Cubs Sign Tyler Chatwood  —  6:35pm: Jon Heyman of FanRag passes along further details on Chatwood's deal (Twitter links).  He'll earn $12.5MM apiece in each of the first two years and $13MM in the third.  —  By operation of an escalator provision, that $13MM salary for 2020 will climb …

Joe Girardi wasn't hard enough on Gary Sanchez, Yankees sources say  —  The perception coming out of the Aaron Boone press conference is that the Yankees want the new manager to shower players with love as a way of getting the most out of them, none more so than Gary Sanchez.

Marlins trade Dee Gordon to Mariners  —  Dee Gordon is on the move.  —  The speedy second baseman has been traded from the Miami Marlins to the Seattle Mariners, the teams announced.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Getting Dee Gordon from the cash-strapped Marlins might solve Seattle's center-field problem …

Latest Rumors On Giancarlo Stanton, Shohei Ohtani And More Ahead Of MLB Winter Meetings  —  We're just a few short days away from the MLB winter meetings and the two biggest names on the market may soon be nestled safety with new ballclubs.  —  Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton represent …

Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman will wear No. 34 to honor Roy Halladay  —  Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman plans to honor his childhood hero Roy Halladay by switching to Halladay's No. 34 next season.  —  The 26-year-old Gausman tweeted that growing up in Colorado he became a fan of Halladay …

Jerry Blevins excited to have Mickey Callaway, a former pitching coach, as the Mets manager  —  Jerry Blevins is excited to have a new manager and pitching coach.  The Mets lefthanded reliever, who appeared in a career-high 75 games last season, said Thursday that it will be a new experience …

Yusmeiro Petit finalizes $10 million, 2-year contract with A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Yusmeiro Petit has finalized his $10 million, two-year contract with the Oakland Athletics after passing a physical Thursday.  —  The versatile right-hander had been at home in Venezuela then Argentina …

Ohtani MLB market: These two trades could swing the race for the Japanese free agent  —  The Mariners and then the Angels swung deals with the Twins for international slot money  —  As part of the pursuit of Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani, the Mariners on Wednesday acquired $1 million in international slot money from the Twins.

Cardinals' front office complete a series of promotions, name Morales int'l director  —  ST. LOUIS  • When players acquired by the Cardinals' international scouts arrive in Jupiter, Fla., to take the next step in their professional career, one of the people they get to know best is Luis Morales.

Orioles getting calls on free-agent-to-be Machado  —  The Baltimore Orioles have received a couple calls of inquiry on superstar third baseman Manny Machado, and while the Orioles are not shopping — and love — Machado, word is that would be willing to listen on any player - even their best player.

Juan Francisco hits his 60th Dominican Winter League home run  —  Former Cincinnati Reds slugger Juan Francisco, nicknamed “El Caballo Azul,” hasn't played Major League Baseball since 2014, but he is still crushing home runs in the Dominican Winter League.  —  The 30-year-old hit …

Landing Shohei Ohtani could lead to Rangers doing something baseball has never seen  —  The Rangers conducted, not one, but two press conferences Wednesday.  —  And uttered not one word about Shohei Ohtani in the process.  —  If you were them, sitting at the portal to a whole new dimension in baseball, would you?

Red Sox take Henry Owens off 40-man roster, setting up potential acquisition  —  The Red Sox have put former top prospect Henry Owens on outright waivers, taking him off the 40-man roster, a baseball source said Wednesday.  —  The 40-man roster was full after the Red Sox protected players ahead of the Rule 5 draft.