary is affordable enough to easily unload him to a contending team that needs right-handed batting and infield help.
• Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette talks about the Pirates strategy to sign Andrew McCutchen to a long-term deal. Teams will sign players early in their career at a discount in exchange for the player getting guaranteed money. The team runs the risk that the player could get injured or not reach expectations. The Pirates handed these situations on a case-by-case basis according to team president, Frank Coonelly.
• There are have been talks between the Cleveland Indians and outfielder Shin-Soo Choo according to Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer. Choo has reviewed several multi year contracts with his agent Scott Boras. If any deal is reached, Choo wants to have it completed before the season begins.
• Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says that the Giants are not ready to buy out any of Pablo Sandoval’s future arbitration years. Sandoval has less than two years of Major League service time so he’s at the mercy of what the Giants want to pay him. Currently Sandoval’s agent and the team are negotiating a contract for this year as formality. In these situations, there may be a slight raise, but in reality it’s sets the tone for future negotiations when it comes to earn the bigger dollars.