DENVER — Catcher Jacob Stallings and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The deal carries a $2 million salary for next season, along with a $2 million mutual option for 2026 that includes a $500,000 base buyout. The 34-year-old Stallings set full-season career highs with Colorado last season when he hit.263 with nine homers …
BRADENTON, Fla. — Last Tuesday, when spring training reached its midpoint, the Pirates reassigned catcher Henry Davis to minor-league camp. “If you’ve got a good catcher, you’re gonna win,” said Mike LaValliere, who caught for the teams that won the National League East from 1990 to 1992. “The second a prospect ranking helps the Pirates win a game, I’ll care …