MLB trade rumors and news for February 18th, 2018

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• The Mets have signed pitcher Jason Vargas.
• THE STOVE IS ABLAZIN’! One of the biggest free agents this winter is officially off the market. The Padres have signed Eric Hosmer to an 8-year deal. Wowza.
• The Diamondbacks have signed Jorge De La Rosa to a minor-league deal.
• The Phillies have signed Drew Hutchison to a minor-league deal.
• Mariners’ Ryon Healy will be out 4-6 weeks with a hand injury.
• The Rangers have signed pitcher Edinson Volquez.
• The Twins have signed Anibal Sanchez to a one-year deal. This is not a joke.
• The Cardinals have signed Jason Motte to a minor-league deal.
• The Phillies have signed Fernando Abad to a minor-league deal. Really not...a-bad move from Philadelphia. Please stop throwing things at me.
• The Reds have signed Cliff Pennington to a minor-league deal.
• Cleveland has signed Rajai Davis to a minor-league deal.
• The Rangers have signed Seung-hwan Oh.
• A six-man rotation could be in the future for Shohei Ohtani and the Angels.
• The Giants have signed reliever Tony Watson.
• The Yankees and Manny Machado share mutual interest for the young star to make it to the Bronx next fall.
• The Brewers have signed Nick Franklin to a minor-league deal.
• The Blue Jays have signed veteran pitcher Jaime Garcia.
• Boston has fixed their third base vacancy...again. The Red Sox will bring back Eduardo Nunez on a 1-year deal.
• The Orioles have signed Andrew Cashner to 2-year deal.
• The Rays have acquired CJ Cron and designated Corey Dickerson for assignment.
• Oh, and they’re not quite done yet. The Rays have traded Jake Odorizzi to the Twins.

KEY LINKS:

2017-2018 MLB Free Agent Tracker

2017-2018 Winter Trade Tracker

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