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No word yet on the financial details of the pact, but Brubaker had been projected by MLBTradeRumors.com to earn $2.275 million via arbitration. The 31-year-old hurler was shut down in July with an oblique issue that ultimately sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Brubaker hasn’t pitched in a game at the big-league level since the 2022 season.

The Giants think this is a minor and that Fitzgerald could return to action later this week. He also missed a few days with lower back tightness in September.

In spite of his struggles last year, Jackson Holliday’s path at second base seems clear this spring. Instead, it’s Coby Mayo who seems hopelessly blocked at the moment. Westburg was excellent in hitting .264/.312/.481 last season, and his place in the lineup is assured.

The lack of any real reported interest in Quintana has been bizarre. He missed half of 2023, but he has a 3.39 ERA in 76 starts over the last three seasons. As starters continue to go down this spring — the big reason he’s being linked to the Mets right now is because of the injury to Frankie Montas — someone will probably hand over a substantial one-year deal.

The Astros are hoping they caught this one early. Ort has a chance to play a big role in the team’s pen after posting a 2.55 ERA and a 26/4 K/BB in 24 2/3 innings last season.

It’ll be a one-year, $6 million deal. Turner should be a role player in Chicago, serving as an occasional first baseman against left-handers and as a DH if an outfielder goes down. He could also be viewed as a fallback at third base, but at age 40, he seems like a weak option at his old spot.

“They had their numbers, I had my numbers,” he said. Barring a change of heart, Guerrero will head into free agency at season’s end. It could set up the possibility of a deadline deal, depending on where the Blue Jays are in the standings.

The 39-year-old Ottavino will try to make the club he pitched for in 2021, when he went 7-3 with a 4.21 ERA and 11 saves. He finished last year with a 4.34 ERA for the Mets, though that still came with a 29 percent strikeout rate. He was better in his first two seasons with the Mets, leaving him with a 3.14 ERA over the last three years combined.

The deal is now official. Pivetta heads to pitcher-friendly Petco Park to help bolster San Diego’s starting rotation mix after spending the previous four-plus seasons with the Red Sox. The 32-year-old right-hander has always struggled a bit from a run-prevention standpoint, but his 22.9 strikeout minus walk percentage last year was the sixth-best mark among pitchers with at least 140 innings. His proven track record of consistently missing bats in tandem with a favorable home environment in the NL West make Pivetta a potential top 60 starting pitcher for fantasy purposes entering the 2025 season.

Flexen heads to Cubs camp as emergency starting pitching depth after posting a serviceable 4.95 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 123/63 K/BB ratio across 160 innings (33 appearances, 30 starts) last year with the cross-town White Sox. The 30-year-old will battle for a spot in Chicago’s season-opening pitching mix but will most likely have to spend some time at Triple-A Iowa.

Passan adds that the deal begins next season and buys out up to three years of free agency. The two sides avoided an arbitration hearing last month by agreeing to a one-year, $2.55 million pact for 2025. The 25-year-old is an outstanding defensive shortstop and has batted .235/.327/.330 in 401 contests since 2021. The big question here for fantasy purposes is how much Perdomo sticking around in the desert will complicate top prospect Jordan Lawlar’s long-term outlook.