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 The 31-year-old former Baltimore Orioles outfielder hit .276 with
14 home runs and 50 RBIs in 642 at-bats last year.
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The Seattle Mariners traded outfielder Michael Saunders to the
Toronto Blue Jays for left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ, according to an
ESPN report.
The 28-year-old Saunders hit .273 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs
with a .791 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in just 78 games last
season. Happ, 32, went 11-11, with a 4.22 ERA, in 28 starts for the
Blue Jays.
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The New York Yankees agreed to terms on a one-year contract with
right-handed pitcher Esmil Rogers, thus avoiding arbitration.
 The two sides agreed to a deal Tuesday, reportedly worth $1.48
million with $750,000 guaranteed. Rogers posted a 4.68 ERA in 25
innings after being claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays
by the Yankees late in the season.
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The Minnesota Twins and Torii Hunter agreed on a one-year contract
worth $10.5 million, according to multiple reports.
Hunter broke into the big league with the Twins in 1999. Hunter last
played for the Twins in 2007 before leaving to join the Angels. He
is a five-time All-Star and has won a Gold Glove nine times.
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The San Diego Padres non-tendered shortstop Everth Cabrera before
the midnight deadline, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, so
Cabrera is now a free agent.
Cabrera led the National League in steals in 2012 with 44, and he
was named to the All-Star team in 2013, when he hit .283 with 37
steals.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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