ST Daily: Arrieta Finds A Home  —  Another free agent domino fell Sunday, to another team hoping to make some unexpected waves in 2018.  —  Jake Arrieta, the top remaining starting pitcher on the market, reportedly agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal with the Phillies on Sunday, pending a physical.

Jacob deGrom strikes out four as right-hander eases Mets' concerns in spring debut  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - If Mets fans had any concerns about ace Jacob deGrom's early spring training back pain and whether that would hinder the right-hander's preparation for the 2018 season, deGrom came out blazing Sunday in his Grapefruit League debut.

Blue Jays' Stroman won't start Opening Day — and he doesn't like it  —  DUNEDIN — Marcus Stroman may still be the star of the Blue Jays starting rotation but he won't get the ball on Opening Day.  —  That bit of news, delivered by manager John Gibbons on Monday morning …

Cincinnati Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani suffers oblique strain; Finnegan leaves Sunday's start with a forearm spasm  —  PEORIA, Ariz. - The Reds' quiet spring ended with two injury thuds Sunday.  —  Right-hander Antony DeSclafani has a left oblique strain.

Yankees To Sign Neil Walker  —  10:50am: FanRag's Jon Heyman tweets that Walker's one-year deal will be worth about $5MM.  —  10:27am: The Yankees have agreed to a contract with free-agent infielder Neil Walker, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter).  The agreement is pending a physical.

Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is holding off on naming right-hander Zack Greinke as his Opening Day starter, in part, it seems, because of comments Greinke made to reporters after his most recent outing.  —  “We have one really good candidate …

Jordan Montgomery wants to show Yankees he is worthy of being named fifth starter  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Jordan Montgomery officially was named on Friday as the fifth starter in the Yankees' rotation, and he fully understands that he must pitch like he warrants that designation.

White Sox outfielder Nicky Delmonico suffers partial shoulder separation  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox left fielder Nicky Delmonico was removed after a nasty collision with shortstop Tyler Saladino while they attempted to catch a pop-up in the seventh inning of Sunday's 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

Justin Upton homers to lift Angels to victory over Rangers  —  THE GAME: The Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, on Sunday in Tempe, snapping a six-game losing streak.  Justin Upton's second homer of the spring, a three-run blast, put the Angels ahead in the sixth.

MLB's brutal winter is all but over.  Here are the biggest winners and losers.  —  There were no ceremonies to see if a varmint sees his shadow, and snow storms are still pummeling the Northeast, but mercifully, baseball's interminable winter is over.  —  One hundred thirty-days …

Yankees not interested in one-year deal with Alex Cobb: sources  —  Tampa — Despite a rapidly falling free-agent market, the Yankees aren't interested in a one-year deal with Alex Cobb, according to team sources.  —  While the Bombers could add Cobb and still stay under …

New Orioles promotion offers free child admission at Camden Yards  —  The Orioles announced a new promotion launching this year that will offer fans free admission to their accompanying children for the season's first month with additional dates coming throughout the year.

Fowler back at leadoff but with less pressure  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  • The phrase that followed Dexter Fowler around Wrigley Field, through the World Series, and all the way to St. Louis as a free agent, was four-words long and T-shirt slogan catchy: “You go, we go.”

Way-too-early MLB trade deadline preview: Which stars could sellers deal?  —  Thanks to the miracle of modern baseball projection systems, we already know precisely how the 2018 season will play out.  Because of that, even though we're three weeks away from Opening Day …