The impending Wrigley Field renovation, the Cubs’ expiring TV deal with WGN and the current state of negotiations with the rooftop owners were the main topics on Saturday during a fan question-and-answer session with the Ricketts family on the second day of Cubs Convention.

The Rangers signed lefty reliever Rafael Perez to a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.

Lacking bench depth, the Mets agreed to terms on Saturday with shortstop Omar Quintanilla on a Minor League deal, according to a source. The Mets, who have not confirmed the signing, had non-tendered Quintanilla earlier this offseason.

Former D-backs second baseman Tony Womack joined Luis Gonzalez, Greg Swindell, Reggie Sanders, Mike Fetters and Mark Grace as players on the 2001 World Series Champion team in the club’s ninth annual Fantasy Camp.

Highlighting the first day of the Winter Warm-Up, Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt, Jr., announced on Saturday that the organization plans to hold its first player induction ceremony this year to coincide with the opening of the new Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum in Ballpark Village.

As part of the Winter Tour, Blue Jays players and staff headed to Centrefield Sports on Saturday morning, offering up Major League skills training for kids and getting in a workout of their own.

Left-handed reliever Joe Beimel, who hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2011 and had Tommy John surgery in ’12, has agreed to a Minor League contract with the Mariners with an invitation to Major League camp, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports.

Reaching agreement on a one-year, $6.5 million contract on Friday settled how much Giancarlo Stanton will earn in 2014. But it didn’t clear up the slugger’s long-term future with the Marlins.

Veteran scout Gary Hughes drafted and signed multisport stars John Elway, John Lynch and Delino DeShields. And with three of this weekend’s four starting quarterbacks having been former big league draft picks, Hughes will have a special interest in watching the NFL conference championships.

Gigantes pecked away at Aguilas’ lead, eventually scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning for a victory in the final game of round-robin playoffs. The win forces a tiebreaker game on Saturday between Gigantes and Licey with the winner advancing to the Dominican Series to face Escogido.

On a day when the Dodgers announced their seven-year, $215 million contract extension with ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw, numerous smaller deals were completed across the Major Leagues.

During the opening ceremonies of the 29th Cubs Convention, Theo Epstein and Jeff Samardzija both sounded optimistic about the club on the deadline day to exchange salary figures with arbitration-eligible players — like Samardzija.

Out of the six Reds players eligible for arbitration when the week started, only two remain unsigned at week’s end — starting pitcher Homer Bailey and closer Aroldis Chapman.

The Angels avoided arbitration with closer Ernesto Frieri and new reliever Fernando Salas on Friday, leaving just third baseman David Freese and reliever Kevin Jepsen on the day the two sides exchanged figures.

Effective out of the bullpen last season, right-hander Dustin McGowan has officially been given the go-ahead to once again work toward becoming a starter for the Blue Jays.

The Orioles reportedly handed first baseman Chris Davis a significant raise on Friday, one of five one-year contracts they worked out with arbitration-eligible players ahead of a 1 p.m. ET deadline to exchange salary figures.

The Braves agreed to terms on one-year deals with Kris Medlen, Chris Johnson, Mike Minor and Jordan Schafer before having to exchange salary arbitration figures on Friday afternoon. But they were not able to reach agreements with Craig Kimbrel, Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward, who stood as their only other unsigned arbitration-eligible players.