Diamondbacks in contact with reliever Tyler Clippard  —  The Diamondbacks have been in contact with free-agent reliever Tyler Clippard and the club believes it has made progress toward a deal, a source said Monday.  —  After the Jean Segura/Aaron Hill trade late last month saved …

Charges: 9-year-old drives for drunk Wisconsin couple  —  BALSAM LAKE, Wis. (KMSP) - A Wisconsin mom and her boyfriend are facing felony charges for allowing her nine-year-old daughter drive them home in their pickup truck after they appeared too drunk to drive.

Here are the Red Sox storylines entering spring training  —  Some of the stories won't be warranted, but every now and then the hype is real.

Gurriel Brothers Reportedly Defect From Cuba  —  Yulieski Gurriel and his brother, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., each defected from Cuba while the Cuban National Team was in the Dominican Republic this past weekend, Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald first reported.  Sources tell MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez the same …

Indians Working On Minor League Deal With Craig Stammen  —  The Indians are trying to finalize a deal with right-hander Craig Stammen today, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that the contract would be a minor league deal, if finalized, although nothing is done just yet.

Organizational report: Cole Hamels gives Rangers playoff look  —  Sports Weekly takes an in-depth look at each major league organization during the offseason, from the major leagues to the farm system.  We start with teams with the worst records and move up.

APNewsBreak: Arrieta, Cubs Agree at $10.7M, AP Source Says  —  CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs found a number that worked in the canyon between their arbitration proposals.  —  Arrieta has agreed to a $10.7 million, one-year contract for the highest one-year deal for a pitcher eligible for arbitration for the second time.

Programmable Umpires  —  Via BBTF, computers are programming human umpires: … Humans have excellent pattern recognition skills, and incentives can make them even better.  Robots, rather than calling the strike zone, are training the umpires to do a better job.

Tools of Ignorance  —  Forget It, Jake  —  The Rockies have done some things the past eight months.  They did a thing a couple weeks ago.  Like most of the things the Rockies have done lately, trading four years of Corey Dickerson for two years of Jake McGee has caused much head-scratching.

The Cespedes gamble: The biggest MLB position-change risks  —  Starlin Castro, Yoenis Cespedes and Hanley Ramirez Photo: AP (2); Paul J. Bereswill  —  For much of this offseason, the Mets shied away from Yoenis Cespedes, in part, because they questioned if he was a full-time center fielder.

David Price gives $300,000 for field for special-needs kids  —  MURFREESBORO — Major league pitcher David Price on Thursday celebrated fundraising efforts for a Miracle Field for disabled ball players by donating $300,000.  —  “It's special,” Price told several dozen people gathered …

WANTED: New home for American League baseball team  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Major League Baseball's version of House Hunters premiered Thursday when the Tampa Bay Rays released a one-page wish list for what the club wants in a new stadium.  —  4 Months Ago 4 Months Ago 6 Months Ago