Yankees agree to trade slugger Jesus Montero to Seattle Mariners as part of multi-player deal to land Michael Pineda  —  Hiroki Kuroda signs with Yankees for one-year deal worth $10 million  —  Michael Pineda goes 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in 28 starts for the Seattle Mariners last season.

Red Sox invite Varitek to camp; he's weighing it  —  Respected longtime Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has been invited by the team to come to camp as a non-roster player with only an outside chance to make the team, and Varitek seems likely to decide between accepting that invitation or retiring, people familiar with his situation said.

The starting pitching at a glance  —  Last year, the members of this rotation won 39 games (with Gee winning 13 of those 39), and pitched to a 4.17 ERA, walking 234 and striking out 491 and allowing 71 home runs in 720 1/3 innings pitched combined and averaged just over six innings per start.

David Wright not looking forward to talk on his status  —  New York Mets third baseman David Wright sits in the dugout during the game against the Yankees.  (May 21, 2011)  —  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — David Wright is optimistic about everything that will occur on the field at Citi Field this season.

Kerry Wood, Cubs agree on 1-year deal  —  The Chicago Cubs and Kerry Wood have agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2013, the team announced Friday at the Cubs Convention, the club's annual fan festival.  —  The deal is worth $3 million, according to a source.

Sources: Yanks sign former Dodgers P Kuroda … G-Men Tough?  Ha! … Melo Out?

Braves Avoid Arbitration With Martin Prado  —  The Braves have agreed to a one-year, $4.75MM contract with Martin Prado, avoiding arbitration with the infielder, reports MLB.com's Mark Bowman (both Twitter links).  The $4.75MM figure was slightly higher than the $4.4MM projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz as Prado's 2012 salary.