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  • Tony Santillan RP | CIN

    Reds' Tony Santillan: Avoids arbitration

    Santillan agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the Reds on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

    Santillan set a career high by pitching 73.2 innings during 2025 and did so while remaining as effective as ever, finishing the regular season with a 2.44 ERA and 1.11 WHIP to go with seven saves and 33 holds. Emilio Pagan isn't likely to let go of his grip on the closer role anytime soon, so Santillan will continue to work as Cincinnati's premier setup man in 2026.

  • Brady Singer SP | CIN

    Reds' Brady Singer: Secures $12.75 million from Reds

    Singer agreed to a one-year, $12.75 million contract with the Reds on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

    Singer finished his first year in Cincinnati with a 4.03 ERA and 1.24 WHIP alongside a 163:60 K:BB across 169.2 regular-season innings, and he'll now be rewarded in the form of a $4 million salary increase. He'll presumably claim a spot at the back end of the Reds' rotation to begin 2026 and is slated to become a free agent after the end of the season.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Nets deal for 2026

    Duran agreed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Duran played 90 games for the Rangers last season and had a career-worst .559 OPS, failing to hit a home run in 219 plate appearances. The 26-year-old has a contract for 2026 but likely won't have much roster security given that he has a .237/.278/.309 slash line across the past two seasons.

  • Anthony Banda RP | LAD

    Dodgers' Anthony Banda: Settles at $1.625 million

    Banda agreed to a one-year, $1.625 million contract with the Dodgers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Banda will receive a $625,000 salary bump after finishing 2025 with a 3.18 ERA and 1.22 WHIP across 65 innings and notching a career-best 11 holds. Those numbers made him one of the more reliable members of Los Angeles' bullpen last year, but the sheer amount of talent on the Dodgers' pitching staff could force Banda back into a middle-relief role in '26.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Signs deal for 2026

    Smith agreed to a one-year, $3.225 million contract with the Rangers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Smith will end up earning a little more than the $2.5 million that he was projected for in his first year of arbitration eligibility, per Spotrac.com. He's primarily worked as a super-utility player for the Rangers but could find a regular role at second base in 2026 following the offseason departure of Marcus Semien.

  • Josh Jung 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Jung: Contract official for 2026

    Jung agreed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    The terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed, but Jung was estimated to make about $2.4 million in his first year of arbitration eligibility, according to Spotrac.com. The third baseman played a career-high 131 games last season, but he scuffled to a .251/.294/.390 slash line while hitting just 14 home runs.

  • Jake Burger 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Jake Burger: Inks deal for 2026

    Burger (wrist) agreed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    The contract specifics have yet to be announced, but Burger was projected to make around $3.1 million in his first year of arbitration eligibility, per Spotrac.com. The first baseman had an underwhelming first season with the Rangers in 2025, clubbing just 16 home runs with a .688 OPS in 103 games after totaling 63 long balls over the previous two campaigns, and even earning a brief demotion to Triple-A Round Rock in May. Burger underwent wrist surgery in early September but should be ready for the start of spring training.

  • Ryan Weathers SP | MIA

    Marlins' Ryan Weathers: Agrees to deal with Miami

    Weathers agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.35 million with the Marlins on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.

    Weathers opened the 2025 campaign on the Marlins' injured list due to a forearm strain, but after debuting in mid-May he wound up back on the IL with a lat strain after just five starts. The 26-year-old southpaw was cleared to return in September, and over his last three outings of the season he posted a 1-1 record with a 5.27 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 14:4 K:BB across 13.2 innings. Weathers has started in only 39 major-league games over the last three seasons, but if he remains healthy, he should serve in a prominent role in the Marlins' rotation in 2026.

  • Thomas Hatch RP | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Thomas Hatch: Invited to D-backs' camp

    Hatch signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Thursday that includes an invitation to spring training.

    After spending the 2024 season in Japan, Hatch returned to MLB in 2025 but struggled to find success, finishing the year with a 5.82 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 34 innings between the Royals and Twins. The 31-year-old will now aim to bounce back with the D-backs, but he'll likely have to prove himself at Triple-A Reno before getting a chance to join Arizona's pitching staff.

  • Kenedy Corona CF | HOU

    Yankees' Kenedy Corona: Latches on with Yankees

    Corona signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Thursday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

    Corona spent nearly all of the 2025 season with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate, where he slashed .220/.308/.326 with 36 RBI, 50 runs scored and 18 stolen bases across 433 plate appearances. Given his offensive struggles in the minors, it seems overwhelmingly likely that the 25-year-old outfielder heads to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the 2026 campaign.

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