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The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday they signed free-agent catcher Brayan Pena to a two-year contract. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pena's contract is worth $5 million.   

Few pitchers on this year's free-agent market are more prized than Zack Greinke. After having his best season since winning the Cy Young Award in 2009, the veteran right-hander is about to cash in no matter where he eventually lands.

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After reigniting his career with the New York Yankees in 2015, Chris Young has accepted a contract offer from their rivals, the Boston Red Sox. 

Move over, Jay Z, there is a new musician-turned-sports agent in town. Magnus Media, a company which singer Marc Anthony founded, announced Monday the signing of Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman as its first client under the new Magnus Sports umbrella.

The MLB offseason doesn't generally kick into high gear until the calendar turns over to December and the winter meetings get underway, but we've had a busy month of November this year.

Jordan Zimmermann was the first marquee free agent to sign, while J.A. Happ, Rich Hill, Chris Iannetta, Alex Avila, A.J. Pierzynski and Franklin Gutierrez are also already off the market.

The MLB hot stove is fully engulfed. Trades, free-agent moves and the rumors in between have been running rampant, and things are only going to get crazier as we approach the winter meetings.

Following an active trade market last July, this MLB offseason has taken a while to get its footing and take off, resulting in a slow start to the free agent and trade markets as we enter December.

The market for starting pitching has begun to move, with J.A. Happ signing with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and Jordan Zimmermann agreeing to a deal with the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

They're significant deals for significant money, as Zimmermann's reported $110 million-for-five-years price tag caused Matt Ehalt of the Record to tweet:

Zack Greinke remains unsigned and Aroldis Chapman remains with the Cincinnati Reds, but the top available MLB stars are starting to vanish off the shelf.

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Jordan Zimmermann has inked a new deal with the Detroit Tigers, which means that the loaded class of free-agent aces just shrank by one.

Jordan Zimmermann busted through the 2015 free-agent logjam Sunday when he inked a five-year pact with the Detroit Tigers. Now, the offseason's deep pool of pitchers can (and will) flow in his wake.