Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Signed RHP Kip Wells to a minor league contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS--Selected the contract of Rodrigo Lopez Iowa (PCL). Sent INF Luis Valbuena outright to Iowa.
NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jonathon Niese on a five-year contract. Recalled OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis from Buffalo (IL).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
HAMILTON BULLDOGS--Signed G Brandon Maxwell.
EASTERN LEAGUE
ALTOONA CURVE--Announced RHP Kris Harvey was added to the roster from extended spring training.
FRONTIER LEAGUE
EVANSVILLE OTTE
