Houston Astros hire longtime baseball executive Dana Brown as new general manager (abc13.com)
Around the AL West
Why Aaron Goldsmith chose the Mariners over his hometown St. Louis Cardinals (seattletimes.com)
A’s running out of time to find home in Oakland, Las Vegas (apnews.com)
Rangers place six in MLB Pipeline top 100 (lonestarball.com)
MLB News
MLB rumors: Red Sox still open to adding middle infielders after Adalberto Mondesi trade (cbssports.com)
MLB rumors: Rays splurge with four-year extension for Jeffrey Springs; Zack Greinke still a fit for Royals (cbssports.