All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier has been dealt from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox as part of a three-team, seven-player trade that also includes the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles receives second baseman Micah Johnson, right-hander Frankie Montas and outfielder Trayce Thompson from the White Sox, and Cincinnati gets infielders Brandon Dixon and Jose Peraza and outfielder Scott Schebler from the Dodgers.
The 29-year-old Frazier, who won last summer's All-Star Home Run Derby in Cincinnati, was an NL All-Star in each of the last two seasons and hit .255 this year with 43 doubles, 35 homers and 89 RBIs.
Frazier has a $7.5 million salary next year and can become a free agent after the 2017 season.
>>Cardinals' Molina Has Second Thumb Surgery
After the first surgery in October "didn't take," St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina underwent a second operation Wednesday in order to repair torn ligaments in his left thumb.
MLB.com reports that Molina is expected to miss most of spring training. It's a troubling development for the Cardinals, who are among those that regard Molina as the best catcher in the majors.
Molina hyperextended his thumb Sept. 20 on a freak play at the plate against the Cubs at Wrigley Field when Molina tagged Anthony Rizzo sliding into home (on a throw by Jason Heyward).
With Molina out of the lineup, the Cards finished the regular season 7-6 and, though he returned to start the first three games of the NLDS against the Cubs, he was ineffective as a hitter. St. Louis finished the series -- losing in four games -- with Tony Cruz behind the plate.
The Cards finished with the best record in the majors in 2015, going 100-62, but went just 15-15 when Molina didn't start.
>>Mets Bring Back Colon
The Mets have re-signed veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon to a one-year contract worth $7.25 million, CBS Sports MLB Insider Jon Heyman confirmed Wednesday.
Colon, 42, is coming off a 2015 season in which he pitched to a 4.16 ERA and 5.67 K/BB ratio in 194 2/3 innings of work. In the postseason, he pitched effectively out of the bullpen. For his career, Colon owns an ERA+ of 110 across parts of 18 big-league seasons. His 218 career wins lead all active pitchers.
In 2016, Colon figures to work as the Mets' fifth starter. That means Colon is poised to become just the 36th pitcher in MLB history to make at least one start in his age-43 season (or older).
