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A three-team deal involving the White Sox, Diamondbacks and Angels has been completed, according to the azcentral.com.

The Angels will receive pitcher Hector Santiago from Chicago and pitcher Tyler Skaggs from Arizona. The White Sox will receive outfielder Adam Eaton, and the Diamondbacks will get outfielder Mark Trumbo. Arizona will also receive two PTBNL, one from Chicago and one from Los Angeles.

The Mariners are interested in reliever Fernando Rodney, according to FoxSports.com.

The team is looking to add a closer after Tom Wilhelmsen struggled while leading the team with 24 saves. Danny Farquhar stepped in near the end of the season, and performed admirably, but the team is still exploring Rodney. Last season, Rodney had a 3.38 ERA in 66 2/3 innings. He saved 37 games.

The White Sox are involved in a three-team deal involving the Angels and Diamondbacks, according to ESPN.

The Angels and Diamondbacks have been discussing a potential deal for outfielder Mark Trumbo, and now the White Sox are said to be involved. Chicago would offer pitcher Hector Santiago to the Angels, and receive outfielder Adam Eaton from Arizona. The Angels would ship Mark Trumbo to the Diamondbacks, and would likely receive a pitcher, possibly Tyler Skaggs or Trevor Cahill.

Shortly after moving high-priced closer Jim Johnson, the Orioles have begun looking for more cost-effective replacements. CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reported Monday the Orioles have begun looking into free agents John Axford and Grant Balfour, with Chris Perez also an option. 

Yahoo! Sports reports that the White Sox are looking to trade one of their starting pitchers this offseason. Their top preference would be to deal John Danks, but he still has three years and $42.75 million left on his contract, making it improbable that he can be traded.

Jose Quintana and Hector Santiago are also on the market, though the White Sox were unwilling to part with Quintana in a deal to acquire third baseman Chase Headley from the Padres, according to previous reports.

According to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman, the Cubs, Orioles and Mariners have all expressed an interest in free agent reliever John Axford. Each of these teams is looking for a closer and could view Axford as a candidate for the role.

Axford did not get any saves for the Brewers and Cardinals in 2013, as he registered a 4.02 ERA and 19 holds.

The Orioles have signed reliever Ryan Webb to a two-year $4.5 million deal, according to ESPN.

The deal is pending a physical. The 27-year-old Webb tossed 80 1/3 innings last season, with a 2.91 ERA. 

The Twins have designated pitcher Liam Hendriks for assignment, clearing a 40-man roster spot for recently-signed pitcher Phil Hughes.

Hendriks had the worst of his three seasons in the majors this year, going 1-3 with a 6.85 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 34:14 K:BB ratio in 47 1/3 innings.

The Brewers acquired left-hander Will Smith from the Royals Thursday in exchange for outfielder Norichika Aoki. Smith, 24, made 16 starts for the Royals in 2012, but he appeared to find his niche as a reliever last year, posting a 3.24 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 19 appearances, including one start.

The Blue Jays tendered contracts to three players Monday, ahead of the league-imposed deadline. The team opted to bring back pitchers Esmil Rogers and Brett Cecil, along with outfielder Colby Rasmus, and their salaries will be determined based on the results of the arbitration process if contracts cannot be agreed to ahead of time.