The Miami Marlins signed free-agent right-hander Yonny Chirinos to a minor-league deal on Tuesday with an invitation to big-league spring training. Chirinos spent 2018-23 with the Tampa Bay Rays, so new general manager Peter Bendix is familiar with Chirinos already. The 30-year-old veteran has appeared in 69 games (38 starts) at the major-league level and has produced a 106 ERA+ and 1.20 WHIP. In 20 appearances (nine starts) for the Rays and Atlanta Braves in 2023, he had an offspeed run value in the 87th percentile, a ground-ball percentage in the 71st percentile and a walk percentage in the 65th percentile while posting a career-worst 5.40 ERA (5.43 FIP) and 1.39 WHIP while walking 27 and striking out 53 in 85 total innings. Chirinos hasn't really been effective since 2019 and will be battling for a roster spot in Miami in 2024.

The Philadelphia Phillies claimed right-hander Kaleb Ort off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Tuesday and designated infielder Diego Castillo for assignment in a corresponding move to make room on the 40-man roster for Ort. The 32-year-old Ort was designated for assignment by the Fish last week and will now join the Phillies organization, making it four teams for Ort this offseason alone. In the last three seasons with the Boston Red Sox, he went 2-4 with a 6.27 ERA (5.34 FIP) and 1.70 WHIP with one save, 25 walks and 51 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings pitched over 47 appearances (two starts). Ort allowed 19 runs (16 earned) on 27 hits (six home runs) while walking nine and striking out 24 in 23 innings over 21 outings (two starts) in Boston in 2023. He's not anywhere near the fantasy radar.

New York Yankees outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez (elbow) will play catch in camp soon. He's already been shagging fly balls in the outfield and should be swinging a bat by the end of spring training, with the Yankees targeting a summer return. The 21-year-old had Tommy John surgery in late September and is one of the most interesting position-player prospects in the game. The man they call The Martian hit .258 (8-for-31) in his first eight major-league games late last year, with four of his eight hits clearing the fences. The fact that the injury was to his throwing arm will make things more complicated in terms of when he'll make his 2024 season debut, but Dominguez has enough talent to reach 15 home runs and steal 15 bases, even if he doesn't play his first game until around the All-Star break.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft (toe) had surgery on his big right toe in September. He threw a live bullpen session against hitters on Monday, but he's still managing his comeback from surgery and said that some days are better than others. "We got a plate in it, and I stayed off it for a month," Ashcraft said. "I've finally built back up. It's starting to get better, but it's one of those things we'll have to piece together. It'll take its time to get feeling right, but I know I'll be good by the season." The 26-year-old right-hander went 7-9 with a 4.76 ERA (5.06 FIP) and 1.37 WHIP with 52 walks and a career-high 111 strikeouts in 145 2/3 frames over 26 starts in his second big-league season in 2023. Ashcraft is probably going to need to strike out more hitters to be worth rostering in most mixed leagues in one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in baseball.

Cincinnati Reds infielder Noelvi Marte (hamstring), who will mostly focus on third base in spring training, is coming back from a hamstring injury that he suffered in late November and isn't quite at full speed. His injury typically carries a six- to 10-week recovery period. "He has been out there running," general manager Brad Meador said. "He's hitting. He's doing everything, but just building back up." The 22-year-old can also play shortstop, but that's Elly De La Cruz's primary position, so Marte is going to have to share playing time at the hot corner with Jeimer Candelario in 2024. Defense isn't Marte's strong suit, but he hit an impressive .316/.366/.456 with three homers and 15 RBI in his first 35 big-league games a season ago. Playing time could be an issue, but he has a very exciting power/speed combination.