Lowdown: Straight Cash-ner  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @Crawford_Milb on Twitter.  —  The trickle down effect has begun.  Or so we hope.  —  Just about a week after the Cubs brought in Yu Darvish, we saw two free-agent hurlers put their name to paper on Thursday with Andrew Cashner signing …

Indians taking ‘long view’ with Danny Salazar's shoulder recovery  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Indians pitcher Danny Salazar is unlikely to be ready for the start of the regular season, another early blow to the team following the death of manager Terry Francona's father.

Garcia gets $10 million for one year from Toronto  —  Lefthander Jaime Garcia and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract that includes a 2019 team option.  —  Garcia gets $8 million this year as part of the deal announced Thursday and Toronto has a $10 million option with a $2 million buyout.

Scott Boras remains patient, but he and his free agents are really testing the limit  —  TAMPA — It's three days into spring training, with full squads reporting in five days — does Scott Boras know where his free agents' teams are?  —  Baseball's Avenging Agent is accustomed to playing the waiting game …

Zack Greinke: ‘Wish every park was neutral’ so humidor not needed  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Zack Greinke is beginning his third season with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and this time he will be throwing home games with baseballs that have been stored in a humidor.

Reds void Manship's contract, add Pennington on minor-league deal  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds voided the minor league contract of right-handed reliever Jeff Manship on Thursday after he failed to pass a physical and they agreed to a minor league deal with former Los Angeles Angels infielder Cliff Pennington.

Next Slide  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Ron Gardenhire's office at Joker Marchant Stadium is beginning to feel like home.  On the second day of spring training, a number of papers hung on a previously blank bulletin board.  On his desk, notes were scattered around.  His cigar humidor was on its way.

Cardinals notebook: Leone may ease Bowman's load  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Matt Bowman was the most-often employed Cardinals reliever with men on base last year, entering with 50 men on base and allowing just 15 to score, or 30 percent.  —  With the acquisition last month …

CC Sabathia is at the center of Yankees Universe  —  TAMPA, Fla. - These days, the center of Yankees Universe is generally located at CC Sabathia's locker.  —  From his corner space at Steinbrenner Field, Sabathia dispenses pitching advice and shares a career's worth of learned experience to anyone who inquires.

Dodgers confident Koehler will help fill bullpen void  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Dodgers are confident the free-agent acquisition of Tom Koehler will help fill a bullpen void left by Brandon Morrow's jump to the Chicago Cubs.  —  For Koehler, it's a move that represents a transition …

Kirk Gibson to throw out first pitch for Dodgers on opening day  —  The Dodgers were one victory last fall from preempting the following sentence: It has been 30 years since the Dodgers last won the World Series.  —  But a championship always is worth celebrating, and so the Dodgers announced Thursday …

Arte Moreno says Angels are ‘thinking about’ an extension for Mike Trout, but there's no urgency  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — After watching Shohei Ohtani go through his first bullpen session with the Angels, Arte Moreno confronted a question about his other star.  —  Mike Trout has three years left …

Noah Syndergaard misses old coach, but new guy is ‘amazing’  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Noah Syndergaard lobbied for the incumbent pitching coach to return to the Mets last offseason, but quickly has come to respect the new one.  —  As Dan Warthen was nearing the conclusion of his tenure with the Mets in October …

Mariners among teams in attendance for ex-Husky Tim Lincecum's showcase in Kent  —  The showcase was held at Driveline Baseball in Kent.  Lincecum's fastball was clocked around 90-92 mph.  —  The Mariners were one of 20-plus major-league teams that scouted the pitching showcase …

Rob Manfred: Player input ‘significantly altered’ MLB's positions  —  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said rule changes to help pace of play will be announced before spring training games begin.  —  Manfred did not specify what the new rules would be while addressing reporters …