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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Phillies backing off Tomas  —  The Phillies, once considered favorites to land free agent outfielder Yasmany Tomas, have cooled on the idea of signing the 23-year-old Cuban defector, according to Major League sources.  —  While the Phils, who had a private workout with Tomas, still like his bat there are concerns about his defense.

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 …

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 …

Giants Trailing in Pursuit of Pablo Sandoval, Boston Making A Strong Bid  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -The Giants need to start looking for a third baseman because Pablo Sandoval is likely not coming back to San Francisco.  —  After speaking with two sources, here's what I've been able to put together: