Free agent right-hander Merrill Kelly, after being dealt by the Diamondbacks to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline last season, is returning to Arizona on a two-year, $40 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports.

The veteran utility player, who was traded from the Mets to the Phillies in July, is headed back to the West Coast in free agency.

Underscoring the intangibles that Realmuto offers to a team, Phillies’ former World Series champion pitcher and four-time All-Star Cole Hamels noted that the backstop has most of the power in ongoing negotiations to return.

Right-hander Brad Keller and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $22 million, two-year contract on Thursday. Keller gets a $4 million signing bonus, half payable upon the contract's approval by Major League Baseball and half in October.

Fifty years after its inception, free agency isn't going anywhere. But the ability for MLB teams to spend unlimited amounts could be.

The Nationals continue to revamp their front office with the hiring of a new general manager. The Nats on Thursday announced they have hired 31-year-old Anirudh Kilambi to be their GM. Kilambi comes to the Nationals from his role as the Phillies' assistant general manager for the past four years,

One day after signing Adolis García to play right field, the Philadelphia Phillies are adding more velocity to their bullpen. The Phillies and right-handed reliever Brad Keller agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract pending a physical,