After signing Zack Cozart, the Angels are headed to the postseason if ...  After landing infielders Ian Kinsler and Zack Cozart over the past two days, the Los Angeles Angels look as if they are headed to the postseason in 2018.  Given the avalanche of acquisitions the Halos have made since the season ended …

Piscotty speaks: New A's outfielder thanks Cardinal Nation for its support  —  Compared to your average 26-year-old, Stephen Piscotty is a social media recluse.  —  He doesn't tweet.  —  His Instagram account is active, in a sense.  —  His latest post there was just his fourth since the calendar turned to December.

Ballplayer sues White Sox over injury at Guaranteed Rate Field  —  Dustin Fowler of the New York Yankees sits on the ground as the trainer looks at his leg after trying to catch a foul ball hit by Jose Abreu.  Fowler was taken off the field on a cart.  David Banks/Getty Images  —  Sign-Up for our Newsletter

Reliever Hector Rondon agrees to 2-year deal with Astros f  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Reliever Hector Rondon has agreed to a two-year contract with the World Series champion Houston Astros.  —  The 29-year-old right-hander spent the last five years with the Chicago Cubs, where he went 18-13 with a 3.22 ERA and 77 saves.

Rangers Acquire Matt Moore  —  The Rangers have officially acquired lefty Matt Moore from the Giants.  Texas will also add $750K of international bonus pool spending capacity while shipping minor-league righties Sam Wolff and Israel Cruz to San Francisco.  —  With the move …

Phillies trade Freddy Galvis to San Diego Padres  —  The Phillies traded Freddy Galvis on Friday afternoon to San Diego as they moved their longest tenured player in order to create an opening at shortstop for J.P. Crawford.  —  The trade was first reported by Scott Miller of Bleacher Report.

Phillies Agree To Terms With Carlos Santana  —  1:28pm: Santana's contract is still pending a physical, tweets Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.  Salisbury also tweets that Hoskins will indeed play a significant amount of left field, freeing up the possibility of the trade of an outfielder.

Trevino earns Mike Adams Award from Hooks  —  John Paul II graduate and Texas Rangers minor leaguer Jose Trevino was named the 2017 Mike Adams South Texas Professional Player of the Year by the Hooks on Friday.  —  In September, Trevino was named the MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove catcher for a second consecutive year.

The Chris Martin Story, far from over, keeps getting better  —  ARLINGTON  —  The guys he once lugged washers and dryers and fridges with down at Lowe's and Texas Appliance are pretty pumped up, naturally.  —  Their former co-worker is the newest member of the Texas Rangers' bullpen.

Dodgers To Sign Tom Koehler  —  The Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal with righty Tom Koehler, according to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation (via Twitter).  Financial details are not yet known.  Koehler is represented by Pro Agents, Inc.  —  Koehler, 31, was non-tendered by the Blue Jays after the 2017 season.

Aaron Judge can't wait to play alongside Giancarlo Stanton  —  Aaron Judge is looking forward to playing with Giancarlo Stanton — the newest towering terror in the Yankees' lineup.  —  “He's an MVP,” Judge told the Associated Press on Thursday night, where he was attending the Warriors game.