Lookout Linkage, 1/31/16

Happy Sunday everyone! Things are (oddly) starting to heat up here as the dull part of the offseason is present as ever. Let's look at some of the latest headlines:

• Mariners farmhand Dylan Unsworth will represent South Africa in the World Baseball Classic.
• Jesus Sucre's broken leg will keep him out of action for six months.
• The Astros have agreed to a one-year pact with starter Doug Fister.
• Strange but true: Major League Baseball might change the strike zone a little.
• Next year's free agent class doesn't appear to be as strong as this year's version. Craig Edwards at Fangraphs tries to figure out why this might be.
• Meanwhile, Grant Brisbee looks at possible homes for the current remaining free agents.
• No further predicting needs to be done on Howie Kendrick, as the infielder has re-signed with the Dodgers.
• Major League Baseball is looking to get Opening Day 2017 in London.
• An interesting and unique problem may be the cause for the Nationals' recent free agent woes.
• The Rockies and Rays made a fairly big trade, swapping outfielder Corey Dickerson for pitcher Jake McGee.
• Baseball Prospectus unleashed their list of the top 101 prospects in baseball, while MLB Pipeline also released their top 100 list.
• The Diamondbacks have acquired infielder Jean Segura from the Brewers.
• Manny Machado got a pretty bold tattoo on his arm.