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After missing most of the 2016 season due to injury, veteran starting pitcher Charlie Morton signed a two-year, $14 million free-agent deal with the Houston Astros on Wednesday. 

The Astros announced the signing, and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports revealed the terms.

After overcoming different types of adversity with their teams in the 2016 season, Terry Francona of the Cleveland Indians and Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers were named American League and National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday, respectively. 

The San Diego Padres didn't think Dave Roberts was good enough to be their manager. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a godsend for one of their bitter rivals.

Roberts took home his first NL Manager of the Year Award on Tuesday, besting Chicago Cubs skipper Joe Maddon and Dusty Baker of the Washington Nationals. He actually took the Dodgers to one fewer win than 2015 but got them to the NLCS and overcame a slew of in-season injuries and disappointments.

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona won the 2016 American League Manager of the Year award Tuesday. 

Per the BBWAA voting results, Francona garnered 22 first-place votes and 128 total points to take home the honor, beating Texas' Jeff Banister and Baltimore's Buck Showalter. 

Sonny Gray is coming off a disastrous 2016 season, though that's not stopping the Oakland Athletics right-hander from generating interest on the trade market.  

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Gray on Braves' Radar

Tuesday, Nov. 15

Major League Baseball All-Stars Yoenis Cespedes and Jose Abreu are among the names listed on a witness list for a trial against agent Bartolo Hernandez and his associate, Julio Estrada, for smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States.  

Per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), the trial is set to begin January 3, with Cespedes and Abreu listed as witnesses on court documents filed in Miami. 

Chris Sale's 2016 season was turbulent at times, and the Chicago White Sox are reportedly receiving trade interest in the five-time All-Star from a number of clubs.

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Braves, Nationals Inquire About Sale's Availability

Tuesday, Nov. 15

According to Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball, the Atlanta Braves are among the teams showing "strong interest" in acquiring Sale.

Corey Seager and Mike Fulmer need to clear room on their mantles for some new hardware. 

On Monday, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop and Detroit Tigers pitcher were named the National League and American League Rookies of the Year, respectively. 

Michael Fulmer of the Detroit Tigers was named the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year on Monday. He beat out fellow finalists Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees and Tyler Naquin of the Cleveland Indians for the honor.

MLB announced the news on its Twitter account:

Here are the complete voting results for the prestigious award:

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was named the National League Rookie of the Year on Monday. MLB.com announced he was the unanimous pick. 

ESPN Stats & Info provided two impressive stats on Seager's accomplishment: