MLB rumors and news for March 3rd, 2018

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• The Yankees have signed Adam Lind to a minor-league deal.
• The Blue Jays have signed Seung-Hwan Oh.
• The Orioles have signed Danny Valencia to a minor-league deal.
• The Royals have signed Lucas Duda to a 1-year deal.
• Justin Upton skipped free agency for a reason.
• Astros’ young star Yuli Gurriel will be out 5-6 weeks after hand surgery. I don’t wanna say karma...so I won’t, but I totally thought it.
• The comeback kid of 2017 could soon have a club. The Angels could pursue Greg Holland.
• Red Sox want to rename Yawkey Way to ‘reinforce that Fenway Park is inclusive’.
• Russell Wilson looked like a danged baseball player in his at-bat for the Yankees.
• The Nationals are remaining engaged with Jake Arrieta on contract talks, which seems odd considering their fear of commitment. Please stop throwing things at me.
• Party on, everyone. Cleveland has signed Mike Napoli to a minor-league deal.
• The Blue Jays have shut down Marcus Stroman due to shoulder inflammation.
• Noah Syndergaard started his spring training with a bunch of 100-mph fastballs because it’s always good to ease into the season slowly, ya know?
• The Major League Baseball Players Association wants to hold Major League Baseball accountable.
• It’s Freak Season, baby. The Rangers have signed Tim Lincecum to a 1-year deal. Take to the streets, Timmy fans everywhere.
• The Phillies have had recent contact with pitcher Lance Lynn. Ya know, kind of like close encounters of the fourth kind.
• There are the best landing spot for for each of the top three remaining free-agent starters. Can you believe these guys are still on the market?
• Phillies pitcher Pat Neshek got lit up by his small child, then roasted on Twitter.

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2017-2018 MLB Free Agent Tracker

2017-2018 Winter Trade Tracker

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