CUBS: 3B Kris Bryant, the 2015 NL rookie of the year, agreed to a one-year, $652,000 contract. That's a raise of more than $145,000, a substantial amount considering he has less than one full year of major-league service time. ... Addison Russell hit a two-run homer as the Cubs blanked the Angels 3-0 before a Cactus League-record crowd of 15,446.

METS: RHP Jacob deGrom's contract was renewed for $607,000 after the sides could not agree on a deal. The All-Star declined to sign the contract in a common form of protest for players who are not eligible for arbitration. DeGrom will get a 9 percent raise. ... RHP Jenrry Mejia, permanently banned after three failed doping tests, told the New York Times he was set up by MLB. Mejia said he was guilty only of the first offense. He said the second positive was inaccurate but was told that if he appealed, “they will find a way to find a third positive. I felt there was a conspiracy against me.” MLB officials denied making any threats.

TIGERS: Anthony Gose rates poorly in defensive metrics. “That whole analytics thing is a big scam,” he said. “I feel I'm one of the better center fielders in the game. I could care less what some analytics thing says, some guy putting numbers in a computer.” ... Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer in his first spring at-bat as the Tigers beat the Yankees 3-0.

EXTRA INNINGS: Madison Bumgarner allowed a first-inning home run to Eugenio Suarez in the Giants' 4-3 win over the Reds on Friday. Bumgarner struck out the side in the second. ... Zack Greinke pitched two scoreless innings in his Diamondbacks debut, a 6-3 victory over an A's split squad. ... OF Ryan Raburn and the Rockies agreed to a minor-league contract. ... Blue Jays INF Maicer Izturis is retiring after 11 seasons.