Angry Danny Espinosa skips Nationals Winterfest after club trades for Adam Eaton  —  Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa, unhappy after the team acquired Adam Eaton on Wednesday, decided to skip the club's annual Winterfest at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center this weekend.

Primary storylines from the Winter Meetings  —  The immediate reaction to the Collective Bargaining Agreement came as clubs were swarming to Harbor Landing, Md. was that the minimal rise in the luxury tax threshold was essentially a soft salary cap, one that would force mega-market teams like the Dodgers …

Brewers To Sign Ivan De Jesus  —  The Brewers have agreed to a minor-league deal with infielder Ivan De Jesus Jr., according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (via Twitter).  The 29-year-old, a right-handed hitter, could conceivably battle for a utility role in cam.

Dodgers To Re-Sign Kenley Jansen  —  6:35pm: While the deal doesn't include no-trade protection, it does come with an assignment bonus, Rosenthal tweets.  —  2:49pm: Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post reports (on Twitter) that the Nationals were willing to offer more, though their offer contained deferred money.

Braves prospect on a tear Down Under  —  Baseball in Australia suits Braves outfield prospect Ronald Acuna just fine.  —  Acuna, who played last summer at Single-A Rome, is spending his offseason playing for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League and is hitting .351 in 15 games.

What to expect next as Rays still look to deal  —  The Rays came away from the winter meetings with a new star catcher*, a long shot bullpen candidate and an impressive spin rate for the pitches exchanged in extensive and excessive talks on what they might do next.  —  Here are our four takeaways on their week:

Twins minor league pitcher Yorman Landa dies in Venezuela  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins say minor league pitcher Yorman Landa has died in Venezuela.  He was 22.  —  The club did not say how he died, but local media reports say it was in a car accident in the state of Miranda.

Welington Castillo emerges as the top catcher target for O's  —  Welington Castillo, a seven-year, major-league veteran who recently was non-tendered a contract by the Arizona Diamondbacks, has emerged as the Orioles' primary target at catcher.  —  According to industry sources …

Phil Bickford Receives 50-Game Suspension For Drug Of Abuse  —  Brewers righty Phil Bickford has been hit with a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a drug of abuse for the second time, as Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweets.  Bickford reportedly tested positive for marijuana before being drafted in 2015.

Browns' Joe Haden: 'We're the laughingstock of every joke; it's super tough'  —  Joe Haden hasn't been showing his face much during this 0-12 season.  (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)  —  BEREA, Ohio - Joe Haden, Cleveland's man about town, has mostly been holing up inside his house during this 0-12 skid.