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.

Reaching the Summit of Kilimanjaro  —  R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited.

Selig Prioritizing A's Stadium Resolution  —  Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News writes that commissioner Bud Selig, who was recently extended through 2014, has placed the A's and their pursuit of a new stadium and a move to San Jose on the front burner.

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.

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.

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