Main League Baseball’s exhibition season is absolutely underway, however that is not stopping groups from making last-minute additions to their rosters. With that in thoughts, CBS Sports activities will compile all of Sunday’s most notable developments and rumors within the house beneath in your consuming pleasure.

The Brewers have agreed to a minor-league contract with veteran outfielder Mark Canha, in accordance with Jon Heyman of the New York Publish. 

Canha, 36, spent a part of the 2023 season with the Brewers. He’ll return to Milwaukee having cut up final 12 months between the Tigers and the Giants. He batted .242/.344/.346 (99 OPS+) with seven house runs and 7 stolen bases throughout 125 video games. Canha’s contributions have been price an estimated 0.6 Wins Above Substitute, the bottom mark of his profession because the 2017 season.

Canha figures to compete for a bench spot with the Brewers. In concept, he might even work himself right into a timeshare with lefty-hitting outfielder Sal Frelick. That is only a concept at this level, although, and there is purpose to be skeptical about Canha given his below-average energy manufacturing. Groups typically need extra thump from their nook gamers. 

In fact, the Brewers could also be one of many groups keen to look the opposite means in that respect given they do make use of Frelick — plus there’s the current improvement that noticed them lose outfielder Blake Perkins for a while as a consequence of a fractured shin.

Canha is assessed as an Article XX(B) free agent — he has greater than six years of service time; he ended final season on a big-league roster; and he signed a minor-league pact greater than 10 days earlier than Opening Day — that means that he’ll have a couple of opt-out alternatives obtainable to him that may require the Brewers to both add him to their roster, pay him a retention bonus, or launch him to free company fully. The primary of these alternatives comes 5 days earlier than Opening Day.

Rangers signal Pillar

The Rangers have inked veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to a minor-league contract, the crew introduced. 

Pillar, 36, will attend big-league spring coaching and can try and win a job in camp alongside the likes of Evan Carter, Wyatt Langford, Leody Tavares and Adolis García. He cut up final season between the White Sox and Angels, compiling an 88 OPS+ throughout 100 video games. His contributions have been price an estimated 0.4 Wins Above Substitute.