This Time It's Serious: MLBDD Week 13 Review

Are you really busy and can't read every single beat writer, national writer, and follow 150+ twitter feeds to get your daily dish of baseball rumors/news/trades?

Don't worry, we got you covered because that's exactly what we do each and every week. Here's what you might have missed over the past week, starting with the oldest article first:

• Chicago Cubs, Shawn Camp Sign Minor League Deal - MLB Daily Dish
  The Chicago Cubs have signed Shawn Camp to a minor league deal, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com. Camp was released by the Seattle Mariners last week after signing a deal for $750 thousand the month before.
• New York Mets Sign Chris Young To A Minor League Deal - MLB Daily Dish
  The New York Mets are bringing back pitcher Chris Young on a minor league contract.
• San Francisco Giants Release Ramon Ortiz - MLB Daily Dish
  The San Francisco Giants have announced the release of pitcher Ramon Ortiz.

• Milwaukee Brewers, Jonathan Lucroy Nearing Extension - MLB Daily Dish
  Ken Rosenthal tweets that the five-year extension will be worth more than $11M. The exact numbers will vary depending on whether or not he reaches Super Two status.
• Toronto Blue Jays Extend Dustin McGowan - MLB Daily Dish
  The Toronto Blue Jays have signed pitcher Dustin McGowan to a two year extension with a club option. The oft-injured right hander entered spring training without a guaranteed spot in the Jays' rotation, but now at least two years of job security. McGowan will earn $1.5m in both the 2013 and 2014 seasons. The deal includes a $4M club option for 2015.
• Red Sox Option Jose Iglesias To Triple-A, Mike Aviles Wins Shortstop Job - MLB Daily Dish
  The Boston Red Sox optioned Jose Iglesias to Triple-A Pawtucket this morning, clearing the way for Mike Aviles to be the starting shortstop on Opening Day.
• Jeff Niemann Wins Rays Fifth Starter Spot, Wade Davis To Bullpen - MLB Daily Dish
  The Tampa Bay Rays announced this morning that Jeff Niemann will serve as the club's fifth starter, with Wade Davis heading to the bullpen.
• Dodgers Agree to Sell to Magic Johnson's Bidding Group - MLB Daily Dish
  The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to sell to Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten bidding group, according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Dennis Berman of the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the sale is at $2 billion and is the highest amount ever paid for a sports franchise.
• Indians Release Cristian Guzman; Phillies Interested - MLB Daily Dish
  Cristian Guzman was released by the Cleveland Indians this morning and is now drawing the interest of the Philadelphia Phillies, reports Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer.
• Yankees Sign Jack Cust to Minor League Deal - MLB Daily Dish
  The New York Yankees have signed Jack Cust to a minor league deal, reports Sweeny Murti of WFAN radio.
• Colorado Rockies Release Casey Blake - MLB Daily Dish
  The Rockies announced the unconditional release of veteran third baseman Casey Blake yesterday, reports Thomas Harding of MLB.com.
• Yankees Claim Craig Tatum Off Waivers - MLB Daily Dish
  The Yankees have claimed catcher Craig Tatum off of waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks, reports Britt Ghiroli of MLB.com.
• Twins Release Joel Zumaya - MLB Daily Dish
  The Minnesota Twins have released reliever Joel Zumaya, reports Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.
• Miami Marlins Release Aaron Rowand - MLB Daily Dish
  The Miami Marlins have released Aaron Rowand, according to Joe Frisaro of mlb.com (twitter). The Marlins had signed Rowand to a minor league deal over the winter.
• Indians Designate Rick VandenHurk For Assignment - MLB Daily Dish
  The Cleveland Indians designated right-handed pitcher Rick VandenHurk for assignment today. The move was made to make room for Jairo Asencio, a pitcher acquired from the Atlanta Braves earlier today.
• Orioles Claim Zelous Wheeler, Designate Dana Eveland - MLB Daily Dish
  The Baltimore Orioles have claimed infielder Zelous Wheeler off of waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers, according to the teams. In a corresponding move, the Orioles have designated Dana Eveland for assignment to make room for on the 40-man. Wheeler will be optioned to Triple-A.
• Nationals Sign Zach Duke - MLB Daily Dish
  The Nationals have announced that they signed Zach Duke to a minor league deal. The Astros released the left-hander earlier this week after signing him to a minor league deal in January.
• Jason Jaramillo Released from Cubs, Signs with Brewers - MLB Daily Dish
  The Chicago Cubs have released catcher Jason Jaramillo, according to Doug Padilla of ESPN. Carrie Muskat of mlb.com reports that Jaramillo has signed on with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• Juan Pierre Makes Phillies' Opening Day Roster - MLB Daily Dish
  Juan Pierre has made it onto the Phillies' big-league roster, as the club put him on the 40-man roster today, tweets Jayson Stark. The 34-year-old is entering his 13th year in the majors.
• Angels Trying to Trade Bobby Abreu - MLB Daily Dish
  The Los Angeles Angels are trying trade Bobby Abreu, according to Jon Heyman. The Angels would have to swallow the vast majority of the remaining $9 million on his contract to find a taker.
• Texas Rangers Release Brad Hawpe - MLB Daily Dish
  The Texas Rangers are set to release Brad Hawpe, according to multiple sources (first reported by Richard Durrett of ESPN).
• Phillies Trade Matt Rizzotti to Twins - MLB Daily Dish
  The Minnesota Twins have traded for Matt Rizzotti of the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Jeff Shuler of The Morning Call.
• Houston Astros Release Livan Hernandez - MLB Daily Dish
  The Houston Astros announced Friday that right-hander Livan Hernandez has been released. The Astros signed Hernandez to a minor league deal back in January.
• Atlanta Braves Sign Livan Hernandez - MLB Daily Dish
  David O'Brien of the AJC tweets that the $750K in incentives in Hernandez's contract activate at 110 IP and 35 games.
• Giants Release Mike Fontenot - MLB Daily Dish
  The San Francisco Giants have placed veteran infielder Mike Fontenot on release waivers, reports Hank Schulman of the SF Chronicle.
• Royals Agree to Extension with Alex Gordon - MLB Daily Dish
  The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have agreed to a four-year contract extension with left fielder Alex Gordon.
• Chicago White Sox Sign Conor Jackson - MLB Daily Dish
  The Chicago White Sox signed outfielder/first baseman Conor Jackson to a minor league deal yesterday, reports South Side Sox.
• Braves Acquire Juan Francisco from Reds - MLB Daily Dish
  The Atlanta Braves have acquired third baseman Juan Francisco from the Reds for minor league pitcher J.J. Hoover, reports David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• Jon Niese To Sign Long-Term Deal With New York Mets - MLB Daily Dish
  Left-handed starting pitcher Jon Niese is expected to sign long-term deal to remain with the New York Mets for years to come, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Niese is still under team control for four more seasons. While the deal isn't done, it's expected to be completed soon.
• Extension Talks Accelerate Between Matt Cain, Giants - MLB Daily Dish
  Andrew Baggerly from CSN Bay Area reports that that as the Friday deadline creeps up, the talks between the San Francisco Giants and the representatives of right handed pitcher Matt Cain have accelerated. The deadline on Friday is considered soft, but Cain has stated that he does want talks to wrap up before the Giants season opener.