Yu Darvish, Cubs agree to 6-year deal worth $126 million  —  The Chicago Cubs and free-agent ace pitcher Yu Darvish have agreed to a six-year, $126 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jesse Rogers.  —  The deal, which includes an opt-out clause and no-trade protection …

What does the Darvish deal mean for other free agents and teams?  —  Is $126 million in February any different from $126 million in November?  After months of waiting and speculation, Yu Darvish signed with the club many predicted he would end up with at the beginning of the offseason.

Cubs To Sign Yu Darvish  —  6:02pm: Darvish's opt-out comes after the 2019 season, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets.  —  5:17pm: The Cubs and Yu Darvish have agreed to terms on a contract that will bring the righty to Chicago, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports on Twitter.

Column: For the Cubs to become serious World Series contenders again, it had to be Yu  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Ask Cubs fans how much longer pitcher Jon Lester has left on his contract and almost nobody will know.  —  Even fewer will care.  —  After Lester helped the Cubs win the World Series in 2016 …

Zack Wheeler taking prescribed injections to revitalize his career  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler's desire to return to the Mets this season fully healthy is off the charts.  Here is what you don't know about Wheeler fighting his way back:  —  In an effort to overcome the stress reaction …

Meet Franklin Perez: Why Detroit Tigers top prospect ‘the real deal’  —  LAKELAND, Fla. - He's the one with the big, strong legs.  An athletic kid — 6-foot-3 with tree-trunk legs, the coach says — but he hasn't seen him this morning.  Maybe he's over there, in the outfield.