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Guerrero Jr. earned $14.5 million last season when he batted .264/.345/.444 with 26 homers and 94 RBIs during the campaign.

Carlos Estévez was an All-Star in his first year as the Angels closer, but he finished the season poorly. The Angels have since added more depth by signing free agents Robert Stephenson, Luis Garcia, Adam Cimber and Adam Kolarek.

Oh, man. Here we go.

In the absence of a deal, Guerrero will file, the Blue Jays will counter with an offer and they'll argue their case before an arbitrator.

Free agent reliever Josh Hader is looking for big money, which could make the Chicago Cubs weary of investing in his services, despite the Craig Counsell connection.

Sometimes a new manager from an outside organization can help you re-think a particular young player.

Bailey Horn has good stuff but oh, those bases on balls. He’ll have to fix that, and he’s 26, turning from prospect to suspect. This is probably his best chance to stick.

1:00 AM UTC Jonathan Mayo The transaction wire was humming on Tuesday. That was the deadline for all 30 teams to make decisions about which players to put on the 40-man roster. Many prospects were added to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft. Players first signed at age 18 or younger must be added

With three open 40-man roster spots, the Chicago Cubs today opted to protect three prospects from next months Rule 5 Draft. Each of Michael Arias, Porter

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