Clark: Free agents may have to wait

Baseball union head Tony Clark says it is possible some free agents may not agree to contracts until after the start of the regular season.

More than four dozen players remain without deals from among the 166 who exercised free agent rights last November, and the total seeking jobs is much greater when released players, non-tender free agents and minor league free agents are included.

Top free agents include pitchers Jake Arrieta, Alex Cobb, Lance Lynn and Greg Holland, and third baseman Mike Moustakas.

Yankees: Adam Lind agreed Friday to a minor league contract, giving New York another backup option to Greg Bird at first base.

The 34-year-old Lind had been at the training camp for free agents organized by the players’ association in Bradenton. If added to New York’s 40-man roster, he would get a one-year contract with a $2 million salary.

He batted .303 with 14 homers and 59 RBIs in 116 games and 301 plate appearances for Washington last season, including four home runs in 48 plate appearances as a pinch hitter.

Also, Russell Wilson struck out in his first spring at-bat. The Seahawks quarterback pinch hit for AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge in the fifth inning against Atlanta and swung past a 2-2 pitch from left-hander Max Fried.

Mets: Tim Tebow made his first spring start, struck out against NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and then singled off Washington’s Erick Fedde.