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Instead, the 32-year-old outfielder will receive a $500,000 buyout and will hit the free agent market. Mullins appeared in 107 games for the American League Champions, slashing an underwhelming .207/.284/.344 with 15 homers, 48 RBI and 21 stolen bases (in 31 attempts). He only had five plate appearances in the postseason, going 2-for-5 with a homer, stolen base and three runs scored. His fantasy value in 2027 will be tied to whether or not he’s able to land a starting or strong-side platoon role someplace.

The 34-year-old slugger had a major resurgence in 2026, slashing .235/.329/.487 with 26 homers and 53 RBI in 432 plate appearances with the Rangers — the most home runs that he has hit in a season since 2019. He’s hopeful that he’ll be able to parlay that success into a multi-year deal on the open market this winter.

Fritz will take over for Ben Kaplan who was let go following a rough 2026 campaign. The 45-year-old has spent the past seven seasons as the Padres’ bullpen coach and this will be his first gig as a full-time pitching coach at the MLB level, though he briefly fulfilled that role with the Padres on an interim basis after Larry Rothschild was dismissed in 2021.

The option was for $15.75 million and never really had any chance of being picked up. The Mets will be on the hook for his $2 million buyout under the terms of the deal that send him to the A’s last winter. Even with a strong second half, McNeil hit a modest .264/.313/.368 last season. He’ll most likely land a starting job in free agency, but at this point, it’s questionable whether he has the glove for second or the bat to help at first or in left.

The A’s held a $15 million option with a $750,000 buyout under the terms of the four-year, $31 million deal Spring signed with the Rays prior to the 2023 season. Springs’ strikeout rate collapsed immediately after the A’s picked him up two years ago, and he had a 6.18 ERA last season, giving up 35 homers in 142 2/3 innings.

The announcement says Arroyo will return to game action in April. Given that this seems to be internal brace surgery, Arroyo might be limited to DHing for a while into his return from surgery. Arroyo, who turns 22 next week, made his MLB debut in September and hit .371/.439/.514 in 15 games. That was going to put him in position to challenge for a spot next spring, though there was a good chance he’d open in Triple-A. Now it seems like he won’t be an option until May or maybe June.

Hiring a hitting coach before hiring a manager is a little odd, but the Mariners obviously wanted Gillman back. He was employed by the team as a minor league hitting coordinator from 2022-25 before spending last season as the Nationals’ director of hitting.

Bell gets a $1.25 million buyout from the $10 million option. The Twins paid him a total of $7 million for his .255/.319/.419 line and 96 RBI last season, and they might have some interest in re-signing him for a similar amount. However, if they see Byron Buxton doing a lot of DHing next year, that would leave less room for Bell.

Eflin will receive a $2 million buyout on the $25 million mutual option. He underwent Tommy John surgery in April and is hoping to be ready in the early part of next season. He’s indicated that he’d like to stay with Baltimore.

Hinds hit .179/.273/.250 in 12 games for Baltimore late in the year. The Orioles will probably wind up waiving Hinds in the near future, but some guaranteed money in the deal would make it more likely that he clears waivers and sticks around as a non-roster player. They did something similar with infielder Luis Vázquez and reliever Josh Walker last winter.