March 2013

Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR.

• The Angels traded outfielder Vernon Wells and cash to the Yankees for minor-leaguers Exicardo Cayones and Kramer Sneed.
• The Brewers signed pitcher Kyle Lohse to a three-year, $33MM contract.
• The Tigers signed pitcher Justin Verlander to a five-year, $140MM extension that begins in 2015, for an average annual value of $28MM per year.
• The Giants signed catcher Buster Posey to an eight-year, $159MM extension.
• The Cardinals signed pitcher Adam Wainwright to a five-year, $97.5MM extension.
• The Diamondbacks signed first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to a five-year, $32MM extension.
• The Blue Jays signed pitcher J.A. Happ to an extension that will pay him $5.2MM in 2014.
• The Dodgers discussed a new deal with pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
• The Giants extended the contracts of general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy.
• The Brewers signed infielder Yuniesky Betancourt.
• The Athletics claimed pitchers Danny Otero from the Yankees and Josh Stinson from the Brewers. The Yankees had claimed Otero from the Giants earlier in the week.
• The Blue Jays claimed first baseman Clint Robinson from the Pirates and pitcher Alex Burnett from the Twins.
• In addition to Robinson, the Pirates also designated pitcher Hunter Strickland for assignment.
• The Athletics designated first baseman Daric Barton and pitcher Travis Blackley for assignment.
• The Mariners designated outfielder Casper Wells for assignment.
• The Red Sox designated first baseman Mauro Gomez for assignment.
• The Blue Jays designated first baseman Lars Anderson for assignment.
• The Rockies designated catcher Ramon Hernandez and pitcher Will Harris for assignment.
• The Marlins designated Zack Cox, Gorkys Hernandez, Scott Maine and Evan Reed for assignment.
• The Reds designated infielder Jason Donald for assignment and outrighted pitcher Jose Arredondo to the minors.
• The Indians designated pitcher David Huff and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment.
• The Rays designated catchers Robinson Chirinos and Stephen Vogt for assignment.
• The Yankees designated pitchers Clay Rapada and David Aardsma for assignment and outrighted pitcher Sam Demel to the minors. The Yankees claimed Demel from the Astros earlier in the week.
• The Cubs outrighted pitcher Guillermo Moscoso to the minors after claiming him off waivers from the Blue Jays.
• Mets infielder Reese Havens and pitcher Darin Gorski cleared waivers.
• The Astros released infielder Tyler Greene.
• The Yankees released 1B/OF Juan Rivera and infielder David Adams.
• The Nationals released pitcher Chris Young.
• The Red Sox released outfielder Ryan Sweeney.
• The Rockies released pitcher Miguel Batista.
• The Mariners released catcher Ronny Paulino.
• The Diamondbacks released catcher Rod Barajas.
• The Rangers returned Rule 5 pick Coty Woods to the Rockies and received Rule 5 pick Chris McGuiness back from the Indians.
• The Rays traded pitcher Dane De La Rosa to the Angels for pitcher Steve Geltz.
• The Astros traded RF/C Mike Kvasnicka to the Twins for pitcher Gonzalo Sanudo.
• The Tigers traded catcher Curt Casali to the Rays for Rule 5 pick Kyle Lobstein, allowing them to retain Lobstein's rights.
• The Brewers traded pitcher Jairo Asencio the Orioles for a PTBNL or cash.
• The Indians traded minor-league catcher Brian Jeroloman to the Pirates for cash considerations.
• The Mets traded minor-league pitcher Elvin Ramirez to the Angels for cash considerations.
• The Rangers traded outfielder Desmond Henry to the Royals to complete the November deal for Tommy Hottovy.
• The Giants traded pitcher Scott Proctor to the Orioles for cash considerations.
• The Yankees signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a minor-league deal. The Red Sox had released Overbay earlier in the week.
• The Orioles signed pitcher Freddy Garcia to a minor-league deal.
• The Rockies signed pitcher Aaron Cook to a minor-league deal. The Phillies had released Cook earlier in the week.
• The Marlins agreed to terms with catcher Miguel Olivo on a one-year contract and with outfielder Matt Diaz on a minor-league deal. They also signed catcher Koyie Hill to a minor-league deal.
• The Angels signed reliever Mark Lowe to a minor-league deal.
• The Dodgers signed utilityman Nick Evans to a minor-league deal.
• The Giants re-signed pitcher Ramon Ramirez to a minor-league deal.
• The Royals re-signed veterans Xavier Nady and George Sherrill. The Royals had released both players earlier in the week.
• The Indians re-signed pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Matt Capps. The Indians had released Capps and Matsuzaka earlier in the week.