Sources: White Sox get Keuchel at 3 years, $55.5 million  —  Left-hander Dallas Keuchel and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a three-year, $55.5 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.  —  The agreement includes a vesting fourth-year option worth $18.5 million, sources said.

AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labor deal  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons.  —  Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing …

MLB Sees Record $10.7 Billion In Revenues For 2019  —  The business of Major League Baseball continued to be strong in 2019 with record revenues for the ...  [+] 17th straight years.  (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)  —  Getty Images  —  Revenues for Major League Baseball continue …

“I gave it everything I had” — Ian Kinsler retires, moving to a front-office role with the Padres  —  In the end, only a herniated cervical disk could drive Ian Kinsler from the game he played with rare intensity and singular dedication for 14 major-league seasons.

Tigers To Sign Jonathan Schoop  —  The Detroit Tigers are “in agreement” with free agent second baseman Jonathan Schoop, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.  It's a one-year deal worth $6.1MM plus performance bonuses for Schoop, a client of VC Sports Group.  Rosenthal notes that the Tigers plan …

Donaldson sweepstakes update; Lindor talks reaching critical stage; Mets not too motivated on Marte  —  Some notes from around baseball, based upon information gathered from major-league sources:  —  • Don't count the Twins out of the Josh Donaldson sweepstakes just yet.

Angels' Shohei Ohtani completes Tommy John rehab, eyes 2-way role in '20  —  Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has completed his throwing program, the final step in his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery, and was cleared to return to his native Japan, where he will rest and recover …

It's hard to take Yoenis Cespedes' comeback seriously  —  The question marks surrounding Yoenis Cespedes' potential return to a Major League dugout will take at least a few months to be answered.  But the oft-injured slugger made one thing clear: he's motivated to gain back some trust.

Cubs Sign Ryan Tepera  —  The Cubs have struck a deal with reliever Ryan Tepera, as first reported by Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter).  It comes with a 40-man roster spot, though Tepera will play on a split arrangement.  He'll earn at a $900K rate in the majors and $300K in the minors.

Twins Sign Tyler Clippard  —  11:20am: Clippard will be guaranteed $2.75MM, ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets.  —  11:13am: The Twins announced Friday that they've signed veteran reliever Tyler Clippard to a one-year contract.  Minnesota also made its previously reported one-year deal (plus a club option) with Sergio Romo official.

Mutual Interest Between Blue Jays, Edwin Encarnacion  —  Earlier this month, the Blue Jays were connected to the likes of Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Justin Smoak and Edwin Encarnacion as they evaluated first base options.  Less than two weeks later, both Tsutsugo and Smoak are off the board …