Week In Review

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

• The Cubs signed first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a $41MM extension.
• Reid Ryan became president of the Astros after George Postolos stepped down.
• The Mets signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a big-league deal.
• The Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Rockies for cash, and designated Alberto Gonzalez for assignment.
• The Angels claimed infielder Chris Nelson from the Yankees, and designated outfielder Scott Cousins for assignment.
• The Blue Jays claimed pitcher Thad Weber after the Padres designated him for assignment.
• The Marlins designated Jon Rauch for assignment.
• The Athletics designated first baseman Daric Barton and reliever Chris Resop for assignment.
• The Angels designated pitcher Barry Enright for assignment, then outrighted him to Triple-A Salt Lake. To clear space on their Triple-A roster, the Angels released utilityman Bill Hall.
• The Cubs will designate reliever Michael Bowden for assignement.
• The Astros outrighted pitcher Philip Humber to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
• The Padres released pitcher Fautino De Los Santos.
• The Phillies signed pitcher Carlos Zambrano to a minor-league deal.
• The Rangers signed pitcher Scott Richmond to a minor-league deal.
• The Dodgers signed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to a minor-league deal.
• The Rockies signed pitcher Sean Gallagher to a minor-league deal.
• The Mets signed pitcher Matt Fox to a minor-league deal.
• The Rays signed pitcher Cory Wade to a minor-league deal.
• The Braves signed lefty reliever Joe Beimel to a minor-league deal.
• The Yankees signed infielder Josh Bell to a minor-league deal.
• The Padres signed outfielder Mike Wilson to a minor-league deal.
• The Marlins signed infielder Gil Velazquez to a minor-league deal.
• The Twins will sign outfielder Jordan Parraz to a minor-league deal.
• The Twins released lefty Rafael Perez.
• The Marlins released pitcher David Aardsma.
• The Nationals acquired catcher Brian Jeroloman from the Pirates.
• Reliever Blaine Boyer of the Royals exercised his out clause and became a free agent.

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• The Astros signed pitcher Edgar Gonzalez to a Major League contract and designated Philip Humber for assignment. The Blue Jays had previously designated Gonzalez for assignment.
• The White Sox claimed first baseman Mike McDade off waivers from the Indians.
• The Padres designated pitcher Fautino De Los Santos for assignment.
• The Reds outrighted catcher Corky Miller to Triple-A Louisville after designating him for assignment.
• The Cubs outrighted infielder Ian Stewart after designating him for assignment.
• The Astros released outfielder Rick Ankiel after designating him for assignment.
• The Pirates released pitcher Jonathan Sanchez after he cleared waivers.
• The Astros also designated outfielder Fernando Martinez for assignment, then outrighted him to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
• The Indians designated outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment.
• The Marlins outrighted infielder Nick Green to Triple-A New Orleans.
• The Orioles outrighted pitcher Zach Clark to Double-A Bowie.
• The Yankees outrighted pitcher Cody Eppley to Triple-A Scranton.
• The Athletics released lefty Jordan Norberto.
• The Royals released reliever Dan Wheeler.
• The White Sox released infielder Josh Bell.
• The Cubs released pitcher Cory Wade.
• The Blue Jays released pitcher Trystan Magnuson.
• The Braves released lefty Dusty Hughes, outfielder Jordan Parraz and righty Mark Pope.
• The Mariners released righty Tyler Blandford.
• The Braves signed reliever Kameron Loe to a minor-league deal after the Cubs released him.
• The Phillies signed pitcher Greg Smith to a minor-league deal and released outfielder Ronnie Welty.
• The Padres signed pitcher Trevor Holder and outfielder Kalian Sams to minor-league deals.
• The Braves signed reliever Juan Cedeno and outfielder Brandon Boggs to minor-league deals. The Twins had released Boggs.
• The Yankees acquired infielder Alberto Gonzalez from the Cubs for a PTBNL or cash.
• The Orioles acquired infielder Brandon Wood from the Royals for cash considerations.
• Red Sox minor-league reliever Kyle Kaminska retired.
• Carlos Zambrano signed with the independent-league Long Island Ducks.

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• The Tigers signed Jose Valverde to a Major League deal and made him their closer.
• MLB commissioner Bud Selig turned down a five-year contract extension because he plans to retire after the 2014 season.
• The Cubs plan to take Stanford's Mark Appel or Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 draft.
• The Nationals exercised their 2014 option on GM Mike Rizzo.
• The Marlins claimed pitcher Duane Below, who had been designated for assignment by the Tigers.
• The Nationals claimed pitcher Xavier Cedeno, who had been designated for assignment by the Astros.
• The Phillies designated catcher Humberto Quintero for assignment.
• Days after acquiring outfielder Casper Wells from the Blue Jays for cash, the Athletics were the third team to designate outfielder Casper Wells for assignment this season.
• The Rockies designated infielder Chris Nelson for assignment.
• The Blue Jays designated Aaron Laffey for assignment after claiming him off waivers from the Mets.
• To make space for Laffey earlier in the week, the Blue Jays designated veteran pitcher Ramon Ortiz for assignment.
• The Indians outrighted pitcher Fernando Nieve to Triple-A Columbus after designating him for assignment.
• The Cubs outrighted infielder Alberto Gonzalez to Triple-A Iowa.
• The Marlins outrighted pitcher John Maine to Triple-A New Orleans.
• Pitcher Charlie Leesman rejected his assignment from the Rangers and became a free agent.
• Former Pirates pitcher Chris Leroux signed to pitch with the Yakult Swallows in Japan.
• The Mets signed pitcher D.J. Mitchell.
• The Dodgers signed pitcher Anthony Ortega to a minor-league deal.
• The Brewers released pitcher Jim Hoey.
• The Orioles released pitcher Scott Proctor.
• The Pirates traded pitcher Roman Colon to the Braves for cash considerations.
• The Rays received cash from the Athletics and Rangers for the trades of catchers Stephen Vogt and Robinson Chirinos, respectively.

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• The White Sox nearly traded Jake Peavy to the Blue Jays last fall.
• Bobby Abreu plans to make a comeback in 2014.
• The Rangers claimed pitcher Charlie Leesman off release waivers from the White Sox.
• The Cubs claimed outfielder Julio Borbon from the Rangers, and designated infielder Alberto Gonzalez for assignment.
• The Cubs claimed infielder Cody Ransom from the Padres.
• The Blue Jays designated outfielder Casper Wells for assignment.
• The Mets designated pitcher Aaron Laffey for assignment.
• The Marlins designated pitcher John Maine for assignment.
• The Astros designated pitcher Xavier Cedeno for assignment.
• Pitcher Hisanori Takahashi and infielder Brent Lillibridge cleared waivers, and the Cubs sent them to Triple-A Iowa.
• Outfielder Scott Cousins cleared waivers, and the Angels sent him to to Triple-A Salt Lake.
• Pitcher Jeremy Jeffress cleared waivers, and the Blue Jays outrighted him to the minors.
• The Rangers traded pitcher Jeff Beliveau to the Rays for cash considerations.
• The Brewers signed pitcher Francisco Rodriguez to a minor-league deal.
• After being released by the Diamondbacks, pitcher Eddie Bonine signed a minor-league deal with the Padres.
• The Orioles signed second baseman Paco Figueroa to a minor-league deal.
• The Braves signed first baseman Nick Weglarz and pitcher Erik Hamren to minor-league deals.
• The Indians traded pitcher Eric Berger to the Astros for catcher Chris Wallace.
• The Cubs released pitcher Jensen Lewis.

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• The Rockies traded starting pitcher Aaron Harang and cash to the Mariners for minor-league reliever Steven Hensley.
• The Orioles traded reliever Luis Ayala to the Braves for minor-league lefty Chris Jones.
• The Orioles discussed an extension with catcher Matt Wieters.
• The Nationals discussed an extension with GM Mike Rizzo.
• The Blue Jays claimed outfielder Casper Wells from the Mariners.
• The Cubs claimed reliever Kameron Loe off waivers from the Mariners.
• The Blue Jays claimed infielder Mauro Gomez from the Red Sox and designated Dave Bush for assignment.
• The Orioles claimed righty Alex Burnett from the Blue Jays.
• The Rangers designated outfielder Julio Borbon and lefty Jeff Beliveau for assignment.
• The Pirates designated reliever Chris Leroux for assignment.
• The White Sox designated reliever Charlie Leesman for assignment.
• The Angels designated outfielder Scott Cousins for assignment.
• The Padres designated infielder Cody Ransom for assignment.
• The Indians designated righty Robert Whitenack for assignment.
• Righty D.J. Mitchell, formerly of the Mariners, cleared waivers and became a free agent.
• Righty Edgar Gonzalez of the Blue Jays has cleared waivers, and the Jays outrighted him to Triple-A.
• 1B/OF Conor Jackson retired.
• The Cubs signed reliever Kevin Gregg to a minor-league deal.
• The Marlins signed reliever David Aardsma to a minor-league deal.
• The Angels signed pitcher Kip Wells to a minor-league deal.
• The Dodgers signed infielder Sean Burroughs to a minor-league deal.
• The Mets signed lefty Sean Henn to a minor-league deal.
• The Padres signed first baseman Brandon Allen to a minor-league deal.
• The Angels signed outfielder Brad Hawpe to a minor-league deal.
• The Orioles signed shortstop Cale Iorg to a minor-league deal.
• The Blue Jays signed reliever Miguel Batista to a minor-league deal.
• The Yankees re-signed reliever Clay Rapada to a minor-league deal.
• The Rays traded catcher Robinson Chirinos to the Rangers for a player to be named later.
• The Rangers traded minor-league catcher Juan Apodaca to the Rays for cash considerations.

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• The Rangers signed shortstop Elvis Andrus to an unusual eight-year, $120MM contract extension.
• The Dodgers traded pitcher Aaron Harang and cash to the Rockies for catcher Ramon Hernandez. The Rockies then designated Harang for assignment.
• The Tigers signed reliever Jose Valverde to a minor-league deal.
• The White Sox signed infielder Tyler Greene.
• The Cubs signed infielder Donnie Murphy and outfielder Ryan Sweeney to minor-league deals.
• The Nationals re-signed pitcher Chris Young to a minor-league deal.
• The Angels re-signed utilityman Bill Hall to a minor-league deal.
• The Dodgers released reliever Kevin Gregg.
• The Rangers released first baseman Brandon Allen.
• The Yankees released reliever David Aardsma.
• The Athletics traded a PTBNL or cash to the Rays for catcher Stephen Vogt, and made room for him on their roster by designating Dan Otero for assignment. Otero cleared waivers, and the Athletics outrighted him to the minors.
• The Blue Jays traded first baseman Lars Anderson to the White Sox for cash considerations.
• The Astros traded minor-league outfielder Jake Goebbert to the Athletics for pitcher Travis Blackley, then made space for Blackley on their roster by designating pitcher Edgar Gonzalez for assignment. The Blue Jays then claimed Gonzalez on waivers.
• The Diamondbacks claimed pitcher Will Harris from the Athletics. The A's had claimed Harris from the Rockies earlier in the week.
• The Orioles claimed pitcher Josh Stinson from the Athletics.
• The Indians claimed pitcher Robert Whitenack from the Cubs
• The Tigers claimed pitcher Evan Reed from the Marlins. 
• The Giants claimed pitcher Hunter Strickland from the Pirates.
• The Blue Jays designated pitcher Jeremy Jeffress for assignment.
• The Phillies returned Rule 5 pick Ender Inciarte to the Diamondbacks. They had previously designated Inciarte for assignment when they claimed outfielder Ezequiel Carrera from the Indians.
  
• First baseman Daric Barton cleared waivers, and the Athletics outrighted him to the minors.
• Lefty David Huff cleared waivers, and the Indians outrighted him to the minors.
• Infielder Jason Donald cleared waivers, and the Reds outrighted him to the minors.
• Zack Cox, Gorkys Hernandez and Scott Maine of the Marlins all cleared waivers.
• Reliever Clay Rapada, who had been with the Yankees, cleared waivers and became a free agent.
• Vladimir Guerrero signed with the independent Long Island Ducks, as did Dontrelle Willis.

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• 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.

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• The Yankees inched closer to completing a trade for outfielder Vernon Wells of the Angels.
• The Astros signed infielder Ronny Cedeno, who had been released by the Cardinals.
• The Rockies agreed to terms with starting pitcher Jon Garland, who had been released by the Mariners.
• The Pirates acquired shortstop John McDonald from the Diamondbacks for a player to be named later.
• Shortstop Edgar Renteria officially retired.
• The Cubs signed Cuban pitcher Armando Rivero, who received a $3.1MM bonus.
• Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals discussed an extension.
• Paul Goldschmidt and the Diamondbacks also discussed an extension.
• The Rangers say they will not trade shortstop Elvis Andrus.
• The Angels signed catcher Chris Snyder, who had been released by the Nationals.
• The Mariners signed outfielder Endy Chavez to a minor-league deal after Chavez was released by the Royals.
• The Marlins signed infielder Wilson Valdez to a minor-league deal after Valdez was released by the Giants.
• The Phillies released infielder Yuniesky Betancourt.
• The Marlins released utilityman Chone Figgins.
• The Angels released utilityman Bill Hall.
• The Padres released pitcher Freddy Garcia.
• The Dodgers released pitcher Mark Lowe, along with infielder Dallas McPherson, plus utility player Nick Evans and catcher Ramon Castro.
• The Rays released DH Jack Cust.
• The Mariners released first baseman Mike Jacobs.
• The Phillies released pitcher Rodrigo Lopez.
• The Pirates released outfielder Brad Hawpe.
• The Brewers released infielder Bobby Crosby.
• The Giants released pitcher Ramon Ramirez.
• The Rays released outfielder Nick Weglarz.
• The Cardinals released corner infielder Robert De La Cruz.
• The Nationals signed lefty J.C. Romero to a minor-league deal.
• The Yankees signed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to a minor-league deal.
• The Rangers re-signed reliever Yoshinori Tateyama to a minor-league deal after releasing him on Thursday.
• The Rockies signed pitcher Giancarlo Alvarado to a minor-league deal.
• The Athletics claimed first baseman Nate Freiman from the Astros.
• The Blue Jays claimed pitcher Todd Redmond from the Orioles.
• The Rangers claimed lefty Brad Mills off waivers from the Angels.
• The Nationals outrighted infielder Carlos Rivero.
• The Giants outrighted pitcher Yusmeiro Petit.
• The Nationals acquired minor-league lefty Ian Krol from the Athletics to complete the Michael Morse deal.
• The Orioles traded outfielder Ronnie Welty to the Phillies for pitcher Julio Rodriguez in a swap of minor-leaguers.
• The Brewers traded righty Darren Byrd to the Athletics for third baseman Stephen Parker in a minor-league deal.
• The Padres traded minor-league infielder Jose Dore to the Cubs for a player to be named.
• The Reds traded utilityman Cody Puckett to the White Sox for a player to be named later.
• The Rangers released catcher Konrad Schmidt.
• The Rockies returned Rule 5 pick Daniel Rosenbaum to the Nationals.
• The Tigers returned Rule 5 pick Jeff Kobernus to the Nationals.

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• The Brewers agreed to terms with outfielder Carlos Gomez on a three-year, $24MM extension through the 2016 season.
• The Yankees signed outfielder Brennan Boesch to a split contract after the Tigers released him.
• The Yankees also signed outfielder Ben Francisco after the Indians released him.
• The Yankees pursued first baseman Derrek Lee, but Lee ultimately decided to remain retired.
• The Rangers will try to trade Elvis Andrus after the season if they can't sign him to an extension.
• The Padres aren't interested in trading Chase Headley.
• The Nationals could trade catcher Chris Snyder.
• One potential destination for Snyder is the Angels, who are interested in catching help.
• Many teams, including the Rangers, are reportedly interested in Kyle Lohse, but the starting pitcher remains unsigned.
• The Diamondbacks are hoping to trade shortstop John McDonald.
• The Royals have a high asking price for pitcher Luke Hochevar.
• The Rangers have received calls about outfielder Craig Gentry, but they are in no hurry to trade him.
• Jon Daniels of the Rangers says he doesn't want CEO Nolan Ryan to leave the organization.
• The Red Sox acquired minor-league first baseman Michael Flacco from the Orioles for cash considerations.
• The Blue Jays claimed pitcher Guillermo Moscoso from the Royals.
• The Blue Jays released first baseman David Cooper.
• The Yankees released outfielder Matt Diaz.
• The Athletics released pitcher Garrett Olson, who will pitch in Korea.
• The Cardinals released pitcher Adam Reifer.
• The Diamondbacks signed pitcher Dan Cortes.
• The Mariners signed 19-year-old Dominican pitcher Jose Santiago for $205K.
• The Marlins returned Rule 5 pick Braulio Lara to the Rays.
• The Diamondbacks returned Rule 5 pick Starlin Peralta to the Cubs.

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• Yankees closer Mariano Rivera announced that he will retire after 2013, saying that he will "have nothing left" after this season.
• The White Sox and starting pitcher Chris Sale agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with team options for 2018 and 2019. The deal will guarantee Sale $32.5MM.
• The Cardinals and 1B/OF Allen Craig agreed to a five-year extension with a team option for 2018. The contract will guarantee Craig $31MM.
• The Rangers signed pitcher Derek Lowe to a minor-league deal. He will be paid $1.25MM plus incentives if he makes the big-league team.
• The Cubs have told closer Carlos Marmol's agency to expect its client to be traded this year, although that trade appears unlikely before the start of the season.
• The Tigers are in the market for a closer.
• The Rangers reportedly asked the Tigers about the possibility of acquiring pitcher Rick Porcello in a trade.
• The Brewers and Orioles scouted starting pitcher Aaron Harang, who doesn't have a place in the Dodgers' rotation.
• The Cardinals are unlikely to pursue outside shortstop help even though Rafael Furcal will miss most or all of the season due to injury.
• The Rangers appear unlikely to sign free agent starter Kyle Lohse.
• The Yankees could pursue corner infield help after losing Mark Teixeira for eight to ten weeks.
• 1B/OF Aubrey Huff said he's "pretty much retired."
• Former Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland retired.
• The Mariners are expected to receive cash from the Red Sox to complete the Mike Carp trade.
• The Nationals signed outfielder Jason Michaels to be a player/coach in their minor-league system.
• The Brewers released pitcher Kelvim Escobar.
• The Phillies released outfielder Joe Mather.
• The Nationals released pitcher Will Ohman.
• The Marlins released pitcher Michael Wuertz.
• The Angels released pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi.