J.D. Martinez continuing physical at Red Sox spring training camp  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Considering it took four months for the Boston Red Sox and J.D. Martinez to get together, what's another day before they make things official?  —  Martinez arrived at the Red Sox's spring training facility Wednesday …

Column: Tyler Chatwood hardly a fifth wheel for the Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Everybody knows the big four of the Cubs' starting rotation: Yu, Q, Kyle and Jon.  —  Meet Tyler Chatwood, the fifth Beatle, the No. 5 starter and not-to-be-forgotten member on a staff that includes three …

Next Slide  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — It was weird, Alex Wilson admitted.  —  For the first time in five years — save an emergency start with the Detroit Tigers in 2015 — the veteran right-hander came to the stadium on Thursday afternoon as a starting pitcher.  —  Admittedly, Wilson wasn't quite sure how to prepare.

Possibilities aplenty for Cardinals' infielder Wisdom  —  St. Louis Cardinals infielder Patrick Wisdom hits soft toss balls to warm up before facing live pitching during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

5 young pitchers to watch early in Mets camp  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Everybody is waiting for Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Jason Vargas to make their Grapefruit League debut this spring, but they are about a week away from getting their first game action.

Steven Souza Jr. filling big shoes in J.D. Martinez's No. 28  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Surprised to be traded, Steven Souza Jr. heads to Arizona for what promises to be a key role on a Diamondbacks team that expects to be good.  —  The 28-year-old outfielder knew the Tampa Bay Rays were making …

Cardinals in no hurry to label closers  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • The Cardinals' bullpen this year likely will be comprised of seven relievers at the start of the season but could have eight at any moment, if manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Mike Maddux deem the concept worthy.

Next Slide  —  Good seats are still available for the most anticipated debut in Major League Baseball this spring.  —  Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese two-way star who signed with the L.A. Angels this offseason will make his first start on Saturday at Tempe Diablo Stadium when the Angels host the Brewers.

Rays deal Dickerson to Pirates for Hudson and minor leaguer  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have traded All-Star designated hitter Corey Dickerson to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for relief pitcher Daniel Hudson, minor league infielder Tristan Gray and cash.

Ranking Arizona spring training parks: Surprise at the top  —  The emerging field of “data mining” is providing much-needed information to the manufacturers and marketers of consumer products.  By using sophisticated algorithms, computers can sift through countless online comments by users of products …

Next Slide  —  Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire did something after the game Thursday that he would very rarely do in the regular season.  He made a point of personally complimenting the home-plate umpire.  —  “Helluva job, very nice,” he said to Jen Pawol, one of two women umpiring in professional baseball.

Mariners catcher Mike Zunino grows into major role with team  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Catcher Mike Zunino is looking to build off his best season as a Seattle Mariner.  —  Zunino enters his sixth season after setting several career highs at the plate.  No catcher currently in Mariners spring training …

Analytically speaking, Cincinnati Reds Tucker Barnhart was golden  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The theory here is Tucker Barnhart won the Gold Glove for two reasons:  —  1. He richly deserved it  —  2. Advanced analytics have become part of the criteria.  —  The two go hand-in-hand.

Cleveland Indians OF Brandon Guyer will restart progression after aggravating wrist injury  —  Cleveland Indians outfielder Brandon Guyer will restart his progression after aggravating a left wrist injury in a spring-training drill.  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians outfielder Brandon Guyer missed …

A group is trying to get the grounded Baltimore police surveillance airplane flying again.  The pitch: It can catch corrupt cops  —  When Archie Williams first heard the pitch about what he calls the “eye in the sky” — the privately funded surveillance plane that flew over Baltimore …