The San Francisco Giants have signed former first-round draft pick Kyle Drabek to a Minor League contract.

The club plans to audition Drabek as a pitcher and infielder.

"At our request, Drabek is taking ground balls and giving us a look at him as an infielder [as he was in high school]," Giants general manager Bobby Evans said. "But we're not ruling out his continuing with us from the mound."

Drabek, 28, was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies as the 18th overall pick in the 2006 first-year player draft and received a signing bonus of $1.55 million, but he has failed to live up to expectations in professional ball.

Jose Canseco, the former A's slugger and the AL's Most Valuable Player in 1988, has reached an agreement to finish the season with the Pittsburg Diamonds of the Pacific Association, the club announced Friday.

The Diamonds made the announcement Friday that Canseco will play for the month of August. The team had originally planned a Jose Canseco Golf Tournament on Aug. 5, a Jose Canseco Home Run Derby on Aug. 6 and that Canseco will pitch on Aug. 7 against the Sonoma Stompers, but renegotiated that into a half-season contract.

Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow first saw Yulieski Gurriel play a decade ago in a tournament in Amsterdam.

He imagined him playing in the major leagues and made that dream a reality Saturday when he signed the Cuban free agent to a five-year deal with the Astros.

"To be able to get him now really in the prime of his career ... is a huge deal for us," Luhnow said. "It's probably the most exciting day since I've been here except for the wild-card win against the Yankees."

The Blue Jays have signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a two-year extension worth $8.25 million, the team announced Saturday.

The deal, worth $4.125 million per season, will keep Smoak with the Jays through the 2018 season, with a club option for the 2019 season for $6 million.

The Athletics have landed another top Cuban prospect, agreeing to terms with versatile outfielder Lazaro Armenteros on Saturday.

He receives a $3 million signing bonus from Oakland, which originally signed Cuban Yoenis Cespedes before the 2012 season.