Jose Martinez part of Cardinals' package for Rays lefty prospect Matt Liberatore  —  MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays  —  The St. Louis Cardinals are trading outfielders Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena to the Tampa Bay Rays for left-handed prospect Matt Liberatore …

Cubs Avoid Arbitration With Kris Bryant, Javier Baez  —  3:07pm: The Cubs will pay Javier Baez an even $10MM, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (via Twitter).  That's $700K north of his projected earning point.  The sides are said to be interested in hammering out a longer-term contract …

Brewers Sign Jedd Gyorko, Designate Jake Faria  —  4:30pm: The deal is official.  It includes a club option for 2021.  —  The Brewers announced they've designated righty Jake Faria for assignment to create roster space.  —  11:03am: The Brewers have agreed to a Major League contract …

Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox avoid arbitration with record $27M deal  —  The Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration with star outfielder Mookie Betts after both sides agreed on a record-setting deal, the team announced Friday.  —  League sources told ESPN and MLB Media that Betts signed a one-year, $27 million agreement with the Red Sox.

With four superstars on the trade market the hot stove is still sizzling, and more notes  —  All but four of Jim Bowden's top 35 free agents are signed, but the Hot Stove season isn't close to over.  Not when four high-profile clubs (the Cubs, Cardinals, Red Sox and Dodgers) remain largely inactive.

In bizarre lawsuit, Yankees' failed prospect says Derek Jeter ruined his career  —  In a rambling, conspiracy-laced lawsuit, a failed prospect, who never played above High-A and had a career batting average of .244, sued the Yankees for $34 million and blamed Yankees legend Derek Jeter …

Diamondbacks To Extend David Peralta  —  The Diamondbacks and outfielder David Peralta are in agreement on a three-year extension that'll guarantee the Onyx Sports Management client a total of $22MM, reports USA Today's Bob Nightengale (Twitter links).  He can earn another $1.25MM annually via incentives.

White Sox Announce Edwin Encarnacion Signing, Designate Kodi Medeiros  —  The White Sox have formally announced their previously reported one-year contract with slugger Edwin Encarnacion, designating left-hander Kodi Medeiros for assignment in order to open a spot on the 40-man roster.

Astros Acquire Austin Pruitt  —  The Astros have acquired right-hander Austin Pruitt from the Rays in exchange for outfielder Cal Stevenson and righty Peyton Battenfield, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.  Robert Murray first reported Stevenson was headed to the Rays.