The Rangers signed catcher Yorvit Torrealba on Monday, filling the void created by the impending departure of Bengie Molina. Torrealba receives a two-year deal for $6.25M, with $3M of it coming in the first year and $3.25M in the second.

Former Yankees reliever Jonathan Albaladejo has agreed to a one-year, $950,000 contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League. Albaladejo, who was released by the Yankees a week ago, spent the past three seasons with New York.

The Dodgers have signed free-agent pitcher Jon Garland to a one-year, $5 million contract. Garland will be the fifth starter for Los Angeles. He will also be eligible to earn up to $3 million in performance-based incentives this season. The contract includes an $8 million club option for 2012, which would vest if he pitches more than 190 innings in 2011.

The Dodgers finally announced new manager Don Mattingly's coaching staff on Monday. The group, which includes six major league coaches, two additional hitting instructors and two bullpen catchers, also features four newcomers, the most notable of which is first-base coach Davey Lopes, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Dodgers have signed two Japanese amateurs -- college arm Kazuki Nishijima and prep pitcher Kazuya Takano -- to Minor League contracts. Nishijima, a 21-year-old southpaw, is a senior at Meiji University in Tokyo, while the 18-year-old Takano is the first Japanese prep player ever signed by the Dodgers.

The Rangers have signed right-hander Barret Loux, drafted by the Diamondbacks with the sixth-overall pick. Loux became a free agent on Sept. 1 as part of an agreement approved by commissioner Bud Selig, instead of having to re-enter the draft next summer. Arizona didn't sign Loux due to concerns the team had about the pitcher's health.

The Rangers have signed catcher Kevin Cash, outfielder Doug Deeds and infielder Esteban German to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. Texas also purchased the contracts of right-handers Fabio Castillo and Wilmer Font, left-hander Miguel De Los Santos and outfielder Engel Beltre, adding them to their 40-man roster.

The Yankees today announced they have signed pitching coach Larry Rothschild to a three-year contract. The 2011 season will mark Rothschild?s 37th season in professional baseball as a player, coach or manager. He has served on the Major League coaching staff for two World Championship clubs ? the 1990 Reds and 1997 Marlins. Rothschild, 56, joins the Yankees after serving as the Cubs pitching coach from 2002-10. Over the nine-year stretch, the Cubs pitching staff combined to lead the Majors in strikeouts (11,604). Cubs pitchers led the Majors in strikeouts in each of his first seven seasons as the club?s pitching coach through 2008, including a still-standing single-season Major League-record of 1,404 strikeouts in 2003.

The Twins have signed newly minted AL Manager of the Year Ron Gardenhire to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season, according to an Associated Press report. The team announced the deal Thursday, the day after Gardenhire was voted the league?s top manager for the first time in his career.

All-Star catcher John Buck and the Marlins have finalized an $18M, three-year deal, according to an ESPN.com report. Buck passed his physical Wednesday and the deal was completed, a day after the sides agreed to terms. He gets a $1.5M signing bonus, $4.5M next season and $6M each in 2012 and 2013.