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UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Major League teams are able to start announcing contract moves now that the World Series is over. Several clubs wasted no time reshaping their 40-man rosters.<\/p>\nUNDATED (AP) \u2014 Major League teams are able to start announcing contract moves now that the World Series is over. Several clubs wasted no time reshaping their 40-man rosters.<\/p>\n
The Angels and Tigers have pulled off the first trade of the offseason. Los Angeles has acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from Detroit for pitcher Victor Alcantara. The Angels also announced they will exercise the $9 million contract option on Maybin, who batted a career-best .315 with four homers, 43 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 94 games for the Tigers this year.<\/p>\n
The Rangers have exercised their $5.25 million club option for next year on catcher and midseason pickup Jonathan Lucroy (LOO’-kroy). The two-time All-Star hit .276 with 11 homers and 31 RBIs in 47 games for the Rangers after being acquired from Milwaukee. The Rangers say they will extend a $17.2 million qualifying offer to All-Star outfielder Ian Desmond but won’t do likewise with first baseman Mitch Moreland or right-hander Colby Lewis.<\/p>\n
The Phillies have declined their $23 million contract option on longtime first baseman Ryan Howard. The 2006 NL MVP was the last remaining member of Philadelphia’s 2008 World Series championship team.<\/p>\n
The Nationals have exercised their $12 million club option for 2017 on left-hander Gio Gonzalez’s contract. The 31-year-old was 11-11 with a 4.57 ERA this season, throwing 177 1\/3 innings in 32 starts. He has won at least 10 games in each of his five seasons with Washington.<\/p>\n
San Francisco has picked up the $7 million contract option on pitcher Matt Moore, who was acquired at the trade deadline from Tampa Bay. The move means the Giants will pretty much have their rotation back for 2017, featuring Moore, Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto (KWAY’-toh), Jeff Samardzija (suh-MAHR’-juh).<\/p>\n
Reliever Fernando Rodney is a free agent after the Miami Marlins declined his $2 million option. The 39-year-old Rodney had a 5.89 ERA and eight saves in 39 games for the Fish.<\/p>\n
Seattle has picked up the $7 million option on outfielder Seth Smith for the 2017 season, while declining the option on catcher Chris Iannetta (eye-ah-NEH’-tuh). The Mariners also reinstated Nathan Karns from the 60-day disabled list and lost outfielder Nori Aoki (NOHR’-ee ah-OH’-kee) to Houston in a waiver claim.<\/p>\n
Outfielder Jay Bruce’s $13 million option has been picked up by the New York Mets, who also exercised an option on infielder Jose Reyes for next year’s major league minimum.<\/p>\n
The White Sox declined a $3 million club option on reliever Matt Albers, who was 2-6 with a 6.31 ERA in 58 appearances last season.<\/p>\n
The Cardinals have given manager Mike Matheny a three-year contract extension. The Cardinals have averaged 92 wins per season since Matheny took over after Tony La Russa retired following the World Series-winning 2011 season. The Cards were in the playoffs each of their first four seasons under Matheny before missing them this year.<\/p>\n
The new general manager of the Twins is Thad Levine, who was the assistant GM for the Texas Rangers for the last 11 seasons. The 44-year-old previously worked for the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers. Levine will work under new chief baseball officer Derek Falvey as they attempt to revive a franchise that was a club-worst 59-103 this year.<\/p>\n
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