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J. Gant - RP

STL

Cardinals and RHP John Gant avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.1 million contract.

It's a nice raise on the $1.3 million Gant made in 2020. The right-hander made 20 appearances for St. Louis 2.40 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 15 innings. He'll be one of the bridges to whomever closes for the Cards in 2021.

Added Dec 03 6:17 pm (EST)

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D. Altavilla - RP

Padres and RHP Dan Altavilla avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $850,000 contract.

The right-hander, who came to the Padres in last year's seven-player swap with the Mariners, posted a 3.12 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 10/5 K/BB ratio over 8 2/3 innings after the trade. He had been projected by MLBTradeRumors to earn just under $800,000 via arbitration. He should open the 2021 season in a middle relief role in what's shaping up to be a very strong Padres bullpen once again.

Added 9:41 am (EST)

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J. Ross - SP

WSH

Nationals and RHP Joe Ross avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

The right-hander had been projected by MLBTradeRumors to earn the same $1.5 million via arbitration. The 27-year-old split his time between the bullpen and rotation in 2020, posting a disappointing 5.48 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 57/33 K/BB ratio. Nats' skipper Dave Martinez has already indicated that he wants Ross to be in the team's Opening Day rotation in 2021, though he'll have to earn that spot with a strong showing in the spring.

Added 9:34 am (EST)

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M. Haniger - RF

SEA

Mariners and OF Mitch Haniger avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.01 million contract.

The dynamic 30-year-old outfielder has missed most of the last two seasons due to a wide array of injuries, but he's said to be fully healthy now and will be ready for the start of spring training. The last time that we saw him for a full season, Haniger hit .285/.366/.493 with 26 homers, 93 RBI and eight swipes for the Mariners in 2018. If he's able to avoid the injured list, he'll deliver significant profit from his current draft position -- which sits outside the top 250 players overall.

Added 9:13 am (EST)

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K. Suzuki - C

LAA

Angels signed C Kurt Suzuki to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Friday afternoon that the two sides had reached an agreement and now it's official. The Angels made a serious bid to sign James McCann before he latched on with the Mets and had been intent on adding another catcher to go along with Max Stassi and Anthony Bemboom. The 37-year-old backstop hit .270/.349/.396 with two homers and 17 RBI in 33 games with the Nationals during the 2020 season.

Added 9:06 am (EST)

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T. Murphy - C

SEA

Mariners and C Tom Murphy avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $875,000 million contract.

The 29-year-old backstop missed the entire 2020 season after fracturing his left foot during Summer Camp. The injury is now fully healed though and he has been going through full offseason workouts without issue. The last time we saw Murphy, he slashed .273/.324/.535 with 18 homers and 40 RBI over 75 games for the Mariners in 2019.

Added Yesterday 10:43 pm (EST)

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C. Green - RP

NYY

Yankees and RHP Chad Green avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.15 million contract.

Green had been projected my MLBTradeRumors to earn around $1.8 million via arbitration. The 29-year-old hurler posted a 3.51 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 32/8 K/BB ratio over 25 2/3 innings. He'll continue to work as part of a tremendous setup crew in front of Yankees' closer Aroldis Chapman in 2021.

Added Yesterday 10:40 pm (EST)

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A. Cimber - RP

MIA

Marlins and RHP Adam Cimber avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $925,000 contract.

Craig Mish had reported earlier on Friday that the two sides had reached an agreement to avoid arbitration, with Mark Feinsand of MLB.com adding the financial details. The 30-year-old right-hander appeared in 14 games out of the Indians' bullpen in 2020, registering a 3.97 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 5/2 K/BB ratio over 11 1/3 innings.

Added Yesterday 10:35 pm (EST)

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J. Cisnero - RP

DET

Tigers and RHP Jose Cisnero avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $970,000 contract.

The entire Tigers' bullpen was a disaster for the majority of the 2020 campaign -- save for Cisnero who thrived. The 31-year-old hurler compiled a 3.03 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 34/10 K/BB ratio across 29 2/3 innings. He has certainly done enough to earn him a spot in the club's Opening Day bullpen heading into 2021 and there's a chance that he could wind up in the mix for save chances as well, making him an interesting flier in the late rounds of deep mixed league drafts.

Added Yesterday 10:31 pm (EST)

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J. Candelario - 1B

DET

Tigers and 3B Jeimer Candelario avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.85 million contract.

The 27-year-old rather quietly enjoyed one of the biggest breakouts of the 2020 season, slashing .297/.369/.503 with seven homers and 29 RBI in 52 games. He had been projected by MLBTradeRumors to earn around $2.25 million via arbitration, so he appears to have done well for himself here. It's unclear if he'll spend most of his time at first or third base for the Tigers in 2021 -- but he'll have eligibility at both and should be locked into a spot in the middle of the Tigers lineup.

Added Yesterday 10:25 pm (EST)

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J. Jones - CF

DET

Tigers and OF JaCoby Jones avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.65 million contract.

It's the first time that the 28-year-old outfielder has been eligible for arbitration after earning $1.575 million during the 2020 season. Jones was in the midst of a breakout season in 2020 -- slashing 268/.333/.515 with five homers and 14 RBI -- before fracturing his left hand on September 1. He's locked in as the Tigers' starting center fielder and makes for an intriguing combination of power and speed that can be had after the first 350 picks in most fantasy drafts.

Added Yesterday 10:19 pm (EST)

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R. Bleier - RP

MIA

Marlins and LHP Richard Bleier avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.425 million contract.

Craig Mish had reported earlier in the day that the two sides reached an agreement, while Mark Feinsand of MLB.com has followed up with the financial terms. Bleier did a tremendous job out of the Marlins bullpen in 2020, registering a 2.63 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 7/4 K/BB ratio over 13 2/3 innings following a mid-season trade from the Orioles. He should have a spot secured in the team's Opening Day bullpen heading into 2021.

Added Yesterday 10:15 pm (EST)

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A. Santander - RF

BAL

Anthony Santander requested $2.475 million and was offered $2.1 million by the Orioles when arbitration figures were exchanged on Friday.

The 26-year-old was projected by MLBTradeRumors to earn $2.1 million through arbitration -- matching what was offered by the Orioles. Santander slashed .261/.315/.575 with 11 homers and 32 RBI in 37 games with the Orioles in 2020 before being shut down by a right oblique strain. He'll enter the 2021 campaign locked into a spot in the middle of the Orioles lineup where he should deliver ample counting stats -- though his lack of speed limits his overall fantasy upside.

Added Yesterday 10:11 pm (EST)

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D. Altavilla - RP

Padres and RHP Dan Altavilla avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $850,000 contract.

Added 9:41 am (EST)

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J. Ross - SP

WSH

Nationals and RHP Joe Ross avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

Added 9:34 am (EST)

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M. Haniger - RF

SEA

Mariners and OF Mitch Haniger avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.01 million contract.

Added 9:13 am (EST)

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K. Suzuki - C

LAA

Angels signed C Kurt Suzuki to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

Added 9:06 am (EST)

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T. Murphy - C

SEA

Mariners and C Tom Murphy avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $875,000 million contract.

Added Yesterday 10:43 pm (EST)

Jon Heyman on Twitter

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C. Green - RP

NYY

Yankees and RHP Chad Green avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.15 million contract.

Added Yesterday 10:40 pm (EST)

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A. Cimber - RP

MIA

Marlins and RHP Adam Cimber avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $925,000 contract.

Added Yesterday 10:35 pm (EST)

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J. Cisnero - RP

DET

Tigers and RHP Jose Cisnero avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $970,000 contract.

Added Yesterday 10:31 pm (EST)

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