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AL West News and Rumors

Melvin, A's a pairing that just feels right

Richard Justice, MLB.com

My personal favorite moment of 2012 might have been watching A's manager Bob Melvin -- exhausted, happy and soaked in champagne -- sit on a table outside his clubhouse and try to find the words to describe what had just happened.

Gary Cotton, MLB.com

The A's on Monday agreed to terms with George Kottaras on a one-year contract for the 2013 season to avoid arbitration.

Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com

The Angels announced 21 non-roster players who will be joining those on the 40-man roster in Spring Training next month.

T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com

Joakim Soria said he signed with the Rangers because he wanted a place to pitch. He was a closer for five seasons for the Royals but understands that might not be his role with the Rangers.

Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com

This is a time of year when it's easy to look at a team's roster and get a queasy feeling about the question marks, but the Rangers have been careful about not throwing good money -- or prospects -- at bad.

grantland.com

The Diamondbacks negotiated a trade with the Mariners last week, one that would have netted a strong package of young talent. But when the two teams f...