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  • DET Starting Pitcher
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    Tigers selected the contract of LHP Brant Hurter.
    Hurter is up to make his MLB debut against the Royals on Sunday, but it will be behind an opener; with the Tigers going with Alex Faedo in that role. Hurter still could qualify for a win, but asking him to do that against the Royals after registering a 5.80 ERA in Triple-A seems like a lot.
  • INT Second Baseman #25
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    Infielder Gosuke Katoh, who spent the last two seasons in Japan, announced his retirement.
    Katoh was a second-round pick of the Yankees in 2013, and he briefly surfaced in the majors with the Blue Jays in 2022, collecting a double and walking three times in 11 plate appearances. He signed with the Nippon Ham Fighters after that season, but after not experiencing much success in Japan, he’s chosen to call it a career at age 30.
  • LAD Shortstop #11
    Daniel Alvarez-Montes of El Extra Base reports that the Dodgers have exercised their $5 million club option on Miguel Rojas.
    This was likely an easy one, as Rojas was a .283 hitter with a .748 OPS over 103 games while playing quality defense up the middle. Even if Rojas is more of a utility player than someone who is in the lineup every single day — probably somewhere in-between — that makes his $5 million salary for 2025 a pittance.
  • FA Relief Pitcher #37
    David Robertson declined his $7 million mutual option with the Rangers.
    Robertson is now a free agent. The 39-year-old was a solid part of the Texas bullpen with a 3.00 ERA over 68 appearances and a 99/27 K/BB across 72 innings. He should see interest on a short-term deal from a variety of bullpen-needy clubs.
    Will Juan Soto land the biggest contract of all-time this winter? Will any pitcher get $200 million? All of our contract predictions for this winter’s frenzy are here.
  • LAD Catcher #15
    Robert Murray of FanSided reports that the Dodgers are exercising the one-year, $3.5 million team option for Austin Barnes.
    A no-brainer of sorts, even with the Dodgers having some young talent at the catching position in the minors that could help in 2025. Barnes got on at a .331 clip, and while there’s no power in his bat as seen in one total homer and a .307 slugging mark, his work with the pitching staff is well worth that contract and then some as the backup to Will Smith.
  • NYY Starting Pitcher #45
    ESPN’s Jeff Passan says the expectation is that the Yankees will void Gerrit Cole’s opt out by adding an extra year to his contract.
    They’re facing a Sunday deadline to make the call. The Athletic’s Jim Bowden also has a Yankees source indicating that the team will likely retain Cole. The Yankees would be paying $180 million for Cole’s next five seasons through age 38. It’d be an easy call if not for the 34-year-old’s elbow injury last season. As is, it’s pretty risky. Still, Cole was the AL Cy Young winner in 2023, and his stuff looked plenty good in the playoffs last month.
  • ATL Relief Pitcher
    Braves selected the contract of RHP Domingo Gonzalez from Triple-A Gwinnett.
    Gonzalez, 25, gets a 40-man spot after striking out 83 and posting a 2.91 ERA in 52 2/3 innings as a reliever between Double- and Triple-A last season. He’ll likely open next season back in Triple-A, but he’ll get a look in spring training.
  • ATL Relief Pitcher #49
    Braves agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Bummer on a two-year, $13 million contract.
    It was reported last month that the Braves would exercise their $7.25 million option on Bummer, but he’s instead getting a new deal that pays him $3.5 million next season and $9.5 million in 2026. Bummer had a 3.58 ERA over 55 1/3 innings in his first season with the Braves.
  • ATL Starting Pitcher #40
    Braves agreed to terms with RHP Reynaldo López on a three-year contract.
    The Braves say López will make $8 million next season, $14 million in 2026 and $8 million in 2027. This replaces the deal López signed last winter, which was set to pay him $11 million next season, $11 million in 2026 and then either an $8 million option or a $4 million buyout in 2027. So, it appears that López is getting an extra $4 million here after a very promising return to the rotation last season.
  • FA Catcher #99
    Brewers declined C Gary Sánchez’s mutual option for 2025.
    The mutual option was always meant to be declined and just a matter of pushing 2024 dollars back to 2025. Sánchez gets a $4 million buyout on top of his $3 million salary from last season. The 31-year-old faltered at the end of the year to finish with a .220/.307/.398 line in 280 plate appearances.
  • COL Shortstop #6
    Rockies acquired INF Owen Miller from the Brewers for cash considerations.
    Miller, who turns 28 this month, was a non-factor last season, going 5-for-27 in 14 games for the Brewers. The utilityman is a lifetime .239/.287/.345 hitter in 294 major league games dating back to 2021, and he’ll probably compete for a bench job in spring training.