Blue Jays Acquire Randal Grichuk From Cardinals For Dominic Leone, Conner Greene  —  The Blue Jays have agreed to acquire outfielder Randal Grichuk from the Cardinals, per a Toronto announcement.  Righties Dominic Leone and Conner Greene will go to St. Louis in return.

Perez feeling bullish about availability for Rangers' opener  —  DALLAS  —  Martin Perez delivered a firm handshake with his right hand Friday night and extended his right arm to the side without a significant dip at the elbow.  —  He was proving his point, as if his words weren't enough.

Free Agent/Trade Rumors: Cobb, Lynn, Nunez, Yelich, Ichiro  —  Right-handers Alex Cobb and Lance Lynn entered the offseason regarded by many as the third- and fourth-best options on the starting pitching market (in varying order) behind fellow righties Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta.

Indians' Andrew Miller hopes to avoid ‘big fight’ over pace-of-play plans  —  Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller, a prominent voice in the Major League Baseball Players Association, said he hopes that MLB's plan to introduce a pitch clock in 2018 doesn't lead to a “big fight or some sort …

Baseball America says the Mariners have 'baseball's worst farm system.' So how did this happen?  —  The longtime baseball publication also released its list of the Mariners' top 10 prospects, led by outfielder Kyle Lewis.  —  Even if you aren't a prospect geek who spends hours analyzing …

Dillon Gee agrees to one-year, $1.7M deal with Chunichi Dragons  —  Pitcher Dillon Gee has agreed to a $1.7 million, one-year contract with the Chunichi Dragons of Japan's Central League, a deal that includes an additional $300,000 in performance bonuses.  —  A right-hander who turns 32 in April …

Giants introduce third baseman Evan Longoria: 'I'm here to win'  —  The Giants finally introduced prized new third baseman Evan Longoria on Friday, a month after acquiring the longtime Tampa Bay star in a blockbuster deal.  —  First things first: Longoria will wear No. 10 for the Giants.

Cubs announce spring training broadcast schedule  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Cubs fans won't have much trouble keeping track of the team's spring training games when they begin next month.  —  The Cubs released their spring training broadcast schedule Friday, and 34 of the 36 exhibition games will air over various broadcast media.

2018 MLB Hall of Fame ballot from Mark Gonzales and Paul Sullivan  —  Chicago Tribune  —  As voting members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Chicago Tribune reporters Mark Gonzales and Paul Sullivan reveal their ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

EXCLUSIVE: Jets WR Robby Anderson arrested again in South Florida  —  New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson continues to run into trouble with the law in South Florida.  —  The former South Plantation star was arrested early Friday morning in Sunrise.

Detroit Tigers to extend netting for spring training play  —  The nets are going up in Tiger Town.  —  And when the Detroit Tigers arrive home for Opening Day on March 29 against Pittsburgh, the nets will be up at Comerica Park, too.  —  As part of a plan to increase fan safety measures …