White Sox To Sign Edwin Encarnacion  —  The White Sox have reached an agreement to sign veteran slugger Edwin Encarnacion, according to multiple reports.  Dominican reporter Yancen Pujols tweets that the sides have agreed to a one-year, $12MM deal that includes a $1MM signing bonus and $11MM salary, pending a physical.

Mets, reliever Dellin Betances agree to one-year deal  —  The New York Mets have reached a one-year deal with right-handed reliever Dellin Betances, sources confirmed to ESPN.  —  The deal is worth $10.5 million, but Betances could earn $13 million if he appears in 70 games.

50 years after his letter changed baseball forever, Curt Flood's sacrifice still resonates  —  When Curt Flood penned the missive that would alter baseball - and all of sports - forever, he was alone in a Copenhagen hotel room, soon to be estranged from his children, fully aware he was on the verge of immolating his lucrative career.

Diamondbacks To Sign Kole Calhoun  —  The Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal with free-agent outfielder Kole Calhoun, Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports.  It's a two-year deal that contains a $9MM option for a third season or a $2MM buyout, according to Morosi.  Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds …

RELATED: Gladiator: A Spotlight Team report on Aaron Hernandez  —  When Caitlin Hill refused to leave the grounds of the stadium, she was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing, Bolger said.  Officers were putting Caitlin Hill into a prisoner transport van for the trip …

Alameda County agrees to sell its share of Oakland Coliseum to A's  —  The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to sell its ownership in the Coliseum complex to the Oakland A's, capping a years-long effort by the county to get out of the sports business and all but securing the baseball team's future in the East Bay.

In Fighting Over the Minors, What Might Baseball Lose?  —  M.L.B. says it needs to take a broad look at the structure of the sport, but its proposal to trim the minor leagues risks undercutting part of what makes it special.  —  When the San Francisco Giants chose catcher Joey Bart second …

Seahawks to Sign Robert Turbin; Marshawn Lynch Contract ‘In the Works’  —  While the door isn't closed on a reunion with Marshawn Lynch, the Seattle Seahawks signed free-agent running back Robert Turbin  —  Turbin confirmed on Instagram he was rejoining the Seahawks, with whom he spent the first three years of his career.

Yankees Trade Chance Adams To Royals  —  1:20pm: The Yankees announced that they've acquired minor league shortstop Cristian Perez in exchange for Adams.  The 21-year-old had a down season in his first year at Class-A Advanced in 2019, hitting .252/.290/.285 in 424 plate appearances.