Padres Trade Despaigne To Orioles, Announce Rodney Deal  —  The Orioles and Padres are in agreement on a trade that will send right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne to Baltimore in exchange for minor league right-hander Jean Cosme, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.

Dodgers' Howie Kendrick on MLB free agent system: 'It's hurting everybody'  —  It was the opportunity Howie Kendrick awaited his entire baseball career.  —  For the first time, after 10 years in the big leagues, five playoff berths, and one All-Star Game, Kendrick became a free agent in November.

Orioles sign left-hander Hideki Okajima to minor league deal … The Orioles have signed Japanese left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima to a minor league deal, according to an industry source.  —  The deal with Okajima, who turned 40 in December, does not include a major league spring training invitation.

Sources: Phillies trade Jesse Biddle to Pirates  —  The Phillies have traded Jesse Biddle, the Germantown Friends product and former first-round pick, to the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to two sources.  —  Biddle, 24, had been designated for assignment Friday.  The Phillies had 10 days to trade, release or waive him.

Tired of waiting on MLB clubs, Jonny Gomes to play in Japan in 2016  —  Winner seeming everywhere he has played, 35-year-old free agent ready to pursue a different World Series  —  Jonny Gomes won championships in Triple-A, the Arizona Fall League, the Caribbean World Series and of course the major-league World Series.

Sources: Orioles still interested in free-agent righty Gallardo  —  The Orioles, even after adding a candidate for their rotation on Thursday, continue to look for more starting pitching.  —  The O's, according to major-league sources, remain interested in free-agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo …

MLB's qualifying-offer system is stacked against low-revenue clubs  —  The qualifying-offer system doesn't only screw certain free agents.  It also screws certain teams.  —  The Rays should sign shortstop Ian Desmond.  The Indians should sign outfielder Dexter Fowler.

Arizona Diamondbacks may explore market for relief help  —  Diamondbacks General Manager Dave Stewart seems to have come to a conclusion on the trade market for relievers: The prices, he said, still are just too high.  —  And so if he's going to further bolster his relief corps …

Wall collapses onto car in downtown Nashville; Woman injured  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - The owner of catering business was injured when the wall of a building collapsed on top of her car Thursday in downtown Nashville.  —  The old United Methodist Publishing House on Demonbreun Street …

Mets plan to use sixth starter, even early in the season  —  NEW YORK — The New York Mets should have an extra starting pitcher when Zack Wheeler returns from Tommy John surgery during the summer.  But even before Wheeler is back, the organization plans to strategically use a sixth starter …

IRS Statement on Experiencing Systems Outage  —  The IRS experienced a hardware failure this afternoon affecting a number of tax processing systems, which are currently unavailable.  Several of our systems are not currently operating, including our modernized e-file system and a number of other related systems.

Mets, Jeurys Familia Avoid Arbitration  —  While the majority of the 156 players that filed for salary arbitration have agreed to terms with their teams, either on a one-year deal for 2016 or on an extension, the cases of 17 players remained unresolved as of Wednesday morning.

Broncos Player Returning To Denver After Questioned In Prostitution Sting  —  SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Broncos rookie safety Ryan Murphy is being sent back to Denver after being questioned by San Jose police during a prostitution sting, according to a statement by the team's coach.