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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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Angels aren't ruling out pursuit of Heyward — JP Morosi — The Los Angeles Angels have the American League's 2015 Gold Glove Award winner in right field. — How about the National League recipient, too? — The Angels aren't ruling out a pursuit of free agent Jason Heyward, sources tell Ken Rosenthal and me.
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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.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Name Dave Roberts Manager
Dodgers Name Dave Roberts Manager
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Acquire Kirby Yates, Designate Michael Choice — The Indians have acquired recently designated right-hander Kirby Yates from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations and designated outfielder Michael Choice for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster, tweets MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
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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.
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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 …
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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Robinson Cano reportedly unhappy in Seattle, would like to go back to New York — Last week Andy Van Slyke made the news for, among other things, ripping Robinson Cano in a radio interview, claiming that he was lazy, loafed and ended up getting coaches fired in Seattle.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Cuban Second Baseman Omar Estevez Highlight Video — Paying $6 million for 17-year-old Cuban second baseman Omar Estevez is a steep price. That's the bonus the Dodgers agreed to pay Estevez, and because he's subject to the international bonus pools, the Dodgers are going to pay $12 million total …
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Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers, Cuban OF Yusniel Diaz Agree To $15.5MM Deal
Dodgers, Cuban OF Yusniel Diaz Agree To $15.5MM Deal
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