Troy Tulowitzki will start 2019 as Yankees shortstop, so says Brian Cashman without showing his Manny Machado card  —  The Yankees held a conference call on Friday to discuss their new shortstop.  —  The problem was the shortstop they were discussing was Troy Tulowitzki.  Not Manny Machado.

MLB stock watch: Midwinter winners and losers  —  The Christmas holiday marks the midpoint of the baseball offseason.  In fact, given an initial spring training reporting date of Feb. 13 for pitchers and catchers, the recent Dec. 25 respite neatly splits the hot stove season perfectly in two.

Mariners expect Ichiro Suzuki, 45, to make opening-day roster as team starts season in Tokyo  —  Ichiro Suzukli, 45, has not retired.  —  He has often insisted that he would like to play until he is 50 years old.  —  The door is open for his return.  —  Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry DiPoto …

Mets sign Arquimedes Caminero, Rymer Liriano to minor league deals  —  NEW YORK — The Mets have signed reliever Arquimedes Caminero and outfielder Rymer Liriano to minor league contracts, adding depth in two areas where New York appeared thin.  —  The team announced the moves Thursday …

You could own a piece of Rangers — or Blue Jays? — history for ... $8,000?  —  Texas Rangers fans have a chance to own a piece of iconic history in franchise history.  Or, maybe it's more iconic for Toronto Blue Jays fans.  —  Whatever the case, the home run ball from Jose Bautista's …

Rays reducing seating capacity at Tropicana Field to create more ‘intimate’ experience  —  Among the changes are reducing capacity to 25,000-26,000 and eliminating the upper 300 level, according to a news release.  —  Seating capacity at Tropicana Field will be reduced to about 25,000 …

Orioles Claim Austin Brice, Designate Breyvic Valera  —  The Orioles have claimed right-hander Austin Brice off waivers from the Angels, as announced by both teams.  In a corresponding move to clear roster space, the O's have designated infielder Breyvic Valera for assignment.

San Francisco lighthouse seeks caretakers.  Salary: $130,000  —  Tiny island with beautiful views of city could be your new home - if you can pilot a boat and run a bed and breakfast  —  Wanted: lighthouse keepers.  —  Location: a tiny island with remarkable views of San Francisco.

Rays Acquire Oliver Drake, Designate Jaime Schultz  —  The Blue Jays announced that they have traded right-hander Oliver Drake to the Rays in exchange for cash.  Toronto designated Drake for assignment last week to open a spot on the roster for newly acquired southpaw Clayton Richard.

Trade Nicholas Castellanos?  Tigers shopping for an offer that might not come  —  DETROIT — It's the one thing that might add some excitement to a fairly sleepy hot-stove season, but it would also make the 2019 Detroit Tigers considerably worse.  —  And unless the Tigers lower their asking price, it might not happen at all.

Where is Craig Kimbrel's market?  —  More teams should be tripping over themselves to sign Craig Kimbrel.  Not at the six-year, $100 million price point that was floated in reports in December.  But Kimbrel is worth a pretty penny, despite criticism around him and his love of the save.