Indians reach minor league deals with Melvin Upton Jr. and Alexi Ogando

I hope you all have some time off starting today (if you haven’t started already) to enjoy spending time with friends and family this holiday season!

Tribe news

Upton Jr., Ogando ink Minors deals with Tribe | MLB

No big, sexy signings for the Tribe thus far this winter. Instead, the Indians have signed Melvin Upton Jr. and Alexi Ogando to spring training on minor league deals. The Indians have been pretty good over the past few seasons, however, in finding diamonds in the rough among aging veterans, so here’s hoping that they can continue this trend going into 2018.

Lit chat: GMs sealing deals via text message | MLB

No word on whether or not the emoji made an appearance this winter.

Around the league

• Things aren’t looking great for Derek Jeter (warning: The Onion article incoming).
• Mets owner Fred Wilpon is not happy with the Giancarlo Stanton trade.
• ESPN has advice for the seven top teams in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks have signed Japanese relief pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano.
• Dick Enberg passed away at the age of 82 yesterday.
• Former MLB Advanced Media president Bob Bowman was forced out of his job after “troubling workplace behavior”
• The Yankees aren’t done yet this winter.