The Orioles have signed Korean outfielder Hyun-soo Kim to a two-year, $7-million deal, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.

The Nationals are looking at options at second base, and a baseball source told MLB.com that the club has interest in Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips and free agent Daniel Murphy.

Two months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, Yadier Molina had the same procedure again on Tuesday after it was determined that his thumb was not healing properly.

So pleased with Bartolo Colon’s work over the past two seasons, the Mets are signing up for another. The team is close to finalizing a one-year, $7.25 million deal to bring Colon back to Flushing, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The deal, which the club has not confirmed, is pending a review of medical information, and it should be finalized later this week.

At least at first glance, the Cubs seem to have found a solution in center field by signing Jason Heyward to an eight-year contract. Heyward was the prize among the position-player free agents, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner and two-time All-Star who, at 26, presumably has his best years ahead. One potential issue, however, is that much of Heyward’s value is based on his defensive play in right field, a position where he has proven to be among the game’s elite.

The White Sox found their third baseman on Tuesday, landing two-time All-Star Todd Frazier as part of a blockbuster three-team trade with the Dodgers and Reds.

The Yankees continue to look for avenues to build a younger and more athletic roster, believing that they have taken steps in the right direction with the acquisitions of infielder Starlin Castro and outfielder Aaron Hicks. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said on Wednesday that he has spoken to both players, who are looking forward to fresh starts in pinstripes.

Will Mike Zunino be a part of the Mariners in 2016? Greg Johns opens up the Inbox.

The Winter Meetings may have come to a close last Thursday, but that doesn’t mean the offseason wheeling and dealing is over. That became obvious when the White Sox, Dodgers and Reds announced a whopper of a seven-player deal. On the big league side, Todd Frazier moving from Cincinnati to Chicago created the buzz, but the other six involved in this blockbuster are all prospects of various shapes and sizes.

Good, smart baseball work doesn’t always grab the headlines, and plenty of teams have gotten better this offseason. Some of their work has slipped under the radar. Let’s examine five teams that have had very solid, very underrated offseasons.

As trade rumors swirl around Carlos Gonzalez and the rest of the Rockies outfield, interested suitors worry about whether inflated Coors Field numbers are propping up the stat lines. Fear not, potential trade partners, there’s evidence to prove otherwise.

CC Sabathia has been so encouraged about the health of his left arm that he said Wednesday his training is “light years” ahead of where it has been in past offseasons, raising his optimism level about a productive 2016 campaign.

A.J. Schugel, a right-handed pitcher who made his Major League debut in the D-backs’ bullpen last season, was claimed off waivers by the Mariners on Wednesday in a move that potentially adds to the organization’s rotation depth.

Mike Napoli, the veteran first baseman and designated hitter, has reached a one-year contract agreement with the Indians pending a physical examination, according to a FOX Sports report.

Carson Smith went for a hike with his family in Costa Rica on Dec. 7, and when he returned from the excursion, he learned that his career had shifted 3,000 miles to the east.

Who is going to be the Phillies’ closer next season? Based on a highly unscientific Twitter poll Saturday, nearly 90 percent of the 2,557 people who voted were not particularly concerned about the answer.

Yasiel Puig spent almost the entirety of Tuesday morning with his head buried in his smartphone, his face blank, his eyes fixed and his mouth, remarkably, shut. Then Major League Baseball’s charter flight began to descend upon his island, the one that molded a star for another nation to enjoy. And suddenly Puig pressed his forehead against the glass, whispering to his father, Omar, about all of the places he recognized from 20,000 feet.