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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Sign Geovany Soto  —  The Angels announced that they've signed catcher Geovany Soto to a one-year, Major League contract.  He'll presumably pair with young catcher Carlos Perez as the Halos' primary catching tandem.  MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez tweets that Soto will earn $2.8MM in 2016.
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Veteran catcher Geovany Soto agrees to one-year deal with Angels
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Chris Morran / Consumerist:
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees willing to trade Ivan Nova, but there's a catch  —  The Yankees are prioritizing a starting pitcher, yet they have let teams know Ivan Nova is available.  —  Why?  —  Nova has just one season left until free agency and the Yankees are looking for starters who can help in 2016 and beyond.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Jed Lowrie  —  The Athletics announced on Wednesday that they have re-acquired infielder Jed Lowrie from the division-rival Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Brendan McCurry.  —  Lowrie, 32 in April, signed a three-year, $23MM contract with the Astros last offseason.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Tommy Kahnle From Rockies  —  The White Sox announced that they have acquired right-hander Tommy Kahnle from the Rockies in exchange for minor league right-hander Yency Almonte (Twitter link).  Kahnle was designated for assignment by the Rockies last Friday in a series …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Acquire Rex Brothers  —  The Cubs announced today that they have acquired left-handed reliever Rex Brothers from the Rockies in exchange for minor league lefty Wander Cabrera.  Brothers, who was designated for assignment last week, will be added to the Cubs' 40-man roster.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Sign Bud Norris  —  The Braves have agreed to a one-year major league deal with free agent righty Bud Norris, the club announced.  He'll earn $2.5MM for 2016, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter).  —  Norris, 30, will look for redemption in Atlanta after suffering through a rough 2015 season.
Discussion: CBSSports.com and Talking Chop
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Sign Alex Avila  —  The White Sox announced that they have signed catcher Alex Avila to a one-year deal worth $2.5MM.  Avila, who has spent his entire career with the Tigers, will remain in the AL Central and presumably pair with Tyler Flowers behind the plate for the Sox.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners, Marlins Discussing Trade; Marcell Ozuna Involved  —  12:10am: Frisaro tweets that while he hasn't confirmed anything, he gets the sense that the Marlins covet Walker.  However, he adds that the Marlins also aren't going to give away Ozuna's potential 30-homer bat in exchange for Elias …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Demand for Price to be topped only by his upcoming offers  —  Red Sox, Cubs, Cardinals, Dodgers and Giants all have shown major interest in David Price.  —  The baseball planets are aligned perfectly for David Price.  —  Two heated rivals in the NL Central want him.  So do two in the NL West.
David Laurila / FanGraphs Baseball:
David Stearns on His Vision for Building the Brewers  —  The Milwaukee Brewers have had nine winning seasons during David Stearns' lifetime.  Over that span, they've won 90 or more games just four times.  Their last World Series appearance was in 1982, three years before the 30-year-old Harvard graduate was born.
 
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