White Sox Sign Derek Holland  —  The White Sox have officially agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent starter Derek Holland that pays him a reported $6MM.  The 30-year-old southpaw, a client of Martini Sports Management, can also earn $2MM in incentives, $1MM apiece upon reaching 150 and 200 innings pitched.

Edwin Encarnacion is perfect for the Indians, but it doesn't go both ways  —  Plus, the brewing crazy trade deadline and assessing Greg Holland in Ken's latest notes.  —  Edwin Encarnacion is a perfect fit for the Indians.  But barring a total collapse of his market, it's difficult …

Domestic assault case against Mets closer Jeurys Familia dismissed  —  Mets closer Jeurys Familia resolved one legal matter Thursday after a New Jersey prosecutor dismissed the domestic assault case against the All-Star pitcher in Fort Lee Municipal Court.  —  After Familia arrived …

Brewers Sign Tommy Milone  —  DEC. 15: Milone will receive a $1.25MM base salary plus incentives, on his non-guaranteed deal, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  —  DEC. 14: The Brewers announced on Wednesday that they've signed left-hander Tommy Milone to a one-year, Major League contract.

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New MLB hazing rules ban dressing as women, offensive costumes  —  NEW YORK — That baseball hazing ritual of dressing rookies as Wonder Woman, Hooters Girls and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders is now banned.  —  Major League Baseball created an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy that covers the practice.

Yankees, Mets floating vets in deals as only way to tweak rosters  —  More On:  —  The price for Aroldis Chapman and Yoenis Cespedes went beyond their contracts.  Both the Mets and Yankees are currently in holding patterns, and unless they can remove salary from their payrolls …

David Ross is adding a few more chapters to his World Series legacy  —  Grandpa Rossy has a book coming out in early May  —  “Grandpa Rossy?”  That's “Author Rossy” to you, buster.  —  Yes, retiring Cubs catcher David Ross is writing a book — co-writing one, actually, with Don Yaeger …

Pirates Claim Brady Dragmire  —  The Pirates have claimed righty Brady Dragmire off waivers from the Rangers, per a club announcement.  Texas had only recently nabbed Dragmire from Pittsburgh before designating him, so this move reverses that process.  —  The Bucs had acquired Dragmire …

Brewers Acquire Jett Bandy  —  3:38pm: The Brewers have announced the trade.  —  3:07pm: Righty Drew Gagnon is the other piece of the deal, Hudson Belinsky of Baseball America tweets.  The 26-year-old spent most of 2016 at the Triple-A level with Milwaukee, converting mostly relief work …