Hall Of Fame Flashback: Jeff Bagwell  —  Former Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell was voted into the Hall of Fame Wednesday night with an 86.2 percentage vote.  —  Bagwell earned 55.7 percent of the vote last year.  Originally drafted by the Red Sox in 1989, Bagwell was infamously traded by Boston …

Tigers Acquire Mikie Mahtook From Rays, Designate Anthony Gose  —  The Rays announced that they've traded outfielder Mikie Mahtook to the Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.  Detroit, too, has announced the move, adding that fellow outfielder Anthony Gose has been designated …

Brother of former Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez stabbed to death  —  A brother of former Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez was killed Monday in the Dominican Republic.  —  According to Quisqueyanos En Los Deportes, Brandy Volquez was stabbed in the city of Santo Domingo Oeste.

Rays adding to bullpen, close to signing Shawn Tolleson  —  The Rays are making a move to bolster their bullpen as they are close to finalizing a deal with RHP Shawn Tolleson, the Tampa Bay Times has learned.  —  Tolleson, 29 on Thursday, saved 35 games for the Rangers in 2015 but struggled through …

Blue Jays Re-Sign Jose Bautista  —  12:05pm: The deal includes attendance bonuses as well, per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter).  In each year of the deal, Bautista can earn up to $900K depending upon how the club draws.  He'll take home $150K for every hundred-thousand fans through the gate between 3.5 and 4.0 million.

Indians Sign Brandon Guyer To Two-Year Deal  —  10:41am: The deal also allows Guyer to earn up to $400K in plate-appearance-based bonuses in both 2018 and 2019, Bastian tweets.  And the option value can rise to as much as $3.75MM with escalators.  —  9:51am: It's a two-year, $5MM contract for Guyer, tweets MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.

Padres sign Wil Myers to six-year, $83 million extension  —  The Padres' Wil Myers signs autographs for fans before the start of the All-Star Game at Petco Park.  (Hayne Palmour IV/San Diego Union-Tribune)  —  Wil Myers and the Padres have reached the finish line on the largest contract in franchise history.

Hall of Fame Plaques Reflect the Style at the Time  —  Wade Boggs' is the first to mention on-base percentage.  Lou Boudreau's describes him as a “player-pilot,” a term that's been out of use for more than half a century.  Jackie Robinson's initially made no mention of him breaking the color barrier.

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Winter Warm-Up: Grichuk back to speed after offseason knee surgery  —  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com … Cardinals outfielder Randal Grichuk need a little more than a month to recover from knee surgery he had at the end of the 2016 season to address soreness and inflammation that followed him throughout the summer.