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Garcia could begin the 2021 season in the minors, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. Garcia skipped multiple levels last season and hit a paltry .194/.206/.194 in 68 plate appearances.

Garcia did receive high marks for his defense and for how he handled his slump, but it's pretty clear that he was overmatched at the plate. He walked just once against 26 strikeouts and didn't have an extra-base hit. Reds GM Nick Krall suggested that the team is hoping to add a shortstop this offseason from outside the organization.

Arcia agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with the Brewers on Wednesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

This will be the 26-year-old shortstop's sixth season with the Brewers and penultimate year under team control. He hit .260/.317/.416 with five home runs and two steals in 189 plate appearances last season. His 96 wRC+, .156 ISO and 16.9 percent strikeout rate were all career bests. Despite all that, he had to take a $200,000 pay cut on this contract to avoid being non-tendered.

Camargo signed a one-year, $1.36 million contract with Atlanta on Wednesday.

Camargo was a strong non-tender candidate during the offseason, but he'll now avoid arbitration with his new contract. The utility man posted a career-worst .200/.244/.367 slash line during the abbreviated 2020 season while striking out at a 27.6 percent clip.

Perdomo was added to the Diamondbacks' 40-man roster Friday.

Perdomo was part of Arizona's taxi squad in 2020, but he failed to make his major-league debut during the abbreviated season. As one of the team's top prospects, it's unsurprising to see him protected from the upcoming Rule 5 draft as part of the 40-man roster.

Marcano was added to the Padres' 40-man roster Friday.

The move means Marcano won't be available for selection in the upcoming Rule 5 draft. It may have been a stretch for any team to select him, given that he's never played above Low-A, but the Padres evidently believe he has enough potential that they didn't want to take the risk.

Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo homer Wednesday in a loss to the Rays in Game 2 of the World Series.

Seager hit a solo homer in the eighth inning off Pete Fairbanks. The 26-year-old crushed his seventh homer of postseason, the most by a shortstop in a single postseason. The left-handed hitter slashed .307/.358/.585 and smacked 15 homers while recording 41 RBI during the regular season.

Seager went hitless across five at-bats in the Dodgers' 4-3 win over the Braves in Game 7 of the series. He was named the NLCS MVP as Los Angeles advanced to the World Series.

Though he finished the series with a relative whimper, Seager was the catalyst for the Los Angeles offense in the prior six games, during which he reached base at a .400 clip while mashing five home runs and two doubles and driving in 11 runs. The home run and RBI totals were the most by any player in a single postseason series in National League history.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's NLCS Game 6 win over the Braves.

Seager opened the scoring with a solo shot off Max Fried in the first inning, kicking off a three-run rally that would provide the Dodgers with all the runs they would need in their 3-1 win. The shortstop had an excellent regular season, hitting .307/.358/.585 with 15 homers in 52 games, and he's been even more productive in the playoffs. Seager has homered six times in 11 postseason games, scoring 13 runs and driving in 15 more while posting a .333/.396/.857 slash line.

Seager went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in Game 5 of the NLCS against the Braves on Friday.

Seager started the Dodgers' scoring by smacking a solo home run to lead off the fourth inning. He added a two-run shot three frames later to provide insurance to the team's lead and force Game 6 on Saturday. Overall, Seager has provided plenty of pop in the postseason, as he now has five home runs, 14 RBI and 12 runs scored to go along with a .342/.409/.842 line across 44 plate appearances.

Seager went 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs and three RBI in Wednesday's NLCS Game 3 win against Atlanta.

Seager drove in the first of the Dodgers' 11 first-inning runs with a double. He hit an RBI single later in the same inning to stretch the score to 7-0. Later, in the top of the third, his solo homer made it 13-0. The shortstop is now hitting .367/.444/.800 with three homers in eight games this postseason.