The Minnesota Twins are adding some pop to their playoff team from last year, landing free agent slugger Logan Morrison for the lineup.Morrison and the Twins have agreed to a $6.5 million, one-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the agreement was subject to a physical and had not been finalized.The Twins would have an option for 2019 that could vest automatically, making it a two-year deal.Either way, their patience in a slow-moving market this winter has the Twins on the cusp of scoring Morrison, who's coming off a career-high 38 home runs and 85 RBIs for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2017.Morrison was drafted by the Marlins and debuted in 2010. He was traded to Seattle prior to the 2014 season, then dealt to the Rays two years later.Morrison played in a career-most 149 games last season and posted an .868 OPS, which would have been tops on the Twins. He broke in as a corner outfielder... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi joined the Minnesota Twins just in time for their first full-squad workout of spring training.He had a sense he'd land with them, actually, and it was a good feeling. Leaving behind the Tampa Bay Rays teammates he'd become close friends with wasn't fun, but leaving an organization cutting salary for one coming off a postseason appearance was a welcomed trade."I'm glad to have that closure now, where I don't have to worry about it each day waking up like, 'Is this could be the day I have a new team?'" Odorizzi said.That moment came on Saturday night, when the Rays sent the 27-year-old right-hander to the Twins for minor league shortstop Jermaine Palacios."It's kind of a foregone thing when you're there, to a certain point. Everyone ends up leaving, whether it's time or dollars," Odorizzi said on Monday afternoon, after putting on his Twins uniform for the first time. "I'm out, so I'm happy to go to be here to be on a contending team."The Rays, who let... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The turnaround for Minnesota last year was sharp, with 26 more wins than the miserable 2016 season on a march to the AL wild card game.This year, the Twins are in position to actually measure progress by postseason advancement. The entire starting lineup stayed intact, with five core players age 25 and under, and the bullpen was given a big boost with three free agent additions .For the first time in seven years, the previous appearance in the playoffs, Minnesota is a desired destination."I feel like this team is on the edge of being really good for a while," said left-hander Zach Duke, who joined right-handers Fernando Rodney and Addison Reed as veteran relievers who signed this winter. "Maybe a pitcher or two away, and it's there. It's a very exciting thing."The pitcher or two could still materialize, with Yu Darvish at the top of the list of unsigned logjam of free agents around the game. The Twins, who hold their first official workout for pitchers and catchers on... [More]

A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Cleveland IndiansManager: Terry Francona (sixth season).2017: 102-60, first place, lost to New York Yankees in ALDS.Training Town: Goodyear, Arizona.Park: Goodyear Ballpark.First Workout: Feb. 15/19.He's Here: 1B-DH Yonder Alonso, OF Melvin Upton Jr., RHP Alexi Ogando.He's Outta Here: 1B Carlos Santana, OF Jay Bruce, RHP Bryan Shaw, RHP Joe Smith, OF Austin Jackson, LHP Boone Logan.Going campin': Poised to possibly end their 70-year-old World Series title drought, the Indians, who reeled off 22 straight victories in 2017, didn't even make it back to the AL Championship Series after squandering a 2-0 playoff lead against the Yankees. Unlike last winter, when the club signed DH Edwin Encarnacion in free agency, the Indians were relatively quiet, counting on their core to carry them in... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While baseball's offseason crawls along waiting for a logjam of free agents to clear, Minnesota Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey remains fluid in trying to improve the team's pitching staff.Waiting out decisions by the top starters on the market, Falvey turned his sights to the bullpen, where Minnesota was tied for 20th in the majors in relief ERA (4.40) last season while making its surprise run to the American League wild-card game.As one of the more active teams in free agency, the Twins signed three relievers for a total of $23.4 million guaranteed in closer Fernando Rodney, left-hander Zach Duke and right-hander Addison Reed over the past month."You don't know, really, where things are going to go sometimes," Falvey said Friday as Minnesota began its annual fan festival at Target Field, with Rodney and Duke in attendance. "So, the way we looked at it was, let's find a way to augment our pitching. Ultimately, that could come in the starting rotation, that... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right-handed reliever Addison Reed and Minnesota have finalized a $16.75 million, two-year contract, putting another pitcher with closing experience in the back of the Twins' bullpen.The deal, agreed to over the weekend, was announced Monday and calls for salaries of $8.25 million this year and $8.5 million in 2019. The Twins agreed to a deal with right-hander Fernando Rodney in the offseason.Reed has 125 saves in seven major league seasons. He started last season with the New York Mets, then was traded to the Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 2010 and took over the ninth inning for them two years later.Reed had a career-best 40 saves in 2013, with 72 strikeouts in 71 1/3 innings and a 3.79 ERA. He was dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks the following offseason, then to the Mets in 2015. He served as their primary setup man for two years, filling in as the closer when Jeurys Familia was suspended or injured.___For more AP baseball coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

RHP Addison Reed produced his worst outing since the Red Sox acquired him from the New York Mets when he allowed a two-run homer to LF Aaron Hicks on a full count slider in the eighth. Reed was charged with four runs Friday, marking the most he allowed since also giving up four June 20, 2015 for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a game against the San Diego Padres.

RHP Addison Reed pitched for the second straight game since arriving in a trade from the New York Mets. He pitched the eighth inning and allowed a home run Tuesday but worked in the seventh inning Thursday, getting three straight outs against one of his old teams. Manager John Farrell said Reed will work either the seventh or eighth depending on matchups. He liked Reed in the seventh Thursday because it was against the top of the White Sox lineup.

RHP Addison Reed made his Red Sox debut Tuesday against the Indians after being acquired in a deadline-day trade with the Mets on Monday. Reed, wearing No. 43, gave up a solo home run to Carlos Santana in the eighth, but limited the damage after that. He allowed only the one run on one hit and had a strikeout in one frame. Reed was added to the active roster after 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday.

RHP Addison Reed was added to the Red Sox's 25-man roster Tuesday after 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 10-day disabled list. Reed was acquired in a deadline-day trade with the Mets on Monday. Reed, 28, had been serving as the Mets closer in the absence of injured closer Jeurys Familia, going 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 19 saves this season before the trade.

RHP Addison Reed, acquired from the New York Mets in exchange for RHPs Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista and Steve Nogosek on Monday, is due to arrive in Boston Tuesday and becomes the club's eighth-inning setup man. "Twenty right-handed relievers that were on our list at one time or another," said president Dave Dombrowski. "And a lot of lefties, too." Reed, who had 101 saves for the Chicago White Sox from 2012-14, also provides insurance against an injury to closer Craig Kimbrel.

RHP Addison Reed was traded by the Mets to the Red Sox for minor league RHPs Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista, and Steve Nogosek. Reed, 28, is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 19 saves in 21 opportunities over 49 innings in 48 appearances this season. Reed would be expected to return to a setup role behind Red Sox right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel. He will be a free agent after the season.

The Boston Red Sox completed a trade with the New York Mets to acquire right-handed closer Addison Reed ahead of Monday afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline.Reed was dealt in exchange for three Red Sox prospects. He will be a free agent after the season.Reed, 28, is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 19 saves in 21 opportunities over 49 innings in 48 appearances this season. He has been the closer for the Mets since Jeurys Familia underwent surgery in May to repair a blood clot in his pitching arm.Reed would be expected to return to a setup role behind Red Sox right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel.Boston parted with minor league right-handers Jamie Callahan (Triple A), Gerson Bautista (Class A), and Steve Nogosek (Class A) in the deal.The team also transferred infielder Josh Rutledge (concussion) to the 60-day disabled list in a corresponding move.

The Boston Red Sox agreed to a trade with the New York Mets to acquire right-handed closer Addison Reed, according to multiple reports Monday.Reed reportedly will be dealt in exchange for three Red Sox prospects. He will be a free agent after the season.Reed, 28, is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 19 saves in 21 opportunities over 49 innings in 48 appearances this season. He has been the closer for the Mets since Jeurys Familia underwent surgery in May to repair a blood clot in his pitching arm.Reed would be expected to return to a setup role behind Red Sox right-handed closer Craig Kimbrel.According to the New York Post, the Mets will get three minor league relievers in the trade -- Jamie Callahan (Triple A), Gerson Bautista (Class A) and Stephen Nogosek (Class A).

RHP Addison Reed, who has filled the closer's role for the Mets since Jeurys Familia had surgery in May to remove a blood clot in his right shoulder, is expected to dealt by Monday's non-waiver trading deadline after New York acquired Miami closer A.J. Ramos. Manager Terry Collins said he wouldn't hesitate to use Reed this weekend. "If he's not pitching it's because he doesn't feel good," Collins said. "I'm not worried about trades, that's not my territory. If he feels good enough to pitch he will pitch, if he needs a day (off) he will get a day."

RHP Addison Reed earned his first save in almost a year Sunday night, when he threw a perfect ninth inning to close out the Mets' 5-2 win over the Marlins. The save was the first for Reed since Apr. 27, 2016, when he threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. He is filling in at closer for RHP Jeurys Familia, who is suspended for the first 15 games following an off-season domestic violence arrest. Reed has yet to allow a baserunner while recording three strikeouts over three innings this season.

RHP Addison Reed, with RHP Jeurys Familia likely to open the season by serving a multi-week suspension for his offseason domestic violence arrest, will occupy the closer's role for the first time since he was a member of the Diamondbacks in 2014. Reed struggled this spring but should be fine as closer after recording a 1.84 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP since the Mets acquired him in August 2015.

RHP Addison Reed continued his dominance out of the bullpen in Friday's 5-1 Mets win in Philadelphia. Reed pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out the side to help preserve a Mets victory. His ERA is now at 2.00.

RHP Addison Reed suffered through a rare poor outing Thursday, when he gave up a season-high three runs in just one-third of an inning in the Mets' 9-8, 11-inning win over the Phillies. Reed was entrusted with a 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth but retired just one of the five batters he faced while giving up three hits -- including a three-run homer to Phillies 3B Maikel Franco -- and one walk. It was just the fourth time this season Reed has given up multiple runs in an outing and the first time he's allowed more than two runs in 93 appearances as a member of the Mets. Reed's ERA 1.72 to 2.08. He is 4-2 with one save and 86 strikeouts over 73 2/3 innings.

RHP Addison Reed pitched a scoreless eighth inning and lowered his ERA to 1.96. Reed entered Sunday with a 1.38 ERA since May 1. His season ERA is fifth-best among NL relievers.