Baseball Notes: Cabrera, Blue Jays have a deal

Associated Press
Posted: November 17, 2012

A person familiar with the deal said All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join the busy Toronto Blue Jays in his return from a drug suspension.

Cabrera and the Blue Jays have reached agreement on a two-year contract worth $16 million. The deal is pending a physical, the person told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement.

ESPN Deportes first reported the agreement Friday.

The 28-year-old Cabrera was leading the National League in hitting at .346 for the San Francisco Giants when he was suspended Aug. 15 for a positive testosterone test. The Giants left Cabrera off their postseason roster but still captured the World Series title.

Dykstra faces prison

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are asking that former Phillie Lenny Dykstra serve a 21/2-year prison sentence for pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud and money laundering.

Prosecutors said in court documents filed Thursday that a 30-month sentence is appropriate for Dykstra because he has acted as if he was above the law for years.

Dykstra is serving a three-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to charges of grand theft auto and providing a false financial statement. He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 3.

Elsewhere: The Oakland Athletics traded righthander Tyson Ross and minor-league first baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones to the San Diego Padres for infielder Andy Parrino and lefthander Andrew Werner. . . . The Chicago Cubs announced a one-year deal with former all-star catcher Dioner Navarro. Navarro's salary for next season is $1.75 million.

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