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The Angels extended a qualifying offer to Iglesias on Sunday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Iglesias will have 10 days to decide whether to accept the one-year, $18.4 million offer. During his first year with the Angels in 2021, the right-hander converted 34 of 39 save chances with a 2.57 ERA and 0.93 WHIP across 65 relief appearances.

Kelly (biceps) had his team option declined by the Dodgers on Saturday.

Kelly will be paid a $4 million buyout rather than a $12 million salary. He was an important part of the Dodgers' bullpen in 2021, riding a career-high 27.5 percent strikeout rate to a 2.86 ERA. The team could still try to bring him back at a lower dollar amount, though the strained biceps he suffered during the NLCS adds a fair amount of uncertainty to the veteran's profile this winter.

De Los Santos was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

De Los Santos is still just 25 years old, but he hasn't done enough to entice a team to claim him off waivers. In 65.1 career major-league innings, most of which have come in relief, he owns a 6.06 ERA, though his 27.7 percent strikeout rate in 35.1 frames this season hints at some small amount of potential despite his 6.37 ERA.

Kimbrel's $16 million team option was picked up Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Heading into this past season, it would have been something of a surprise to see Kimbrel's option picked up, as he struggled to a 6.00 ERA in 36 innings over the first two years of the deal while walking 14.5 percent of opposing batters. He turned things around dramatically in 2021, however, cutting his walk rate to 9.8 percent en route to a 2.26 ERA. While he's seemingly back in the company of the league's elite relievers, it's worth noting that he posted a 5.09 ERA after a trade to the White Sox compared to an 0.49 ERA before the deal. He also saved just a single game for his new team, with Liam Hendriks still entrenched in the closer role, which puts a significant dent in his fantasy value.

Alexander (shoulder) was outrighted off the Dodgers' 40-man roster Friday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

Alexander cruised to a 2.93 ERA in 15.1 innings in the early part of the season but wound up missing much of the year with shoulder inflammation. It's unclear whether or not he'll be back to 100 percent by the start of spring training.

Diplan elected free agency Friday after being outrighted to Triple-A by the Orioles, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Baltimore removed Diplan from the 40-man roster, and he'll become a free agent after refusing the outright assignment to Triple-A. The right-hander appeared in 23 big-league games during 2021 and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 24:15 K:BB over 30 innings.

Palumbo (undisclosed) was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Friday.

Palumbo didn't throw a single major-league inning this season and threw just 6.2 in the minors. He dealt with a back injury in the early part of the season and an undisclosed injury late in the year, so it's a bit of a mystery what he'll be able to do for the Giants next season, but the southpaw was considered a moderately interesting prospect for the Rangers a few years ago.

Junis (shoulder) elected free agency after being outrighted off Kansas City's 40-man roster Friday.

Junis refused an assignment to Triple-A Omaha and will instead test the open market. The 29-year-old posted a 5.26 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 41:12 K:BB over 39 innings during 2021 before finishing the season on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

Harvey (triceps) was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Friday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Harvey was limited to nine games for Baltimore in 2021 due to oblique, lat and triceps injuries, and the team opted to remove him from the 40-man roster. The 26-year-old was long considered one of the Orioles' top prospects, but his professional career has been marred by a plethora or injuries, prompting the team to move on.

Hill elected free agency after being outrighted to Triple-A Columbus by Cleveland on Friday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Hill made his big-league debut in 2020 and had a 4.91 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 16:5 K:BB across 18.1 innings, but he spent all of 2021 at Triple-A. He's eligible for arbitration, but he'll instead become a free agent after being removed from Cleveland's 40-man roster.