The Boston Red Sox have signed veteran Brandon Phillips to a Minor League deal.

"He is reporting to Florida to get himself in playing shape," Dave Dombrowski said. "Once he has accomplished that, he will join [Triple-A] Pawtucket."

Phillips hasn't played in the Major Leagues this season. He will play second and third and will take some grounders at first for the Red Sox.

Dombrowski said Phillips has "numerous" opt-outs in the contract.

Bryce Harper leads the National League with 19 home runs and is on pace for 98 runs and 102 RBIs, but he's hitting just .217 for the Washington Nationals.

Harper hit .315 with eight home runs in his first 17 games, but is hitting .188/.308/.392 since.

He was expected to command a $400 million contract as a free agent, but his value may be decreasing.

Harper is pulling more ground balls, his walk rate has decreased and his chase rate is up this season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks offered John Lackey a minor league deal this past winter, but he rejected it.

The offer came with no guarantee that Lackey would earn a spot in the starting rotation.

The spot eventually went to Clay Buchholz.

"I don't bring that up to him now," Buchholz says, "because he's a lot bigger than me. I don't want to make him mad. But Lackey is a bulldog. I fully expect him to be with some club at some point this year. I know for a fact that he still works out and keeps his body ready.

"But I also know he's enjoying his life, too."

The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a bonus with No. 3 pick Alec Bohm.

Bohm, a third baseman out of Wichita State, will receive a bonus in the range of $6 million.

The third overall pick comes with a $6,947,500 slot allocation.

The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a bonus with first-round pick Nolan Gorman.

The 19th overall pick will receive a full-slot bonus of $3,231,700.

Gorman is a high-school third baseman from Arizona. He is believed to be the hardest hitter among this year's draft class.

Mike Trout is signed through the 2020 season and the Los Angeles Angels would like to ink him to an extension before he hits the open market.

Trout was asked by the Los Angeles Times if he'd consider signing a new deal if the Angels don't make the playoffs this season or next.

"I don't know the answer," Trout said. "I want to get to the playoffs. That's my mindset. I can't predict the future. So I just take it one game at a time now and see what happens."

Trout, who turns 27 in August, is hitting .299/.431/.632 (192 OPS+) with 19 home runs and 39 RBI in 66 games.

The Mets have released first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the team said.

News of the move came after Sunday night's win over the visiting Yankees, which snapped an eight-game skid for the Mets.

Playing in his first season with the team, Gonzalez has six home runs and 26 RBIs and is batting .237. He is currently mired in a 1-for-19 slump.

The Texas Rangers have released Tim Lincecum.

Lincecum was signed by the Rangers in March.

He has been working his way back from a blister that he suffered in spring training. His 30-day rehab period ended Tuesday, meaning the Rangers had to activate him, keep him on the disabled list indefinitely, send him to the minors or release him.

"Despite best intentions and a lot of hard work, we just didn't feel that it was the right move to bring him up right now," Jon Daniels said. "He was throwing OK, still kind of inconsistent with this command. We just were not of the mindset that it was going to be an upgrade on our relievers who are here. Our bullpen's been very, very good here."

Since becoming a free agent Hanley Ramirez is getting interest from "multiple teams," according to a report.

Ramirez can be signed at a prorated minimum salary while the Boston Red Sox cover the $14.5 million remaining on his contract.

He fell into a deep slump in May, but slashed .330/.400/.474 over 110 plate appearances in March and April.

The Indians signed left-handed reliever Oliver Perez on Saturday, adding a veteran arm to their beleaguered bullpen.

Perez, 36, has not pitched in the majors this season after spending last year with the Nationals.