Barry Bonds reportedly talking to Marlins about being a hitting coach

A person familiar with the discussions said Barry Bonds is talking with the Miami Marlins about working for them as a hitting coach, a person familiar with the discussions told the Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the discussions haven’t been confirmed publicly. The Marlins’ interest in the steroids-tainted home run king was first reported by CBSSports.com.

Frank Menechino will be back in 2016 for his third season as Marlins hitting coach, and Bonds would work with him. Bonds has been a guest instructor for the San Francisco Giants in spring training since his playing days ended.

If hired by the Marlins, Bonds would join Don Mattingly’s staff. Mattingly recently became the team’s seventh manager since June 2010. He managed the Dodgers the previous five seasons.

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Johnny Cueto rejected a six-year, $120-million offer from the Arizona Diamondbacks, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Arizona wants a front-line starter and would have made the right-hander by far the highest-paid player in the organization.

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A full postseason share for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals was worth $370,069, just under the record $388,606 set by the San Francisco Giants last year. The New York Mets set a record for a World Series loser at $300,758, the commissioner’s office said. The Dodgers, who lost a division series to the Mets, had a full share of $34,169.

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The Atlanta Braves signed reliever Jim Johnson to a one-year, $2.5-million contract. It’s the second off-season in a row the Braves have signed Johnson. He saved nine games with the Braves before he was dealt to the Dodgers at the trade deadline. After posting a 2.25 earned-run average in 49 games with Atlanta, the right-hander was 0-3 with a 10.13 ERA in 23 games with the Dodgers.

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Free-agent catcher Brayan Pena agreed to a $5-million, two-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he will be the backup for All-Star Yadier Molina. ... Free-agent pitcher Jordan Zimmermann finalized a $110-million, five-year contract with the Detroit Tigers.