Pitching minicamp begins Monday as Orioles' land of opportunity  —  Each winter, the Orioles' minor league minicamp puts on display the idea that anyone who pitches himself into position to do so can contribute in an organization that tries to find any advantage it can.

Robert Kraft Responds: Patriots' Owner Denies Report of Extended Meeting About QBs With Bill Belichick  — In a conversation with The MMQB's Peter King, Patriots' owner Robert Kraft disputed the ESPN report that he met for half a day with Bill Belichick during the season discussing the team's quarterbacks …

Blue Jays Acquire Yangervis Solarte  —  The Blue Jays have acquired infielder Yangervis Solarte from the Padres in exchange for two prospects - outfielder Edward Olivares and reliever Jared Carkuff - per announcements from both teams.  —  The 30-year-old Solarte is the second infielder …

Mike Moustakas or Andrew McCutchen?  Evaluating which splash move would be best for Mets  —  Is fan outrage dictating a new direction for the Mets this winter?  —  For starters, we'll see if they act on their interest in Mike Moustakas, which I reported on Thursday.

Cafardo's Latest: Yelich, Rangers, Jays, Cain, BoSox, JDM, Castellanos  —  The Blue Jays and Rangers “appear” to be among teams with interest in Marlins center fielder Christian Yelich, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Yelich has landed on several clubs' radars this offseason …

Derek Jeter has extra financial incentive to make the Marlins profitable  —  Third in a five-part series on the new Marlins owners and their plans.  —  Marlins co-owner Derek Jeter eventually will make back his modest financial investment in the team merely through the salary he is being paid as the team's chief executive officer.

Rangers begin multiyear baseball, business deal with Japan's Nippon Ham Fighters  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers and Japan's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are starting a multiyear agreement this year that will involve baseball and business operations.

Q&A: Mets' new manager Mickey Callaway is a big fan of Jerry Seinfeld  —  It's been a busy two months for Mickey Callaway, as the Mets' new manager has assembled his coaching staff and is now preparing for his first spring training as a major league manager.

2018 ZiPS Projections - New York Yankees  —  After having typically appeared in the hallowed pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski's ZiPS projections have now been released at FanGraphs for half a decade.  The exercise continues this offseason.  Below are the projections for the New York Yankees.

Brewers To Sign Boone Logan  —  Lefty reliever Boone Logan has agreed to a one-year deal with the Brewers, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com (Twitter links).  Logan will be guaranteed $2.5MM on the deal, which comes in the form of a $1.875MM base salary plus a $625K buyout on a $4.125MM option for the 2019 season.