NEWS
The BBWAA elected three new Hall of Famers, Adrian Beltre (95.1), Todd Helton (79.7) and Joe Mauer (76.1). The next closest were Billy Wagner (73.8), Gary Sheffield (63.9), Andruw Jones (61.6), Carlos Beltran (57.1), Alex Rodriguez (34.8), Manny Ramirez (32.5), Chase Utley (28.8), Omar Vizquel (17.7), Jimmy Rollins (14.8) and Bobby Abreu (14.8).
TRANSACTIONS
The Pirates have signed LHP Aroldis Chapman to a 1 year/$10.5 million contract.
The Dodgers have signed LHP James Paxton to a 1 year/$11 million contract plus incentives.
The Nationals have signed OF/1B Joey Gallo to a 1 year/$5 million contract plus incentives.
The Angels signed 1B/DH Miguel Sano to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite. Sano was an All-Star with the Twins in 2017.
The Brewers have signed 1B Rhys Hoskins to a 2 year/$34 million contract with an opt-out after year 1.
The Angels have signed LHP Matt Moore to a 1 year/$9 million contract.
The Marlins signed 1B/DH Trey Mancini to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite.
The Twins have claimed OF Bubba Thompson off waivers from the Yankees.
The Brewers signed INF Christian Arroyo to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite.
The Dbacks have signed DH Joc Pederson to a 1 year/$12.5 million contract with a mutual option for 2025.
The Rangers signed 1B Jared Walsh to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite. Walsh was an All-Star with the Angels in 2021.
The Rangers have signed RHP David Robertson to a 1 year/$11.5 million contract with a mutual option for 2025.
The Braves acquired OF J.P. Martinez from Rangers. The Rangers will receive RHP prospect Tyler Owens (Braves #25 prospect).
The Rangers have re-signed OF Travis Jankowski to a 1 year/$1.7 million contract plus incentives.
The Royals have signed 2B Adam Frazier to a 1 year/$4.5 million contract with a mutual option for 2025.
The Cubs have signed RHP Hector Neris to a 1 year/$9 million contract with an option for 2025.
The Mets have signed RHP Adam Ottavino to a 1 year/$4.5 million contract.
The Guardians signed RHP Carlos Carrasco to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite. Carrasco played with the Guardians from 2009 to 2020.
The Tigers and INF Colt Keith have agreed to a 6 year/$28.6 million contract extension with club options for the 2030, 2031, and 2032 seasons.
The Mariners signed UT Cole Tucker to a minor league deal with a Spring Training invite.
RUMORS
The Mets, Cubs and Red Sox are among the teams interested in RHP Ryne Stanek.
The Pirates are showing interest in RHP Noah Syndergaard.
The Mariners continue to listen to trade proposals for pitchers in their starting rotation.
The Angels are one of the teams interested in 1B Joey Votto.
The Orioles have expressed interest in RHP Michael Lorenzo.
The Blue Jays and Orioles are among the 6 teams that have shown interest in RHP Domingo German.
The Yankees have interest in RHP Ryan Brasier and RHP Phil Maton.
The Phillies have interest in RHP Jakob Junis and RHP Phil Maton.
The Mariners have begun discussing a trade for RHP Dylan Cease.
SS Brandon Crawford has at least a couple teams interested in him.