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Edward Olivares

TB Center Fielder #38

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Rays signed OF Edward Olivares to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Olivares was a fantasy darling at one point during his time with the Royals, but he was let go by the Pirates in 2024 and was unable to win a spot with the Mets in 2025. He went over to Japan, where he hit .213/.327/.301 with two home runs in 61 games. He would be a long shot to make the Rays.

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Justin Martinez

AZ Pitcher #63

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Justin Martinez (elbow) told reporters on Tuesday that he’s targeting August for a return to the Diamondbacks’ bullpen.

The 24-year-old hurler underwent Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery last June. It’s possible that he’s being a bit optimistic with that return date, but it sounds like everything has gone smoothly in his recovery to this stage. Getting him back at all in 2026 would provide a welcomed late-season boost to the Diamondbacks’ bullpen.

Source: Nick Piecoro

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Jonah Heim

ATL Catcher #28

According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, the Braves are in agreement on a contract with free agent catcher Jonah Him.

Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com notes that it will be a one-year, major league contract. No word yet on the financial terms of the deal. Heim slashed just .213/.271/.332 with 11 homers and 43 RBI in 433 plate appearances with the Rangers in 2025. With Sean Murphy expected to be sidelined until May, Heim could break camp with the Braves as the primary backup behind Drake Baldwin.

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Source: Mark Bowman

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Wyatt Mills

LAD Relief Pitcher #41

Dodgers re-signed RHP Wyatt Mills to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Mills finished out last year in the Dodgers organization, though he didn’t get into a game. The right-hander showed some promise with the Red Sox in 2022, but he had Tommy John the following year and hasn’t pitched in the majors since. He had a 3.12 ERA and a 49/30 K/BB in 52 innings for Boston’s Triple-A team last season.

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Jordan Weems

LAD Relief Pitcher #51

Dodgers signed LHP Jordan Weems to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Weems, 33, has pitched 160 major league innings since debuting in 2020, amassing a 5.51 ERA with a 161/80 K/BB. He gave up seven earned runs and failed to strike out a batter in 4 1/3 innings for Houston last year.

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Seby Zavala

LAD Catcher #38

Dodgers signed C Seby Zavala to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Zavala, 32, hit .165/.274/.340 in 67 games for Boston’s Triple-A affiliate last season. The journeyman will battle for a spot on the Dodgers’ Triple-A roster and is more likely to stick in the organization if Ben Rortvedt gets claimed on waivers at the end of the spring.

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Nick Senzel

LAD Center Fielder #15

Dodgers re-signed OF Nick Senzel to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Senzel, the second overall pick in the 2016 draft, hit .252/.341/.408 with 12 homers in 99 games in the Dodgers system last year, the first season since 2018 in which he failed to appear in the majors. He’s a career .232/.299/.363 in 1,633 plate appearances with the Reds, Nationals and White Sox.

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Konnor Pilkington

DET Starting Pitcher #45

Tigers signed LHP Konnor Pilkington to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Pilkington could have stayed with the Nationals after going unclaimed on waivers last week, but he’s instead joining a superior team that has much less room for him. The 28-year-old Pilkington has a 3.97 ERA in 11 starts and 37 relief appearances as a major leaguer, though all of those starts came with the Guardians in 2022. He had a 4.45 ERA in 28 1/3 innings out to the pen for the Nationals last season.

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Source: Jon Heyman

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Josh Hader

HOU Pitcher #71

Josh Hader has been throwing only lightly on flat ground of late, Astros GM Dana Brown reportedly told ESPN’s Buster Olney.

This is all very odd. Olney offers up no actual quotes in his article, and none of the Astros’ beat writers have chimed in on the subject. Hader is coming back from a strained left shoulder that cost him the end of last year, but he said he was back throwing normally in November. If something has changed, we should have more than Olney’s vague report soon.

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Source: ESPN.com

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Peter Strzelecki

MIL Relief Pitcher #44

Brewers signed RHP Peter Strzelecki to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Strzelecki, 31, arrived in the big leagues with the Brewers in 2022 and had nice success early before losing two mph of his fastball in 2023 and pitching his way back to Triple-A. He was limited to 22 innings for two Triple-A teams last year and posted a 9.41 ERA.

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Source: Adam McCalvy

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Hunter Strickland

LAA Relief Pitcher #60

Angels re-signed RHP Hunter Strickland to a minor league contract.

The 37-year-old Strickland had a 3.27 ERA in 22 innings for the Angels in the first half of last season before shoulder inflammation shut him down for the remainder of the year. He also had a 3.31 ERA in 73 1/3 inning for the Angels in 2024, so if healthy, he should have a decent chance of earning a job in middle relief.

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Source: Jon Heyman

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