Murray |  Agent Jason Wood being investigated for allegedly filming clients  —  Baseball agent Jason Wood is being investigated by the player's union for allegedly filming numerous clients while they were using his shower, seven sources tell FanRag Sports.  —  Three sources say that Wood …

Darvish still considering Rangers, but is it just wishful thinking?  —  News, not particularly big news, was made Tuesday by the Texas Rangers, who avoided arbitration with outfielder Ryan Rua on a one-year deal with $870,000.  —  They also signed catcher Mike Ohlman to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Mets To Sign Jay Bruce  —  9:15pm: Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports that Bruce's contract also contains limited no-trade protection (Twitter link).  He'll be able to specify five clubs to which he cannot be traded without each consent on an annual basis, according to Davidoff.

The $1.2 Billion question: Can Jeter's plan succeed?  Here's one scenario where it could  —  Final story in a five-part series on the new Marlins owners and their plans.  —  So how could this work?  —  How could this Marlins ownership's business model, with highly ambitious attendance …

Cubs manager Joe Maddon shifts gears from recruiting free agents to boosting current players  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Manager Joe Maddon has stopped his recruitment of prospective Cubs players since last month, leaving the finishing touches to the front office.

In turn to past, Bears expected to hire Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator  —  A former Dave Toub protege is returning to the Bears to run the special-teams operation for new coach Matt Nagy.  —  The Bears are expected to hire Chris Tabor, the Browns' special-teams coordinator …

Angels sign Rene Rivera as backup catcher  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Free-agent catcher Rene Rivera and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract.  —  Rivera has played for six teams over nine seasons in a major league career that began with Seattle.

Braves release Adonis Garcia, allowing him to sign with Korean team  —  The Braves announced they have released third baseman Adonis Garcia.  Garcia was reported in late December to have a deal in place with the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization.  This move allows him to pursue it.

Reading rotation will be proving ground for next wave of Phillies prospects  —  The jump from the Florida State League to the Eastern League is viewed by some Phillies officials as one of the greater challenges for a young player, specifically a young starting pitcher.

Can Cardinals create a closer to solve the ninth?  —  ST. LOUIS  • Wherever the following question and research takes us - deep into the past, traipsing toward the ninth inning, and sweeping through the wilderness of free agents - the answer is going to be Addison Reed.  That seems obvious.

Brewers Release Taylor Jungmann To Pursue Opportunity In Japan  —  The Brewers announced today that righty Taylor Jungmann has been released in order to allow him to pursue an opportunity in Japan.  The 40-man space was needed to accommodate the addition of Boone Logan, whose previously reported signing was also made official.

Barnegat's Jason Groome ranked as No. 1 prospect in Red Sox system  —  Jason Groome, a Barnegat High School grad, is the No. 1-ranked prospect in the Boston Red Sox minor league system according to Baseball Prospectus.  —  Groome, a 6-foot-6.  220-pound, left-hander, was the 12th overall selection …

Khris Davis doubles salary, agrees to $10.5M deal with Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Slugger Khris Davis and the Oakland Athletics agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract, more than doubling Davis' salary after he beat the team in arbitration last winter.

The One I Never Thought I Would Write  —  I wrote my first post for FanGraphs on April 14th, 2008.  It was about Gabe Kapler's return from managing to be a productive big leaguer.  It referenced WPA/LI as our version of a modern statistic and talked unironically about how Kapler was keeping up with Casey Kotchman.