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Arcia signed a one-year, $2.2 million contract with the Brewers on Monday, avoiding arbitration, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

As things currently stand, Arcia and Luis Urias would handle the left side of the infield for the Brewers, but the offseason is still young, and it's quite possible he will enter the year as a reserve if Milwaukee is able to add another infielder or two. He struggled to a .223/.283/.350 slash line with 15 homers and 59 RBI over 152 games in 2019, but is only entering his age-25 season.

Cruz was added to the Pirates' 40-man roster Wednesday.

Cruz is one of the Pirates' top prospects, so it's no surprise to see the team protect him from the Rule 5 draft. The 21-year-old split 2019 between High-A and Double-A, posting a .298/.356/.475 slash line.

Turner underwent surgery on his index finger, the shortstop revealed on his personal Instagram page Saturday.

Turner fractured the finger in the fourth game of the regular season, though he returned in mid-May to play out the rest of the year. He didn't look as though he was playing injured, posting a .298/.353/.497 slash line and tying his personal best with 19 homers. Assuming no setbacks from the surgery, Turner could conceivably reach a new level next season with the injury fully behind him.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in the National's 8-2 win over the Indians on Sunday.

The emergence of Turner has been something special as the former first-round pick has put together back-to-back seasons of appearing in at least 100 games for the first time in his young five-year career. The 26-year-old put together a stellar .291/.348/.467 slashline and was fifth in the league with 35 steals. Turner is one of the best leadoff hitters in the league and will be a crucial piece if the Nationals hope to make some noise in this year's playoffs.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Cubs on Saturday.

DeJong got to the 30-homer threshold with his 416-foot solo shot in the eighth, his third round tripper over the last six contests. The power-hitting shortstop is scuffling outside of the big blasts in September, however, as he's hitting just .179 (17-for-95) since the calendar flipped from August.

Edman went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a two-run triple in a loss to the Cubs on Saturday.

The rookie churned out his seventh consecutive multi-hit effort, a remarkable run that's helped Edman to a .364 average in September. Edman has accomplished the feat in nine of the last 10 contests overall, and he heads into the final day of the regular season with a stellar .307/.352/.506 line over 344 plate appearances.

Story is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Story will just be getting a routine off day with little on the line for the 70-91 Rockies in the season finale. Garrett Hampson will handle leadoff and shortstop duties Sunday while Story presumably wraps up his 2019 campaign with a .294/.363/.554 slash line to go with 35 home runs and 23 steals in 145 games.

Arcia went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies.

Arcia is concluding the regular season with a flourish, driving in seven runs over the Brewers' past three games. He'll draw the start at shortstop and bat seventh in the regular-season finale and should play the full game while Milwaukee looks to push for a tie with the Cardinals for first place in the National League Central.

Rojas is not in Sunday's lineup against the Phillies.

He hit .238 with zero home runs and one steal in his last 10 games. Jon Berti will start at shortstop and lead off.

Ahmed will enter the offseason with a particular focus on being more consistent at the plate, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Ahmed was already an elite defender upon entering MLB, and his bat is catching up. He's set career bests (entering Sunday) in most major hitting categories, including average (.255), OBP (.318), slugging (.440), home runs (19), triples (6) and RBI (82). The Massachusetts native plans to focus on the areas of better pitch recognition, making more hard contact, and chasing fewer pitches outside the zone. The 29-year-old is entering the final year of arbitration and will become a free agent in 2021. His combination of elite defense and emerging bat should set himself up for a nice payday.