The Pirates completed their leadership makeover Wednesday, hiring Derek Shelton to be their new manager.

Shelton had spent the past two seasons as the Twins' bench coach. His previous stops include a season as the quality control coach for the Blue Jays in 2017 and seven years as a hitting coach with the Rays. Shelton broke into the majors as hitting coach for the Indians from 2005 to 2009, and he has managed in the Yankees' minor league system.

The Atlanta Braves signed catcher Travis d'Arnaud to a two-year, $16 million contract on Sunday, the team announced.

The 30-year-old d'Arnaud split last season between the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays. After struggling to hit with both the Mets and Dodgers, d'Arnaud rebounded with the Rays, hitting .263 with 16 home runs and 67 RBIs.

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a new three-year, $50 million deal with Jose Abreu.

Abreu led the American League with 123 RBIs last season while batting .284 with 33 home runs.

The slugger had signed a one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offer last week, choosing to forgo free agency.

Under the new deal, Abreu will receive a $5 million signing bonus, $11 million in 2020, $16 million in 2021 and $18 million in 2022, with $4 million deferred. He turns 33 in January.

Yasmani Grandal and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a four-year, $73 million contract.

The contract is the largest in White Sox history.

"He's such a quality guy," White Sox president Ken Williams said of Grandal. "And for him to understand our messaging, our goals, our path, and to say, 'I want to be a part of that and I'm going to commit to it early so we can move on to the next thing heading into the winter meetings,' [it] just shows what kind of character we're talking about."

Last offseason, Grandal turned down a $17.9 million qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers and reportedly declined a four-year, $60 million offer from the New York Mets.

Grandal instead signed a one-year, $18.25 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Atlanta Braves have signed reliever Chris Martin to a two-year, $14 million deal.

Atlanta acquired Martin in a trade with the Texas Rangers at the deadline for Kolby Allard.

The 33-year-old had a 3.40 ERA in 55 2/3 innings last season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Ben Cherington as their new general manager, according to multiple reports and confirmed by ESPN.

Cherington served as GM of the Boston Red Sox for four years, winning the World Series in 2013.

The Atlanta Braves have signed Will Smith to a three-year, $39 million deal.

The contract includes a club option for 2023 for an additional $13 million.

The agreement includes a buyout that will pay Smith $1 million if the Braves do not pick up that option.

Smith, 30, had 34 saves for the San Francisco Giants in 2019. He posted a 2.76 ERA.

The San Francisco Giants have hired former Cubs front-office executive Scott Harris as general manager, the team announced Sunday.

Harris spent seven years in the Cubs' front office and was named their assistant GM in January of last year. He has long been seen as a future GM and was an integral part of the Cubs' recent rise.

"We're thrilled to be able to bring in an executive of Scott's caliber to help lead our Baseball Operations group," president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said in a statement.

The New York Yankees hired Matt Blake as their new pitching coach, poaching one of the key cogs in the Cleveland Indians' pitching-development machine as the replacement for longtime coach Larry Rothschild, sources told ESPN.

The New York Mets have hired former All-Star Carlos Beltran as their new manager, the team announced Friday evening.

Beltran's deal is for three years with an option for a fourth season. A news conference is planned for Monday.