Erin Andrews' secret battle with cervical cancer  —  The MMQB staff writer Emily Kaplan discusses how Erin Andrews was able to keep working while fighting cervical cancer.  —  Her safety belt clicked shut.  As her highly public and emotionally draining civil trial entered a weekend break …

More details from Yordano Ventura's final night; police investigating speed as factor in wreck  —  In the hours before his custom white Jeep careened off a road and ripped through a guard rail near the Dominican town of Juan Adrian, Yordano Ventura was enjoying the company of friends …

Blue Jays reach agreement on deal with free agent catcher Saltalamacchia  —  TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays and free agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia are in agreement on a minor-league deal pending a physical, an industry source told Sportsnet on Tuesday.

MLB Allows Hector Mendoza Unrestricted Free Agency In Unusual Case  —  Major League Baseball on Tuesday declared Cuban righthander Hector Mendoza a free agent.  When Mendoza turns 23 on March 5, he will be exempt from the international bonus pools, despite having only pitched four seasons in Cuba.

Mets now plan to keep Jay Bruce as everyday right fielder  —  More On:  —  He arrived as a resuscitation paddle for a dying offense and then became insurance for Yoenis Cespedes' free agency.  Now Jay Bruce's Mets voyage is prepared to dock at a destination both more traditional and less expected.

Giants Sign Nick Hundley  —  The Giants have officially struck a one-year deal with catcher Nick Hundley, as Andrew Baggarly of the Bay Area News Group first reported (via Twitter).  The contract is believed to include a $2MM guarantee. per Baggarly.  —  Hundley, 33, certainly seems destined …

Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers Tribe fans' questions  —  The Fangraphs projection for Edwin Encarnacion is pretty similar to Mike Napoli's 2016 campaign.  The basis for their projection and a bit of regression from EE seems to be age and park factor.  Do you think that …

Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka sitting out of World Baseball Classic … The Yankees can breathe a sigh of relief.  Righthander Masahiro Tanaka said Monday that he will not take part in the World Baseball Classic in March.  —  Tanaka, a member of the Japanese team that won the 2009 WBC …

Dodgers Acquire Logan Forsythe From Rays  —  The Dodgers have finally found their next second baseman after a rumor-filled offseason, officially striking a deal with the Rays to acquire Logan Forsythe.  Prized young righty Jose De Leon is heading to Tampa Bay in return in the 1-for-1 swap.

Best of the rest free agents  —  Even after a big week when home-run champion Mark Trumbo and mercurial star Jose Bautista found jobs with their old teams, yet another home-run champion (Chris Carter) plus a 30-100 man (Mike Napoli), several more big hitters, two closers …

MLB Roundup: Power stats aren't helping free agents find jobs  —  With the last days of January now falling off the calendar, there is still an enormous number of unsigned free agents, including catcher Matt Wieters, who was drafted by Baltimore and played his entire career with the Orioles.