Mariners Acquire Jorge Polanco  —  The Mariners and Twins have lined up on one of the bigger trades of the offseason.  Seattle announced the acquisition of second baseman Jorge Polanco for four players: reliever Justin Topa, starter Anthony DeSclafani and prospects Gabriel Gonzalez and Darren Bowen, as well as cash considerations.

Ex-Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros manager Jimy Williams dies at 80  —  MLB, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros  —  BOSTON — Jimy Williams, the 1999 American League Manager of the Year for the Boston Red Sox who won 910 games over a dozen seasons that included stints with the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros, has died.

The Orioles Prepare for Private Equity Control  —  The Angelos family is selling the team to two P.E. billionaires, David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti, for $1.725 billion.  —  It looks like the Orioles sale is finally going to happen.  I've had several plugged-in sources tell me that the team's owner …

Rangers' Corey Seager to miss most of spring training after surgery  —  World Series MVP Corey Seager had surgery Tuesday for a left sports hernia repair, and the Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop will miss most of spring training.  —  General manager Chris Young said Seager had surgery in Arizona …

Breaking down Héctor Neris' Cubs deal, plus more MLB free agency notes  —  Considering Héctor Neris' age, diminished velocity and lack of recent closing experience, he probably was valued appropriately.  But at first glance, it appeared the right-handed reliever's one-year …

Shohei Ohtani joining Dodgers ‘made too much sense’ says Stan Kasten |  Nightengale's Notebook  —  Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten was strolling into the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto on New Year's Day to watch the inaugural game of a new women's professional hockey league - when someone yelled at him.

Justin Turner agrees to 1-year deal with Blue Jays, source confirms  —  The Toronto Blue Jays and Justin Turner have agreed to a one-year deal worth $13 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.  —  Turner can make an additional $1.5 million in bonuses, according to multiple reports.

MLB free agency: How the crowded DH market could begin to thin  —  The working theory among some agents in December was that once Shohei Ohtani picked a team, the market for corner guys — corner outfielders, corner infielders, designated hitter types — would loosen, with clubs that lost …

Tigers sign infield prospect Colt Keith to 6-year, $28.6M deal  —  DETROIT — The Tigers made an unusual bet on a player with no major league experience, signing 22-year-old infield prospect Colt Keith to a six-year contract Sunday that guarantees him $28,642,500.

Yankees should see ‘quite a bit’ of Will Warren as top prospects join the mix  —  The injury bug never relented after it began biting Yankees starters during spring training last year.  As a result, the team had to deploy a few pitchers who weren't projected to impact the rotation.