The Indians have signed veteran free agent pitcher Matt Capps to a minor-league contract.

Capps' deal includes a non-roster invitation to spring training camp.

The 29-year-old has 138 career saves in 444 appearances for Pittsburgh, Washington and Minnesota, according to an Associated Press report. 

The Mets continued to add to their bullpen depth Thursday, signing veteran right-handed reliever LaTroy Hawkins to a minor league deal with a spring-training invite, agency Reynolds Sports announced.

Hawkins, 40, went 2-3 with a 3.64 ERA in 48 relief appearances last season with the Angels.

The Yankees have signed Juan Rivera, according to a source.

The contract is a minor league deal that will allow Rivera to compete with Matt Diaz and Russ Canzler to be a right-handed-hitting outfielder for the Yankees.

In 109 games with the Dodgers in 2012, Rivera hit .244 with nine homers and 47 RBIs.

The Cubs have added Carlos Villanueva to their staff, signing him to a two-year, $10 million contract.

The sides had agreed to the contract in mid-December, pending a physical.

Villanueva spent the past two seasons with Toronto. He went 7-7 with a 4.16 ERA last year in 16 starts and 22 relief appearances.

The Rangers have signed Jeff Baker to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Baker, who is entering his ninth Major League season, had a busy 2012 between three teams: the Cubs, Tigers and Braves.

He hit .239 with four home runs and a .279 on-base percentage in 83 games. He's spent nearly his whole career in the National League, with just 15 games played for the American League -- all in Detroit last year.

The Marlins have reportedly agreed to terms with Chad Qualls on a Minor League contract with an invitation to spring training.

He brings 597 career relief appearances and 51 saves into camp. Qualls spent 2012 with the Pirates, throwing 52 1/3 innings in 60 games while posting a 2-1 record with a 5.33 ERA.

The Red Sox on Thursday announced that Pedro Martinez is returning to the organization as a special assistant to GM Ben Cherington.

Martinez joins Jason Varitek in that capacity with the team and will help in the development of the team's pitching prospects, according to the ESPN.com report.

Ben Petrick, a former major league catcher who was forced to retire in 2004 as an player after fighting early-onset Parkinson's disease, has been hired as a consultant to the coaching staff of the Diamondbacks' Class A affiliate, the Hillsboro Hops, in his hometown of Hillsboro, Oregon, according to an ESPN.com report on Thursday

The Brewers have agreed with infielder Bobby Crosby to a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training, the club announced Tuesday.

According to reports, Crosby would receive $800,000 if he makes the team and up to $450,000 in incentives, according to an MLB.com report.

Free-agent outfielder Nyjer Morgan has signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's Central League, according to an ESPN.com report on Thursday.

The team says the 32-year-old Morgan will join the BayStars on a one-year-deal worth $1.6M.