NL East

The Washington Nationals have signed left-handed reliever Oliver Perez to a two-year, $7 million deal, according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com.

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer that will force him to miss the MLB winter meetings next week.

After much speculation, Barry Bonds is officially back in Major League Baseball as a hitting coach of the Miami Marlins. 

The Marlins announced their 2016 coaching staff Friday under manager Don Mattingly on Twitter, which includes Bonds as one of the team's hitting coaches. 

Washington Nationals infielder Yunel Escobar is reportedly on the trade block as front offices begin preparing their plans for the 2015 winter meetings.  

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Needing depth for their rebuilding roster in 2016, the Philadelphia Phillies claimed outfielder Peter Bourjos off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. 

The story about Mark McGwire possibly becoming the San Diego Padres bench coach mentions the word "steroids" exactly once, four paragraphs into a 10-paragraph report.

Maybe it's just not that big a deal anymore. Maybe that's as it should be.

The Atlanta Braves announced Monday they have agreed to a one-year contract to bring back right-handed reliever Jim Johnson, who will earn $2.5 million in 2016, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman.