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  • Joel Payamps RP | ATL

    Braves' Joel Payamps: Back with Atlanta on one-year deal

    Atlanta signed Payamps to a one-year, $2.25 million contract Sunday.

    Payamps joined Atlanta as a waiver claim in late September and was outrighted to Triple-A on Nov. 6. That move was likely made by the team to avoid an arbitration hearing, as the $2.25 million agreed to by the sides Sunday is probably less than what the veteran reliever would have received in arbitration. Regardless, Payamps now seems ticketed for a role in Atlanta's bullpen in 2026. He's had plenty of major-league success but will be looking to rebound from a career-worst 2025 campaign during which he posted a 6.84 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 24:9 K:BB over 26.1 innings across 30 appearances between Atlanta and Milwaukee.

  • Adam Laskey RP | MIA

    Rockies' Adam Laskey: Joins Colorado on MiLB deal

    Laskey agreed to a minor-league contract with the Rockies on Sunday, Aram Leighton of JustBaseball.com reports.

    Laskey spent 2025 in the Marlins organization and split his time between the Double-A and Triple-A levels. He received an invitation to big-league spring training but is likely to open 2026 in the minors based on his production last year and the fact that he's yet to make his MLB debut.

  • Phil Maton RP | CHC

    Cubs' Phil Maton: Signs with Cubs

    Maton signed a two-year contract with the Cubs on Friday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

    Maton's new deal also includes a club option for 2028. The 32-year-old spent time with the Cardinals and Rangers in 2025, finishing the regular season with a 2.79 ERA and 1.06 WHIP along with an 81:23 K:BB across 61.1 innings. Now with the Cubs, he's sure to continue pitching in high-leverage situations and will presumably be in the mix for saves alongside Daniel Palencia.

  • Tanner Rainey RP | DET

    Tanner Rainey: Non-tendered by Tigers

    Rainey was non-tendered by Detroit on Friday.

    Rainey spent the 2025 season split between Pittsburgh and Detroit. He was in Triple-A for most of the 2025 season but struggled significantly in a brief sample in the majors.

  • Tyler Mattison RP | DET

    Tyler Mattison: Departs from Detroit

    Mattison was non-tendered by the Tigers on Friday.

    Mattison was designated for assignment Tuesday after being selected by the Tigers in the Rule 5 Draft last year. He'll now be a free agent after reaching Triple-A Toledo in 2025.

  • Jack Little P | DET

    Jack Little: Non-tendered by Detroit

    Little was non-tendered by the Tigers on Friday.

    The Tigers claimed Little in early November but then designated him for assignment two weeks later. He'll now officially hit free agency. Little made his very brief MLB debut with the Dodgers in June and July.

  • Sean Guenther RP | DET

    Sean Guenther: Hits free agency

    Guenther (hip) was non-tendered by the Tigers on Friday.

    Guenther was designated for assignment Tuesday and was likely to set become a free agent anyway. He threw only 18.1 innings in 2025 across multiple levels while dealing with a hip injury.

  • Jason Foley RP | SF

    Jason Foley: Becomes free agent

    Foley (shoulder) was non-tendered by the Tigers on Friday.

    Foley was designated for assignment Tuesday, but he's now officially a free agent. He spent most of the 2025 season sidelined by a shoulder injury.

  • Dugan Darnell RP | DET

    Dugan Darnell: Non-tendered by Tigers

    Darnell (hip) was non-tendered by Detroit on Friday.

    The Tigers claimed Darnell off waivers in mid-November, but his time with the club was short-lived. He'll become a free agent as he continues to recover from hip surgery that he underwent in mid-September.

  • Giants' JT Brubaker: Re-signs with Giants

    Brubaker signed a one-year contract with the Giants on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Brubaker enjoyed his most successful season in the majors while working primarily as a reliever in 2025, logging a 3.77 ERA and 1.22 WHIP over 28.2 innings between the Yankees and Giants. The 32-year-old righty will likely compete for a rotation spot during spring training, though he could also be used as a long reliever again if he misses the cut.

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