Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, Ivan Rodriguez Elected To Hall Of Fame  —  Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez have been elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, per an announcement from the Baseball Writers Association of America (full balloting available at that link).

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 …

FOR THE FIRST TIME, NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS ADD LIVE, LOCAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STREAMING  —  NBC Sports Regional Networks Now Offer Authenticated Subscribers Access to Stream Their MLB Teams, on Multiple Platforms, at No Additional Cost  —  Deal Includes Games of the Chicago Cubs …

Marlins Acquire Dan Straily  —  11:45am: The Reds and Marlins have both announced the trade.  Cincinnati has yet to announce a corresponding roster move, though they'll need to make one shortly, as both Castillo and Brice are on the 40-man roster, pushing Cincinnati's total to 41.

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.

Struggling starter or lights-out reliever?  The choice is easy  —  While Terry Francona and Andrew Miller showed that there's a better way to manage a bullpen in October for the Cleveland Indians, baseball has been moving toward expanding roles and values for relievers for a while now.

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.

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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.

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.