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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Sign Brayan Pena To Two-Year Deal  —  3:37pm: Pena's $5MM guarantee will be spread out evenly, paying him $2.5MM in each season of the contract, MLBTR has learned.  —  3:35pm: Pena's contract guarantees him a total of $5MM, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Twitter link).
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals sign Pena to back up Molina  —  ST. LOUIS  • The Cardinals finalized a two-year deal with veteran catcher Brayan Pena on Monday and installed him as the latest backup for Gold Glove-winning catcher Yadier Molina.  —  Pena's contract is worth $5 million over its two years, a source confirmed.
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Diamondbacks pursue Cueto, clear air about a long-ago All-Star snub  —  Star free-agent right-hander Johnny Cueto received a $120-million, six-year offer from the Diamondbacks, but it's no surprise Cueto didn't accept the proposal; Cueto has received calls of interest from the Dodgers, Giants, Red Sox, Cubs and others.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
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Nick Cafardo / BostonGlobe.com:
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Marlins targeting Bonds as hitting coach; team hopeful he accepts  —  The Marlins have targeted controversial alltime great slugger Barry Bonds to become the team's new hitting coach, CBSSports.com has learned.  —  The Bonds' pursuit is sure to trigger debate, but Marlins people see Bonds …
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Young righthander Shelby Miller is creating quite a feeding frenzy on the trade market, and it's to the point it's got to be record interest for a pitcher who went 6-17.  —  Of course, by now we know pitchers' won-loss records aren't a very useful tool in deciphering a pitcher's value.
Adam Rubin / Baseball America:
Major League Executive Of The Year: Sandy Alderson  —  NEW YORK—Upon leaving Major League Baseball to become general manager of the financially-wobbly Mets in October 2010, Sandy Alderson assembled a dream team of front-office executives, including one-time GMs Paul DePodesta and J.P Ricciardi and interim GM John Ricco.
Discussion: Just Mets and Amazin' Avenue
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Sign Jim Johnson  —  5:28pm: The deal is for $2.5MM, MLB.com's Mark Bowman tweets.  —  5:04pm: The Braves have signed righty Jim Johnson to a one-year deal, the club announced via press release.  Johnson, 32, is a client of Moye Sports Associates.  —  With the move …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Avoid Arbitration With Tim Collins  —  The Royals have agreed to contract terms with lefty Tim Collins to avoid arbitration, the club announced.  Collins will earn $1.475MM for the 2016 season, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports on Twitter.  —  That's exactly what he made last year …
Discussion: Royals Review
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox, Chris Young Agree To Two-Year Deal  —  5:43pm: Young will receive a two-year guarantee, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.  —  12:29pm: The Red Sox and outfielder Chris Young are in agreement on a multi-year contract, pending a physical, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link).
Bob Dutton / thenewstribune:
Mariners showing interest in free-agent outfielder Nori Aoki  —  Free-agent outfielder Nori Aoki appears to be the Mariners' latest off-season target  —  Aoki finished last season on the disabled list because of post-concussion concerns  —  Mariners began focusing on Aoki …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Non-Tender Candidates  —  More than 200 players are arbitration eligible and unsigned for 2016.  Around 50 of those can be considered non-tender candidates.  Players who are not tendered contracts become free agents.  The deadline for teams to decide is Wednesday, December 2nd at 11pm central time.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Avila 'can't wait' to play for White Sox, face Tigers  —  When Alex Avila was looking for a suitor in free agency, the veteran catcher, first and foremost, sought an opportunity to play.  —  With the Detroit Tigers, he wouldn't have gotten that opportunity; James McCann is the starter.
Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Sign Jordan Zimmermann  —  Having already bolstered their bullpen with the acquisition of Francisco Rodriguez, the Tigers made a move to fortify their rotation on Monday, officially announcing the signing of Jordan Zimmermann to a five-year contract.  The Relativity Sports client …
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