Tigers avoid arbitration with Nicholas Castellanos, Alex Wilson, Shane Greene  —  DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $6.05 million contract with Nicholas Castellanos, avoiding arbitration.  —  The Tigers also reached one-year deals with right-handers Alex Wilson ($1,925,000) and Shane Greene ($1.95 million).

Cubs agree to terms with Kyle Hendricks, Justin Wilson, Tommy La Stella  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms Friday with pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Justin Wilson.  —  The agreements were reached hours before teams and arbitration eligible players face a noon deadline …

Alex Wood gets $6 million from Dodgers; Yasmani Grandal gets $7.9 million  —  LOS ANGELES — All-Star pitcher Alex Wood agreed to a $6 million deal with the Dodgers, and catcher Yasmani Grandal settled at $7.9 million.  They are among seven Los Angeles players agreeing to one-year contracts that avoid arbitration.

Source: Manny Machado avoids arbitration with $16M deal  —  Manny Machado agreed to a one-year, $16 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday to avoid a salary arbitration hearing in February, a source told ESPN.  —  Machado, 25, is a three-time All-Star with two Gold Gloves over parts of six seasons with the Orioles.

Mets reach deals with Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Matt Harvey, 5 more  —  NEW YORK — The New York Mets have reached one-year deals with starters Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Matt Harvey and settled with five other players.  —  Relievers Jeurys Familia, AJ Ramos and Hansel Robles …

Winter market has been frigid, but Cubs players stoking competitive fire  —  Chicago Tribune  —  President Theo Epstein stressed patience as he and his staff try to fortify the Cubs pitching staff during what has so far been a tedious winter.  —  “Realistically we'd like to add another pitcher …

Jays sign Josh Donaldson to one-year, $23-million contract  —  Third baseman Josh Donaldson and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $23 million (U.S.), one-year contact, the largest one-year deal for an arbitration-eligible player.  —  The new deal gives the 2015 AL MVP a $6 million raise.

Yu Darvish Changes Story, Says Yankees Did Offer Him Contract  —  NEW YORK — Yu Darvish backtracked Friday after initially refuting a report that he received a long-term contract offer from the Yankees.  —  On Thursday, Michael Kay reported on his ESPN radio show that the Yankees offered …

Astros give Dallas Keuchel $13.2M, one-year deal  —  HOUSTON — Astros starter Dallas Keuchel agreed to a $13.2 million, one-year contract after helping lead Houston to its first World Series title, and designated hitter/catcher Evan Gattis got a $6.7 million deal.

Angels reach deal with Garrett Richards, other arbitration eligibles  —  LOS ANGELES — Pitchers Garrett Richards, Tyler Skaggs and Matt Shoemaker agreed to one-year deals with the Los Angeles Angels along with the team's other seven arbitration-eligible players.  —  Richards, the team's ace, agreed at $7.3 million.

Eduardo Nunez would give the Mets the speed and athleticism they need  —  During many an off-the-record chat at his locker, Alex Rodriguez loved to play fantasy GM and tell me what he'd do if he were in charge.  And the one guy he was always insisting should play more was Eduardo Nunez.

Anthony Rendon, Nationals agree on $12.3M contract  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon more than doubled his salary going into 2018, reaching agreement on a $12.3 million contract Friday to avoid salary arbitration.  —  Rendon made $5.8 million last season, his first year of arbitration eligibility.

Braves reach $3.4 million deal with reliever Arodys Vizcaino; two others get deals  —  ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year, $3.4 million deal with reliever Arodys Vizcaino, avoiding arbitration.  —  The Braves also avoided arbitration with two other players …

Yankees settle with six players, on track to get under tax line  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees reached one-year contracts with their remaining six players eligible for arbitration on Friday, leaving their projected luxury-tax payroll at $177 million — $20 million below the threshold.

Cardinals, Ozuna avoid arbitration with $9 million deal for 2018  —  ST. LOUIS  • With the Cardinals relatively new hard-line stance when it comes to arbitration-eligible players, Friday afternoon's deadline had greater resonance because it wasn't just a pause in negotiations any more.