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| Date | Player | News |
| 12/7/2013 | Brian Wilson, P (LAD) | The Beard is staying in Los Angeles. The Dodgers on Saturday announced they have signed free-agent reliever Brian Wilson to a $10 million, one-year deal to stay with the team. The deal includes an $8.5 million player option for 2015. General manager Ned Colletti says that considering how well Wilson pitched down the stretch and in the postseason the team is glad to have him return. Analysis: Wilson, a right-hander and the 2010 major league saves leader while with San Francisco, joined the NL West champion Dodgers last season after a second Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery. He missed almost the entire 2012 season when the Giants won their second World Series in three years. Wilson tossed scoreless relief in 17 of 18 regular season games, going 2-1 with a 0.66 ERA. The 31-year-old reliever was 1-0 and pitched six scoreless innings in the playoffs. |
| 12/7/2013 | Hiroki Kuroda, P (NYY) | Kuroda will return to the New York Yankees' rotation. Analysis: The right-hander agreed to a one-year deal for $16 million to come back and fill one of three holes in the rotation behind CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova. Kuroda, who turns 39 in February, got off to a strong start last season before fading down the stretch. He finished 11-13 with a 3.31 ERA in 32 starts covering 201 1-3 innings. |
| 12/7/2013 | Francisco Peguero, LF (Bal) | The Baltimore Orioles have signed free agent outfielder Francisco Peguero to one-year contract. Analysis: The 25-year-old Peguero played most of the 2013 season with the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A farm team in Fresno, hitting .316 in 70 games. He also went 6 for 29 in 18 games with the Giants. In eight minor league seasons with San Francisco, Peguero batted .306 in 690 games. He broke into the majors in 2012 and has a .200 career batting average in 46 plate appearances. |
| 12/6/2013 | Carlos Beltran, RF (StL) | Two people familiar with the negotiations say outfielder Carlos Beltran and the New York Yankees have agreed to a $45 million, three-year contract. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday night because the agreement was subject to a physical and had not yet been announced. The deal was first reported by the New York Daily News. Analysis: Beltran, 36, is an eight-time All-Star who played in New York for the Mets from 2005-11, when he was dealt to San Francisco. He signed a $26 million, two-year contract with St. Louis before the 2012 season and reached the World Series for the first time this year. He joins a crowded Yankees outfield, with holdovers Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki, and newcomer Jacoby Ellsbury, whose $153 million, seven-year deal is pending. |
| 12/6/2013 | Mike Napoli, 1B (Bos) | Napoli is returning to the Boston Red Sox. The free agent first baseman with the bushy beard reached agreement with the World Series champions Friday on a two-year contract for $32 million. Analysis: Napoli tweeted that "The beard is coming back to Boston!!! Couldn't be happier!!" Napoli hit .259 with 23 home runs and 92 RBIs this year in his first season with the Red Sox. |
| 12/6/2013 | Nate McLouth, LF (Bal) | A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that McLouth and the Washington Nationals have reached a deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday night because the contract wasn't complete pending a physical. Other media outlets reported it would be a two-year deal. Analysis: The 32-year-old McLouth hit .258 with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs in 146 games for Baltimore last season. He's played nine seasons in the majors with Pittsburgh, Atlanta and the Orioles, and was an All-Star and Gold Glove winner in 2008. |
| 12/6/2013 | Hiroki Kuroda, P (NYY) | As Robinson Cano left the New York Yankees, Hiroki Kuroda agreed to stay. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said Friday the pitcher is returning for a third season in the Bronx. Analysis: Kuroda's return fills one of three holes in the rotation behind CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova. The right-hander, who turns 39 in February, got off to a strong start last season before fading down the stretch. He finished 11-13 with a 3.31 ERA in 32 starts covering 201 1-3 innings. |
| 12/6/2013 | Scott Feldman, P (Hou) | Right-hander Scott Feldman has signed a three-year contract to provide a veteran presence in the Houston Astros rotation. Analysis: Feldman was 12-12 with a 3.86 ERA in 30 combined starts for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore last season. |
| 12/6/2013 | Robinson Cano, 2B (NYY) | A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano and the Seattle Mariners have reached agreement on a deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement. ESPN reported earlier Friday that Cano and the Mariners had agreed on a $240 million, 10-year contract pending a physical. Analysis: Cano had spent his entire career with the New York Yankees and was a five-time All-Star. He played in 160 games last season and hit .314 with 27 homers and 107 RBIs. |
| 12/6/2013 | Curtis Granderson, CF (NYY) | A person familiar with the situation says Granderson and the New York Mets have agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract. Analysis: The 32-year-old Granderson comes over from the crosstown Yankees, giving the Mets much-needed power in their punchless outfield. He batted .229 with seven homers and 15 RBIs this year, when injuries limited him to 61 games. But he surpassed 40 homers in each of the previous two seasons. |
| 12/5/2013 | Bryan Petersen, LF (Tex) | Texas signed right-hander Nate Adcock and outfielder Bryan Petersen to minor league deals with invitations to spring training. Analysis: Adcock and Petersen both have major league experience. |
| 12/5/2013 | Nate Adcock, P (Tex) | Texas signed right-hander Nate Adcock and outfielder Bryan Petersen to minor league deals with invitations to spring training. Analysis: Adcock and Petersen both have major league experience. |
| 12/5/2013 | Jose Contreras, P (Tex) | Contreras, the Cuban right-hander who turns 42 on Friday, has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers that includes a non-roster invitation to major league spring training. Analysis: Contreras spent last season with the Pittsburgh and Boston organizations. He had ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow in June 2012 and spent last spring rehabbing before making seven relief appearances for the Pirates in May. |
| 12/5/2013 | Wil Nieves, C (Phi) | The Phillies have signed Nieves to a $1.125, one-year contract. Analysis: Nieves played in 71 games last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks and batted .297 with one home run and 22 RBIs. He hit .302 with runners in scoring position. Over the last two years, he hit .299 in 103 games. |
| 12/5/2013 | Brian Wilson, P (LAD) | A person with knowledge of the negotiations says free-agent reliever Brian Wilson has agreed to terms on a $10 million, one-year contract to stay with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The deal is pending a physical, the person said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team had not made an announcement regarding the quirky, bearded pitcher. Wilson's new contract includes an option for the 2015 season. Analysis: Wilson, a right-hander and the 2010 majors saves leader while with San Francisco, joined the NL West champion Dodgers last season after a second Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery. He missed almost the entire 2012 season when the Giants won their second World Series in three years. Wilson went 2-1 with a 0.66 ERA in 18 outings this year for Los Angeles. |
| 12/5/2013 | Will Smith, P (Mil) | Milwaukee received left-hander Will Smith in a trade with Kansas City for outfielder Norichika Aoki. Smith spent most of the past couple seasons shuffling between Kansas City and Triple-A Omaha, and between the bullpen and the starting rotation. Analysis: Smith went 8-10 with a 4.76 ERA in 35 games, including 17 starts, during his time in Kansas City. The Royals have a deep bullpen and Smith pitched primarily in relief, going 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA last season, which ultimately made him expendable in a trade. |
| 12/5/2013 | Norichika Aoki, RF (KC) | The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki from Milwaukee to be their leadoff hitter Thursday. Milwaukee received left-hander Will Smith, who spent most of the past couple seasons shuffling between Kansas City and Triple-A Omaha, and between the bullpen and the starting rotation. Analysis: Aoki hit .286 with eight homers, 37 RBIs and 20 steals last season. Aoki, who turns 32 next month, also ranked second in the majors with 40 infield hits, and .339 against left-handed pitching, the best average by a left-handed hitter in the big leagues. He struck out just 40 times in 674 plate appearances. |
| 12/5/2013 | Edward Mujica, P (Bos) | A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Boston Red Sox have agreed with reliever Edward Mujica on a two-year deal. Analysis: The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal was pending a physical and had not been announced. The 29-year-old Mujica gives the Red Sox some protection if soon-to-be 39-year-old closer Koji Uehara cannot repeat his 2013 performance next season. Mujica was 2-1 with 37 saves and a 2.78 ERA for the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals last season. |
| 12/5/2013 | Willie Bloomquist, SS (Sea) | Bloomquist has officially signed a two-year contract with the Seattle Mariners, bringing him back to the team he started his major league career with. Analysis: Bloomquist spent the past three seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, appearing in 225 games and hitting .289 with 36 doubles and 63 RBIs over that time. Last season with Arizona, he appeared in 48 games and had 139 at-bats. The 36-year-old Bloomquist spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Mariners. His high point came in 2006 when Bloomquist appeared in 102 games for Seattle. |
| 12/4/2013 | Wesley Wright, P (TB) | A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a one-year contract with Wright. The person spoke Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the deal is pending a physical. The financial terms were not known. Analysis: Wright posted a 3.69 ERA in 70 games with Houston and Tampa Bay last season. He was not tendered a contract by the Rays. |
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