Bryce Harper embraces spotlight, but is he ready for Philadelphia and $330 million expectations?  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — This was the first day of the rest of his new baseball life, and no matter how Bryce Harper just wanted to blend in Sunday with his new Philadelphia Phillies' teammates, it was impossible.

Detroit Tigers' Daniel Norris lost for answers after latest struggle  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Daniel Norris has a motto that he lives by, “Just keep living,” a nod to his faith and adventure and, in years past, persistence through injuries that have kept him from reaching his potential as a pitcher.

4 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Eloy Jimenez following a familiar path  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Four takeaways from White Sox spring training Sunday:  —  Jimenez memorably hit a two-run pinch-hit home run last year in his return to the ballpark he played in as a Cubs prospect.

There's a beacon of light in the Rangers' rotation full on Tommy John recovery stories, and his name is Lance Lynn  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Right-hander Lance Lynn is a beacon of hope for the Rangers' rotation.  There is life for pitchers after Tommy John surgery.  —  Lynn is living proof.

Cincinnati Reds snap skid with a home run fest in 11-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers  —  PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Reds broke a three-game losing streak by pounding the Brewers 11-5 before a crowd of 8,245 at American Family Field of Phoenix.  Derek Dietrich, Kyle Farmer and Phillip Ervin homered for the Reds.

WHY PAY SO MUCH FOR MIKOLAS?  —  QUESTION: Why give so much money to Miles Mikolas?  He had one good season.  —  BENFRED: This is inaccurate, though.  Just because Mikolas was not pitching in MLB before last season, it does not mean he was not pitching well in Japan.

Rays' Tommy Pham driven by upbringing, desire to be the best  —  Watch Tommy Pham play for the couple years he was in St. Louis, or the couple months he was with the Rays last season, or even for a couple minutes.  —  What you are struck by is how much intensity he plays with, how driven, focused, even angry, he looks.

Machado has quiet Padres debut in spring game  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado's debut in a San Diego Padres uniform was a lot less eventful than his free agency.  —  The four-time All-Star spent the offseason being courted by every club with money to burn, and he wound up signing a $300 million …

Jonathan Lucroy moves on to Angels after ‘great time’ with A's  —  TEMPE, Ariz. - When the A's needed a catcher during the spring of 2018, Jonathan Lucroy was still available.  It was a major stroke of luck.  —  He wound up being exactly what the team needed, a positive force behind the plate …

MLB's best free agents still available, now that Bryce Harper, Manny Machado have signed  —  It's official, Bryce Harper is finally off the free agent market.  —  It took until March for the top free agent prize to sign with a team.  The outfielder agreed 13-year, $330 million contract …

Slimmer Cecil stepping away from games to fit mechanics to ‘new body type’  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • A new outlook, a new mentality, and a new body frame due to significant weight loss this winter has left reliever Brett Cecil with clunky, outdated mechanics.

How was your Wednesday?  Probably not as productive as what Rangers' two-way player did  —  Matt Davidson played third base Wednesday for the Texas Rangers, picking up for Asdrubal Cabrera, and even launched a home run in a 9-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs.  —  That was what he did in the afternoon.