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 …

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 …

Column: Caution makes sense when predicting stardom for Cubs target Shohei Ohtani  —  Photos of Japanese star free agent Shohei Ohtani.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Stardom needs no interpretation.  —  You know it when you see it, and apparently everything about baseball import Shohei Ohtani …

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.

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 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 …

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.