Red Sox owner John Henry: we 'don't need to be popular, we need to win'  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — As the Boston Red Sox stepped out into the sun Monday for their first full-squad workout of spring training, owner John Henry maintained that he's more concerned about Ws and Ls than the team's Q-Rating.

Nats star Harper focused on 2018 season, not future beyond  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper is focusing on his immediate future.  But don't bother asking him about plans beyond this year.  —  “If you guys do talk anything about that, I'll be walking right out the door,” he said Monday.

Next Slide  —  Shortly after the J.D. Martinez domino fell, the Diamondbacks signed outfielder Jarrod Dyson to a two-year, $7.5 million deal on Monday.  —  The deal should be announced soon.  It was first reported by ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  —  Dyson hit .251 with a .324 OBP and stole 28 bases …

MLB: No pitch clock in 2018, but mound visits, warm-up times limited  —  Major League Baseball and the MLB Players' Association reached agreement on pace-of-play initiatives that will not include a pitch clock, ending a year of tension since Commissioner Rob Manfred indicated a strong preference to cut down average time of games.