Nationals Sign Bronson Arroyo To Minor League Deal  —  9:41pm: Sheldon tweets that Arroyo will receive a $2MM base salary if he makes the Major League roster.  Arroyo's contract is heavily incentive-laden, as one would expect, and he can earn $6MM worth of incentives (topping out at 32 starts made) …

Two major hurdles stand in way of Rays signing Ian Desmond  —  We've written for a couple weeks now about the possibility - albeit unlikely - of the Rays signing free agent SS Ian Desmond, who has failed to get the type of big-bucks contract he was expecting going into the off-season.

Warning: ‘Clickbait’ on Facebook can be a trap  —  Have you seen this ‘Be Like Bill’ meme on your Facebook page, yet?  —  Be like Bill - Timeline Photos  —  It's an example of a great meme to spread like wild fire on social media.  —  You could call it ‘clickbait’, similar to the IQ tests …

Teens who died were possibly drinking racing fuel and Mountain Dew  —  UPDATE (1-26) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center has now confirmed the second teen who is believed to have ingested a mixture of racing fuel and Mountain Dew has died.  —  Officials say the boy passed Monday afternoon …

DeLoreans to go back to the future and into production  —  HUMBLE, Texas - The DeLorean is going back to the future and into production.  —  We first saw the time machine three decades ago in the movie, “Back to the Future.”  But the last time a DeLorean was built was about 35 years ago.

Are Rays eyeing Rockies' Corey Dickerson?  —  Are the Rays rekindling talks with the Rockies about OF Corey Dickerson?  —  We've reported before about the Rays interest in Dickerson, as well as Cubs INF Javier Baez and others.  —  Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal reported today that the Rockies …

Dodgers Outright Brandon Beachy  —  The Dodgers announced today that they have outrighted Brandon Beachy off the 40-man roster.  In announcing the move, the Dodgers noted that the right-hander “is still set to appear in big league camp,” so it seems that he'll look to crack the 25-man roster once Spring Training gets underway.

Mets Designate Darrell Ceciliani For Assignment  —  The Mets announced today that they have designated outfielder Darrell Ceciliani for assignment, which will clear clear a spot on the team's 40-man roster for the newly re-signed Yoenis Cespedes (Twitter link).

Drive, Red Sox extend affiliation through 2020  —  LAUREN PETRACCA/Staff LAUREN PETRACCA/Staff  —  With the weekend's snow and ice still fading away, a number of Greenville Drive fans found it a great time to talk baseball.  —  The Drive welcomed fans to the One Building in downtown Greenville …

Cespedes, Mets Complete $75M, 3-Year Deal With Opt Out  —  NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes is back with the New York Mets to beef up their offense — for one full season, at least.  —  Cespedes and the NL champion Mets completed a $75 million, three-year contract Tuesday night that gives …

MLB aims to play first regular-season games in London in 2017  —  NEW YORK — America's pastime is seeking to build a new audience across the pond.  —  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told The Associated Press that the league is looking to play its first regular-season games in London in 2017.