The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Cuban right-hander Yaisel Sierra on Sunday, finalizing a six-year, $30 million contract.
Sierra, 24, will get a $6 million signing bonus after he agreed to the deal in mid-January. He will report to camp in Phoenix once his visa issues are resolved.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sierra is expected to be in camp either Monday or Tuesday.
Sierra was granted free agency by Major League Baseball in late December.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers placed right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas on the 60-day disabled list.
–St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright will be the starter on Opening Day, manager Mike Matheny said.
Barring an injury this spring, Wainwright will face the Pirates on Sunday, April 3 at Pittsburgh.
Wainwright, 34, missed most of the last five months of the 2015 season after tearing his left Achilles tendon while batting during a game on April 25 at Milwaukee.
Wainwright was 2-1 with a 1.61 ERA over just 28 innings in seven appearances last season. He came back late in the season to pitch in relief.
–The Texas Rangers signed free agent right-handed pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training camp.
Guthrie, who turns 37 on April 8, joined the Rangers in Surprise, Ariz., and completed a physical.
Guthrie has spent the last three-plus seasons with the Kansas City Royals, averaging 12 wins and 188 innings from 2013-15.
–New Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly has adopted a policy prohibiting the team’s players from having facial hair.
The Marlins were allowed to have beards the past two years but Mattingly changed the organization’s policy after being hired.
“Guys will whine,” Mattingly told reporters Sunday. “Some guys like it; some guys won’t. As long as we’re consistent, I think it’s not that big of a deal.”