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Week In Review: 1/20/13 – 1/26/13

By Daniel Seco 2 | January 27, 2013 at 10:42pm CDT

Here's the top news and stories that made headlines this past week at MLBTR…

  • The Braves and Diamondbacks officially agreed to a seven-player trade that will send Justin Upton to Atlanta. The Braves obtain Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson for third baseman Martin Prado, right-hander Randall Delgado, shortstop prospect Nick Ahmed, right-handed pitching prospect Zeke Spruill and minor league first baseman Brandon Drury.
  • The Cubs reached an agreement with outfielder Scott Hairston for a two-year deal. Hairston could receive up to $6MM over the course of the two years including incentives.
  • The Rangers and David Murphy avoided arbitration with a one-year contract worth $5.775MM. 
  • The Cubs announced the signing of pitcher Carlos Villanueva to a two-year deal. In order to make room for him, Chicago designated fellow right-hander Lendy Castillo for assignment.
  • The Cardinals avoided arbitration with closer Jason Motte, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $12MM plus incentive bonuses. 
  • The Red Sox designated right-hander Chris Carpenter for assignment. The move creates roster space for Mike Napoli, whose one-year deal is now official.
  • The Red Sox reached agreement with Craig Breslow on a two-year deal to avoid arbitration. The Baratta Partners client will earn a guaranteed $6.25MM and could make up to $10.15MM over the course of the contract.
  • The Phillies signed Delmon Young to a one-year, $750K contract. The deal includes roster and performance bonuses that could bring the value of the contract to the $3.25MM range.
  • The Rays agreed to sign free agent reliever Kyle Farnsworth to a one-year, Major League contract. The agreement includes a base salary in the $1.25-1.5MM range plus incentives.
  • Jhoulys Chacin agreed to a two-year, $6.5MM deal with the Rockies. For his career with Colorado spanning four seasons, Chacin owns a 3.68 ERA with 7.6 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9.
  • The Rangers agreed to terms with infielder/outfielder Jeff Baker while officially announcing the signing of left-handed pitcher Nate Robertson. 
  • The Marlins agreed to a minor league deal with reliever Chad Qualls with an invite to MLB Spring Training. 
  • The Red Sox reached an agreement on a minor league deal with outfielder Ryan Sweeney.
  • The Royals designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment. The move creates roster space for George Kottaras, who was claimed off of waivers from the Athletics.
  • The White Sox agreed to sign Matt Lindstrom to a one-year contract worth $2.3MM with a club option for $4MM.
  • The Yankees avoided arbitration with David Robertson as the two sides agreed on a one-year, $3.1MM deal for 2013.
  • The Mets agreed to sign free agent right-hander Shaun Marcum to a one-year deal worth $4MM plus $4MM in incentives. 
  • The Rockies agreed to a minor league deal with catcher Yorvit Torrealba.
  • The Orioles agreed to sign Jair Jurrjens to a one-year, $1.5MM Major League contract that could be worth as much as $4MM with incentives.
  • The Diamondbacks announced that they designated first baseman Lars Anderson for assignment.
  • Nyjer Morgan signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and will earn $1.6MM this season.
  • The Marlins signed second baseman Matt Downs to a minor league deal with an invitation to MLB Spring Training. 
  • The Diamondbacks and Cliff Pennington reached agreement on a two-year, $5MM deal.
  • The Brewers signed Bobby Crosby to a minor league contract with an invitation to MLB Spring Training.
  • The Blue Jays designated right-hander Sam Dyson for assignment. The move creates roster space for Mark DeRosa, who signed with the team this past week.
  • The Reds signed free agent right-hander Armando Galarraga to a minor league contract.
  • The Astros announced the signing of left-hander Erik Bedard to a minor league contract with an invitation to MLB Spring Training.
  • The Indians signed outfielder Ben Francisco to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training. 
  • The Mets signed Pedro Feliciano to a minor league deal with an invitation to MLB Spring Training.
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