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| Date | Player | News |
| 2/9/2012 | Guillermo Mota, P (SF) | The Giants have finalized a $1 million, one-year contract with Mota to bring him back for a third season. Analysis: The sides had agreed to terms in December. Mota has been added to the 40-man roster. Mota, a 38-year-old right-hander, has become a reliable option for manager Bruce Bochy. He went 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 52 outings last season for the NL West runners-up. Mota's 80 1-3 innings last season were his third highest in 13 big league seasons and most since 2004, when he pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Marlins. |
| 2/9/2012 | Alex Gordon, LF (KC) | Gordon avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $4,775,000. Analysis: Gordon could earn a $25,000 bonus for getting 700 plate appearances, 12 more than his career high set last year. Gordon is coming off a breakout season in which he hit .303 with 45 doubles, 23 homers and 87 RBIs. |
| 2/9/2012 | Nelson Cruz, PH (Tex) | Cruz has agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers. Analysis: The deal includes $500,000 in performance bonuses over the two years. With the agreement, negotiated by agents Sam and Seth Levinson, Cruz avoids an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for next week. |
| 2/9/2012 | Brad Bergesen, P (Bal) | The Orioles have defeated Bergesen in salary arbitration. Analysis: Bergesen will receive an $800,000 salary this year rather than his request for $1.2 million. Bergesen was 2-7 with a 5.70 ERA in 12 starts and 22 relief appearances last season, when he made $434,000. |
| 2/9/2012 | Craig Breslow, P (Ari) | Breslow and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,795,000, a deal that avoided salary arbitration. Analysis: Breslow was acquired from Oakland with right-hander Trevor Cahill in a Dec. 9 trade. The 31-year-old was 0-2 with a 3.79 ERA in 67 appearances with Oakland last year, when he made $1.4 million. He led relievers with five pickoffs. |
| 2/8/2012 | Jed Lowrie, PH (Hou) | Jed Lowrie and the Houston Astros have avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing to a $1.15 million, one-year contract. The team announced the deal Wednesday. Lowrie asked for $1.5 million in arbitration, while the Astros offered $900,000. His hearing had been scheduled for Friday. Lowrie can earn an additional $75,000 in performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 341, 502 and 550 plate appearances. He had 341 plate appearances last year. Analysis: The 27-year-old shortstop was acquired from Boston on Dec. 14 along with right-hander Kyle Weiland in exchange for reliever Mark Melancon. Lowrie, a switch-hitter who was eligible for arbitration for the first time, batted .252 with six homers and 36 RBIs in 88 games for the Red Sox last season. He played every infield position and made $450,000. He is expected to become Houston's starting shortstop this year. |
| 2/8/2012 | Elvis Andrus, PH (Tex) | Andrus and the Texas Rangers have finalized a $14.4 million, three-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. He gets a $750,000 signing bonus and salaries of $2,375,000 this year, $4.8 million in 2013 and $6,475,000 in 2014. He then becomes eligible for free agency. A hearing had been scheduled for Thursday. Analysis: Andrus had asked for $3.6 million and had been offered $2.65 million. The 23-year-old hit a career-best .279 with 37 stolen bases last year when the Rangers won their second consecutive American League pennant. He made $452,180. |
| 2/8/2012 | Russell Branyan, PH (NYY) | Branyan has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and will try to win a bench job as a corner infielder during spring training. The Yankees announced the deal Wednesday. Analysis: Branyan hit .197 with five homers and 14 RBIs in 127 at-bats last season for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels, playing first base, third base and designated hitter. He has not played the outfield in the major leagues since 2007. The 36-year-old has a .232 career average with 194 home runs in 14 major league seasons with 10 teams. |
| 2/8/2012 | Brad Bergesen, P (Bal) | Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles have argued their cases in salary arbitration. Bergesen asked for a raise from $434,000 to $1.2 million during Wednesday's hearing, and the Orioles argued he should be paid $800,000. Analysis: Bergesen was 2-7 with a 5.70 ERA in 12 starts and 22 relief appearances last season. |
| 2/8/2012 | Emilio Bonifacio, PH (Mia) | Bonifacio became the second player to defeat the Miami Marlins in salary arbitration this year. Analysis: Bonifacio was awarded a $2.2 million salary by a three-person panel on Wednesday rather than the Marlins' offer of $1.95 million. Arbitrators Steven Wolf, Mark Burstein and Sylvia Skratek made the decision a day after hearing arguments. |
| 2/8/2012 | Jeff Francis, P (Cin) | The Reds have signed left-handed starter Jeff Francis to a minor league deal. Analysis: The 31-year-old Francis has struggled since he missed the 2009 season because of shoulder surgery. Last season, he was 6-16 for Kansas City with a 4.82 ERA in 31 starts. |
| 2/8/2012 | Ryan Ludwick, PH (Cin) | The Reds have signed outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year contract. Analysis: The 33-year-old Ludwick and the Reds have a mutual option for 2013. The outfielder batted .237 last season in 139 games with the Padres and Pirates, hitting 13 homers with 75 RBIs. Ludwick also has played for the Rangers, Indians and Cardinals. |
| 2/8/2012 | Clayton Kershaw, P (LAD) | Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract. Analysis: Tuesday's deal for the 23-year-old left-hander calls for a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $7.5 million this year and $11 million in 2013. It covers all but his final year of arbitration eligibility. The agreement mirrors that of San Francisco's Tim Lincecum, who in his first time eligible for arbitration two years ago agreed to a $23 million, two-year deal. Kershaw was 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts last year, winning the NL pitching triple crown. |
| 2/8/2012 | Elvis Andrus, PH (Tex) | The Rangers and shortstop Elvis Andrus have agreed to a three-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing. Analysis: The agreement comes two days before a scheduled arbitration hearing. |
| 2/7/2012 | Emilio Bonifacio, PH (Mia) | Bonifacio has completed his salary arbitration hearing against the Miami Marlins, trying to become the second player to defeat the club within a week. Bonifacio's side argued during Tuesday's hearing that he should be given a raise from $425,000 to $2.2 million, and the Marlins asked that he be paid $1.95 million. Analysis: Bonifacio hit a team-high .296 last year with five homers, seven triples, 36 RBIs and 40 steals in 51 tries. |
| 2/7/2012 | Bill Hall, 3B (NYY) | The Yankees have agreed to a minor league contract with Hall and invited him to big league spring training. Hall announced the deal on his Twitter account Tuesday, and New York confirmed the agreement. Analysis: If Hall is added to the Yankees' 40-man roster, he would get a $600,000, one-year contract and have the chance to earn an additional $600,000 in performance bonuses. The 32-year-old played with Houston and San Francisco last season before he was designated for assignment on July 28, batting a combined .211 with 14 RBIs and two homers. He finished the season at Triple-A Fresno. |
| 2/7/2012 | Clayton Kershaw, P (LAD) | NL Cy Young Award winner Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract. Tuesday's deal for the 23-year-old left-hander calls for a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $7.5 million this year and $11 million in 2013. It covers all but his final year of arbitration eligibility. Analysis: Kershaw was 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts last year, winning the NL pitching triple crown. After making $500,000, he had asked for $10 million in arbitration and had been offered $6.5 million. |
| 2/6/2012 | Alex Cora, PH (StL) | Cora has agreed to a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals and would get an $800,000 deal if added to the 40-man roster. Analysis: The 36-year-old played all four infield positions last season for the Washington Nationals while appearing in 91 games and making 16 starts at third base. He hit .224 with six doubles, a triple and six RBIs in 156 at-bats. |
| 2/6/2012 | Rick Ankiel, PH (Was) | The Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with Ankiel. Analysis: If added to the 40-man roster, Ankiel would have a $1.25 million, one-year contract and could make $1.5 million in performance bonuses. The performance bonuses are the same as his deal last year with the Nationals, plus an additional $250,000 for 400 plate appearances. The 32-year-old Ankiel batted .239 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs in 122 games last season with Washington. He gives the Nationals depth at center field. |
| 2/6/2012 | Blake DeWitt, PH (ChC) | Chicago designated DeWitt for assignment. Analysis: The 26-year-old DeWitt batted .265 in 121 games with the Cubs last year, his first full season with them after being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in late July 2010. He has a .260 career batting average in 404 games with the Dodgers and Cubs. |
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