The Philadelphia Phillies have communicated to other teams that they are facing a financial crunch and are open to offers for their second highest-paid player, starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, according to sources.Slugger Bryce Harper is the team's highest-paid player, but there is no indication yet that the Phillies will look to deal him off their books.Wheeler is only one year…

The Seattle Mariners agreed to a one-year, $3.01 million deal with outfielder Mitch Haniger, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.The deal is not guaranteed, according to sources.Haniger was eligible for arbitration. Last season, he slashed .220/.314/.463 in 63 games for the Mariners. He added 15 home runs and 32 RBIs.

NEW YORK -- Yankees pitchers Zack Britton and Gerrit Cole, free-agent catcher Jason Castro, Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor and free-agent shortstop Marcus Semien were elected Friday to the executive subcommittee of the Major League Baseball Players Association.They join St. Louis pitcher Andrew Miller, free-agent pitcher James Paxton and Washington pitcher Max Scherzer on the union's highest-ranking member body.The newcomers replace…

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela had surgery Friday to remove a bone chip from his right elbow, and the team said his expected recovery time is three months.Urshela is likely to miss about half of spring training, which starts in mid-February, and will have just a few weeks to get into shape ahead of the opener against Toronto…