MLB News and Updates: March 24, 2014

Posts From Sports Unbiased and Outside Pitch Sports Network keeping you up to date on what happened today around the league!!

Links to News Articles & the Day's Highlights:

• Tigers Acquire Alex Gonzalez - OPSN
• Mets To Re-Sign Farnsworth - OPSN
• Source: Springer Would Have Signed with Astros for 7-Years, $40 Million - OPSN
• Rangers Lose Soto to Torn Meniscus - OPSN
• White Sox Reach Extension Agreement with Jose Quintana - OPSN
• DBacks' Gregorious Drawing Interest? - OPSN
• Report: Michael Bourn to Start Season on DL - OPSN
• Report: Braves Release Freddy Garcia - OPSN
• Report: Braves to Sign Aaron Harang - OPSN
• Darvish Unlikely to start Opening Day for Rangers; Profar, Soto out 10-12 weeks - SU**
• RHP Scott Baker Opts Out of Deal with Mariners - OPSN
• Mets Name Dillon Gee Opening Day Starter - OPSN
• Jose Reyes Suffers Mild Hamstring Strain - OPSN

Feature Articles: 

• 2014: Life of a MLB Season Ticket Holder: Why Opening Day Should be a National Holiday - SU**

Videos: 

• Rangers Discuss Life Without Profar - OPSN
• Ben Revere RBI Single - OPSN
• A's at Rangers: Call Upheld, Runner Out at Third - OPSN**

Other MLB Highlights:

• *Braves Option LHP Ryan Buchter and OFs Jose Constanza and Joey Terdoslavich to Gwinnett (IL). Reassigned INFs Tyler Greene and Tommy La Stella to Gwinnett. Grant RHP Freddy Garcia his unconditional release.
• *Orioles Trade INF Alex Gonzalez to Detroit for INF Steve Lombardozzi. Designate C Johnny Monell for assignment.
• *White Sox agree to terms with LHP Jose Quintana on a five-year contract.
• *Indians option RHP Trevor Bauer and RHP C.C. Lee to Columbus (IL). Reassign INFs David Cooper and Bryan LaHair to minor league camp. Place OF Michael Bourn on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21.
• *Astros option RHP Josh Zeid to Oklahoma City (PCL). Reassign OF Adron Chambers and C Rene Garcia to minor league camp. Released INF Cesar Izturis.
• *Royals option OF Jimmy Paredes to Omaha (PCL). Assign RHP Jon Rauch and C Adam Moore to minor league camp.
• *Brewers waive 1B/3B Juan Francisco for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.
• *Twins option RHPs Ryan Pressly and Michael Tonkin and C Chris Herrmann to Rochester (IL). Reassign LHPs Matt Hoffman and Aaron Thompson, RHP Deolis Guerra, OF Wilkin Ramirez and INFs Doug Bernier and Deibinson Romero to minor league camp. Grant RHP Matt Guerrier his unconditional release.
• *Mets Name Luis Natera assistant hitting coach.
• *Padres option RHP Jesse Hahn to San Antonio (PCL). Reassign C Austin Hedges to minor league camp.
• *Blue Jays option OF Anthony Gose to Buffalo (IL). Assign C Mike Nickeas and INFs Chris Getz and Steve Tolleson to minor league camp.
• *Nationals reassign RHP Blake Treinen to minor league camp.

*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com
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