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Brebbia (elbow) is slated to get back on a mound for the first time in January, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

He is a non-tender candidate ahead of Wednesday evening's deadline due to the fact that he will probably miss the first half of the season as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Brebbia had Tommy John surgery in early June, so while he says he is hoping to return in close to 12 months, that would be a best-case scenario.

Junis agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million contract with the Royals on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

This was his first year as an arbitration-eligible player. Junis logged a 6.39 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 19 strikeouts in 25.1 innings (eight appearances, six starts) last season. He gave up seven home runs in that small sample and will likely pitch in a swing man or long reliever role in 2021.

May agreed to a two-year, $15 million contract with the Mets on Tuesday, Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports.

Among pitchers who threw at least 10 innings last season, May ranked 11th in K-BB% (32.3) while also logging a 3.86 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in his final year with the Twins. He has a 3.19 ERA since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2018. May joins a Mets bullpen that already features righties Edwin Diaz, Dellin Betances, Jeurys Familia, Miguel Castro and sometimes Seth Lugo, so it's not clear if he will be the go-to setup man for Diaz to start the season. He is good enough from a skills standpoint that he should get plenty of high-leverage chances.

Hill shared on his Instagram page that he was in a car accident Monday and needed surgery on his right wrist.

It was Hill's throwing wrist that took the brunt of the damage in the car accident, but he says he will be ready for the start of the 2021 season. Everyone else involved in the car accident were OK. He logged a 4.91 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 16:5 K:BB in 18.1 innings out of the bullpen last season.

When Weber was outrighted off Boston's 40-man roster in November, he accepted a split contract that will pay him $800,000 if he's promoted to the big leagues during the 2021 season, Chad Jennings of The Athletic reports.

He would have been arbitration eligible this offseason but the Red Sox found a way to keep him in the organization without giving him a 40-man roster spot or having to non-tender him ahead of Wednesday's deadline. Weber logged a 4.40 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 52.5 percent groundball rate last season. His lack of strikeouts (14.6 K%) limits him to mostly low-leverage roles.

Cimber was traded from Cleveland to Miami on Monday for cash, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

He was designated for assignment last week, but Miami swooped in to add Cimber to its bullpen mix. The 30-year-old righty has excelled at generating groundballs in his three-year MLB career (56.2 GB%), but he has never missed bats at a high clip. Last year he struck out five in 11.1 innings, so he is unlikely to work his way into high-leverage situations.

Cimber was designated for assignment by Cleveland on Wednesday.

Cimber made 14 relief appearances for Cleveland in 2020, posting a 3.97 ERA and 5:2 K:BB over 11.1 innings. He spent most of September at the team's alternate training site, and he'll now be cast off the 40-man roster to make room for right-hander Jordan Humphreys, who was claimed off waivers in a corresponding move.

Weber cleared waivers Wednesday and was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Weber was designated for assignment Friday, but he wasn't claimed on waivers and will remain in the organization going forward. The right-hander posted a 4.40 ERA and 1.35 WHIP over 43 innings in 2020.

Payamps was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Payamps was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on Friday, and he'll find a spot on Boston's 40-man roster via waivers. The right-hander tossed three relief innings in 2020, allowing one earned run while striking out two during that time.

Speier cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

Speier was designated for assignment by the Royals on Friday, and he'll remain in the organization after going unclaimed on waivers. The southpaw has made 17 relief appearances over the last two seasons, posting a 7.62 ERA and 1.85 WHIP over 13 innings.