Blue Jays' Dioner Navarro seeks trade following Russell Martin signing  —  Russell Martin is a terrific catcher and leader, but some are wondering about the Blue Jays' choice to sign him since they already had a fine starting catcher.  —  Dioner Navarro, the Blue Jays' returning starter, is one of those people.

Pirates Claim Pedro Florimon  —  The Pirates have claimed infielder Pedro Florimon off waivers from the Nationals, Washington announced today.  —  Florimon, 28 next month, is a switch-hitting shortstop with a questionable bat and outstanding glove.  He saw the lion's share of playing …

Update on Marlins' free agent moves; Behind-the-scenes nuggets on Stanton negotiations  —  All Marlins talk in the wake of today's press conference for Giancarlo Stanton's historic 13-year, $325 million deal:  —  ### By accepting below-market salaries of $6.5 million and $9 million over the next …

Blind-sided: Blue Jackets' Jack Johnson is bankrupt; who led him there is biggest shocker  —  The Columbus Dispatch  •  —  On the morning of Oct. 7, two days before the Blue Jackets opened the 2014-15 season, Jack Johnson left his Ferrari parked in the garage of his Dublin apartment …

Notes on Young, Jimenez, De Aza, minors and more  —  The Orioles remain open to re-signing free-agent outfielder Delmon Young, who evolved into baseball's best pinch-hitter this season.  However, Young is looking for a two-year deal, which doesn't figure to provide a match.

Yankees Sign No. 23 International Prospect Bryan Emery  —  Colombian outfielder Bryan Emery, the No. 23 international prospect for July 2, has signed with the Yankees.  —  Emery, 16, was the last available player from Baseball America's Top 30 international prospects list for July 2 …

Tigers Claim Josh Zeid, Designate Ezequiel Carrera  —  The Tigers have claimed reliever Josh Zeid off waivers from the Astros, the club announced.  Detroit designated outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment to create roster space.  —  Zeid is a 27-year-old righty who has made over twenty appearances …

MLB Transaction Trees  —  Finding the roster spot with the longest lineage on all 30 teams  —  Shortly after Indians pitcher Corey Kluber won the AL Cy Young Award last week, New York Times writer Tyler Kepner made Twitter do a double take by pointing out that the seeds of Kluber's Cleveland victory …

MLB addresses pace of play in AFL  —  Some new in-game procedures were implemented to seek solutions for slowness  —  A countdown clock was one of several new rules put in place for Arizona Fall League games this year.  —  PHOENIX — When Mark Appel was pitching at Stanford …

Howard's struggles linked to more than injuries  —  RYAN HOWARD turned 35 yesterday.  —  These should be the best years of his life.  —  In 2010, Howard was almost as big as Jared, his Subway co-star.  With Donovan McNabb out of Philadelphia, Howard was the biggest show in town …

Third baseman Urshela, catcher Wolters among prospects who could be selected  —  2014 MLB.com Top Prospects: Giovanny Urshela's defense has always been the strongest part of his game but he has made great strides hitting  —  CLEVELAND — Teams are tasked with mapping out plans beyond …

Plenty of potential suitors for Scherzer in free agency  —  FOX Sports  —  Max Scherzer's resume includes an AL Cy Young Award and 91 wins.  —  Max Scherzer's name isn't prominent early in free agency, but that's to be expected.  Scherzer's agent, Scott Boras, is Mr. January, not Mr. November.

Source denies report Giants are out of Sandoval hunt  —  A report out of San Francisco from KPIX 5 that the San Francisco Giants had dropped out of negotiations to re-sign free agent third basemen Pablo Sandoval was emphatically denied Wednesday by a source with direct knowledge of the talks.