Here's all that's worth knowing around MLB for Thursday, Feb. 18 ...
SIGNINGS & AGREEMENTS
Diamondbacks: Have extended the contract of manager Chip Hale through at least the 2017 season. (Jon Morosi via Twitter)
Dodgers: Signed P Louis Coleman to a one-year, $750,000 contract.
Nationals: Signed P Burke Badenhop to a minor-league contract.
Pirates: Signed OF Matt Joyce to a minor-league contract.
Rays: Signed P Ryan Webb to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Royals: Agreed to contract extensions with GM Dayton Moore and manager Ned Yost. Yost's new contract will run through the 2018 season, while the parameters of Moore's deal were not disclosed ... The Royals signed INF Clint Barmes and pitchers Ross Ohlendorf and Brian Duensing to minor-league contracts.
Tigers: Signed P Bobby Parnell to a minor-league contract.
RUMORS & SPECULATION
Indians: Still have some interest in 3B Juan Uribe, reports MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. 3B David Freese, who's also a free agent, may also be a fit.
INJURY UPDATES
Angels: 1B Albert Pujols (right foot surgery) probably won't be ready by Opening Day.
Rangers: OF Josh Hamilton is still battling knee soreness and will meet with the team physician next week (Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News) ... Grant also writes that P Yu Darvish (Tommy John surgery) could soon begin throwing from a half-height mound.
MISCELLANY
Nick Punto: Announced his retirement.
Angels: Manager Mike Scoscia says the team's second base job is an open competition this spring. (Alden Gonzlez via Twitter)
Astros: P Luke Gregerson believes he should remain the Astros' closer even though the team traded for Ken Giles this offseason.
Red Sox: Manager John Farrell says 3B Pablo Sandoval will switch-hit this season. (Rob Bradford via Twitter)
Reds: Manager Bryan Price says J.J. Hoover will open the season as the team's closer. (Mark Sheldon via Twitter)
Yankees: P Aroldis Chapman intends to appeal any suspension he's given for his alleged domestic violence incident in October ... Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Yankees had a deal in place with P Tommy Hunter but that the agreement fell apart because of Hunter's physical ... Manager Joe Girardi says he thinks P Luis Severino is capable of working 200 innings this season. (Joel Sherman via Twitter)
