1.   Baltimore previously signed catcher Jayson Werth, its other first-round pick.

2.   Signed, sealed The Diamondbacks signed catcher Luis Urueta, the first prospect the club has signed out of Colombia.

3.   St. Louis, Toronto and the Chicago White Sox are considering signing free agent catcher Terry Steinbach.

4.   The Detroit Tigers signed free agent catcher Bill Haselman to a two-year contract. . . .

5.   The Detroit Tigers signed catcher Bill Haselman to a two-year contract, and the Kansas City Royals signed Chad Kreuter to a one-year deal.

6.   The Milwaukee Brewers signed catcher Mike Matheny to a one-year contract.

7.   The Rangers signed catcher Carlos Hernandez to a Triple-A contract and assigned him to Oklahoma.

8.   There were other foolish examples, like the time Atlanta signed catcher Biff Pocoroba to a seven-year deal.

9.   The Milwaukee Brewers signed catcher Henry Blanco to a two-year contract Monday, avoiding salary arbitration.

10.   The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed catcher John Flaherty to a three-year contract extension Monday.