Yankees prospect Justus Sheffield on trade rumors, his health and expectations for 2018  —  Will there be Justus for fall, or even spring 2018?  —  The Yankees' offseason started off with a George Steinbrenner-era blockbuster trade — slugger Giancarlo Stanton switching Marlins teal for Bronx pinstripes …

Leaner, stronger Alex Reyes ready to pitch again, no matter the role  —  And the Cardinals share that vision.  —  But there is a chance the Redbirds' top pitching prospect spends his first season back from Tommy John surgery working out of the bullpen.  Cardinals president …

Twins To Sign Addison Reed  —  12:41pm: The pact is worth $16.75MM, Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets.  —  12:11pm: The Twins have agreed to a two-year contract worth slightly less than $17MM with free agent reliever Addison Reed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports (Twitter link).  The deal is pending a physical.

Nicholas Castellanos takes top spot on the Detroit Tigers' trade block  —  It was bound to happen again sooner or later.  Barring a surprising meeting of the minds, the Tigers will attend their first salary arbitration hearing with a player since 2001.  —  That player is shortstop Jose Iglesias …

Wong woke up to false missile warning in Hawaii and family ‘freaking out’  —  ST. LOUIS  • One of the first calls Cardinals infielder Kolten Wong made from St. Louis when he saw word of an inbound missile alert back home in Hawaii was to his brother, Kean.

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 …

Cubs owner wants Sammy Sosa to ‘put everything on the table’  —  CHICAGO — Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said franchise all-time home run leader Sammy Sosa needs to “put everything on the table” in regards to PED use during his playing days if he is to be ever welcomed back by the team.

The Reds still are talking with free-agent relievers  —  After the Cincinnati Reds signed free-agent right-hander Jared Hughes to bolster their bullpen three weeks ago, general manager Dick Williams said the team was still open to adding further to the bullpen.

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.

Padres keep closer Brad Hand in fold with extension  —  Closer Brad Hand has agreed to a three-year extension with the San Diego Padres on Saturday, according to multiple reports.  —  The deal, first reported by The Athletic, includes a club option for a fourth season.

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.

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.