Francisco Rodriguez will continue his baseball career with the independent Long Island Ducks.

"We have agreed to terms with Francisco Rodriguez," Ducks president and general manager Michael Pfaff told Newsday. "The goal is to get him in here as soon as possible. We anticipate his arrival this week. As soon as he arrives, we'll issue an official press release once he signs his contract."

The Texas Rangers have officially signed Cuban outfielder Julio Pablo Martinez.

The club agreed to terms with Martinez, 21, in early March.

He became eligible to sign on Friday. The prospect will receive a $2.8 million signing bonus, which eats up the remainder of the Rangers' 2017-18 bonus pool.

Jose Bautista has agreed to a Minor League deal with the Atlanta Braves.

Bautista will receive a one-year, $1 million deal if added to Atlanta's 40-man roster.

He will report to the Braves' extended spring training complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, to work himself into game condition. They plan to use Bautista at third base.

Mark Reynolds has signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.

Reynolds, 34, hit .267 with 30 homers, 97 RBIs and 175 strikeouts in 520 at-bats for the Colorado Rockies last season.

He went unsigned this offseason in a historically cold free agent market.

After scoring 5.1 runs per game in 2017, the Nationals are at just 4.2 runs per game this season.

The Colorado Rockies and Charlie Blackmon have agree to a new contract that will keep him from testing free agency next offseason.

The six-year deal can top out at $116 million if options are exercised and all incentives are met, according to sources.

Blackmon and the Rockies worked out the deal for most of spring training, but it remained under the radar.

"I didn't want to create distractions," he said.

In January, Blackmon agreed to a one-year, $14 million deal. The new deal pays Blackmon a $2 million signing bonus, a $12 million salary this year and $21 million in each of the next three seasons.

Blackmon has player options of $21 million for 2022 and $10 million for 2023.