Following his trade from Arizona to Chicago, acclaimed power-hitting prospect Matt Davidson sees a positive long-term future with the White Sox.

The Cubs have reportedly signed veteran right-handed reliever Jose Veras to a one-year, $4 million contract with a $5.5 million option for 2015, although the deal is pending a physical.

So far this offseason the D-backs have acquired a power hitter in Mark Trumbo and a back-end reliever in Addison Reed, but general manager Kevin Towers still has a big item left on his wish list. “Still looking at starting pitching,” Towers said.

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said last week he is pretty comfortable with his bullpen. That means he needs the pitchers he already has to produce. Left-hander Antonio Bastardo fits into that group.

Calling the organization’s offseason activity “short” and “quick,” Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak spoke on Tuesday as someone who appears to have wrapped up his work constructing a 2014 team that seems poised to compete for the World Series championship it fell just short of this past season.

The Indians added a layer of depth behind the plate on Tuesday, signing veteran catcher Matt Treanor to a Minor League contract that includes an invitation to attend Spring Training.

Braves general manager Frank Wren revealed Monday afternoon that by signing Gavin Floyd to a one-year contract, he likely ended his pursuit of a veteran presence for Atlanta’s starting rotation.

Even with a new posting system in place, the future of pitcher Masahiro Tanaka still hangs in the balance after the Japanese star met Tuesday with his Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles.

The Orioles and closer Grant Balfour agreed to a two-year deal on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The club did not confirm the deal.

Second baseman Omar Infante, introduced in Kansas City on Tuesday, hopes to help guide the Royals to the postseason. “I have to do my job here in Kansas City,” Infante said, “and I think we have a great team to win and go to the postseason. I came here to win.”

For the fifth consecutive year, the MLB.com At Bat app on Tuesday was named the highest-grossing sports app by Apple in its annual Best of the Year rankings for the App Store.

In 2012, the Pirates took a hit when they were unable to sign Stanford right-hander Mark Appel with the eighth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft. Pittsburgh wasn’t left empty-handed, however. As compensation for missing out on Appel, the Pirates received the ninth selection in 2013. Coupled with their regular pick at No. 14, Pittsburgh took full advantage, using those two picks to put together the strongest 2013 Draft class in the game.

The Yankees continued their already busy offseason on Tuesday, signing veteran left-handed reliever Matt Thornton to a two-year contract, according to Jack Curry of the YES Network. The deal is worth $7 million, which will be distributed evenly over the two seasons. The club did not confirm the deal.

Having knuckleballer Tomo Ohka, and possibly Josh Banks, at Blue Jays Spring Training will better prepare Josh Thole and Co. to catch staff ace R.A. Dickey next season.

The Twins didn’t have any extra picks in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, but with a deep, talented group led by Kohl Stewart, the top high school arm in the country, Minnesota has the top class from the Draft argues MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo.

The Yankees are closing in on a one-year deal with free-agent second baseman Brian Roberts, according to multiple reports. The 36-year-old Roberts has played his entire 13-year career with the Orioles

The Tigers expect hard-throwing reliever Bruce Rondon to be fully healthy for Spring Training. If that happens, they expect big outs from him in the eighth inning.