Preller making noise in San Diego  —  New GM revamps the Padres' soporific offense with a flurry of moves in 48 hours  —  By all accounts, San Diego general manager A.J. Preller subsists on a frat-boy diet and falls woefully short of the seven to eight hours of sleep per night generally recommended by medical professionals.

NY lands versatile Jones, righty prospect German; Phelps dealt to Miami  —  MLB.com's Hot Stove looks at the trade the sends Martin Prado to the Marlins and Nathan Eovaldi to the Yankees  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees added another piece to their rotation on Friday, acquiring right-hander Nathan Eovaldi …

Red Sox To Re-Sign Craig Breslow  —  The Red Sox have agreed to sign lefty Craig Breslow to a one-year, $2MM deal, Rob Braford of WEEI.com reports on Twitter.  Baratta Partners represents the veteran hurler.  —  Breslow, 34, will look to bounce back from a rough 2014 in which he worked …

Ryan Howard trade rumors: Ruben Amaro Jr. says it would be best if Phillies move on from first baseman  —  In the immediate aftermath of the Phillies finalizing a trade sending shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, it doesn't appear that the organization is anywhere close to being finished wheeling and dealing.

Free Trea Turner: Age-old rule requires Nats' PTBN to stay with Padres till June  —  FOX Sports  —  Shortstop Trea Turner was the 13th overall pick in last year's MLB Draft.  —  Shortstop Trea Turner has been traded from the Padres to the Nationals.  Everyone knows he has been traded from the Padres to the Nationals.

Baseball vet has Majors experience, 17 years helming Minor League clubs  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Former Cubs skipper Mike Quade was named the manager at Triple-A Rochester to replace Gene Glynn, who was promoted to be the Twins' third-base coach under new manager Paul Molitor.

APNewsBreak: Dodgers end Yanks' payroll streak, owe most tax  —  1 photo  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have ended the New York Yankees' 15-year streak as Major League Baseball's biggest spenders and owe more than $26.6 million in luxury tax.

Royals request release waivers for outfielder Peguero  —  9/28/14: Carlos Peguero hits an RBI single through the middle to score Christian Colon, giving the Royals a 5-4 lead in the 6th inning  —  The Royals have requested release waivers for outfielder Carlos Peguero, the team announced Friday.

Pirates Sign Corey Hart  —  12:59pm: Hart will earn $2.5MM in base salary and can double it with another $2.5MM in incentives, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter).  —  12:55pm: The Pirates announced that they have signed free agent Corey Hart.