Coming off a season in which he set the AL record for home runs by a second baseman, Brian Dozier has been the center of trade talks since the Winter Meetings. The Dodgers have been in talks with the Twins to try and acquire his services, but Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News in Minnesota reports Los Angeles is not alone.

The Cardinals have joined the Dodgers as a team that is "very much" in the running to land Dozier, according to Wolfson, who added the Nationals and Giants also "remain in dialogue" with the Twins.

The Giants have struck minor-league deals with veteran slugger Michael Morse and outfielder Justin Ruggiano, according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America (via Twitter). Details of their arrangements are not yet known.

The San Francisco Giants have signed Jimmy Rollins to a minor league contract.

The deal will pay Rollins $1 million if he makes the major league roster, according to a source.

Rollins, 38, signed a similar deal with the Chicago White Sox last year and made the major league roster, but was designated for assignment in June.

A record six teams are paying baseball's luxury tax this season, led by the Dodgers at $31.8 million and the Yankees at $27.4 million.

The Red Sox ($4.5 million), Tigers ($4 million), Giants ($3.4 million) and the World Series champion Cubs ($2.96 million) also were sent bills Friday by the commissioner's office, according to information obtained by The Associated Press.

Jose Bautista isn't drawing serious interest from the New York Yankees or San Francisco Giants, according to a report.

Jon Morosi reports that neither club is "seriously pursuing" Bautista.

Bautista will require draft pick compensation because he turned down a qualifying offer from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Madison Bumgarner is the lowest-paid pitcher in the San Francisco Giants' starting rotation and the club has been open to contract options with the three-time World Series champion.

Bumgarner, 27, could have been a free agent this winter but instead he's due $11.5 million in 2017 and the Giants have club options worth $12 million for both 2018 and 2019. He signed a five-year, $35.56 million deal in 2012.

"If I were the club, I would go to the player and want to get a longer-term deal in place," an agent said. "If I were the player’s representative, I'd want to have a longer-team deal in place that makes sense for both sides."

The Giants could extend Bumgarner's deal, adding three years and $90 million, but they will be over the luxury tax for the third straight year. If they wait until next year, they'll be under the threshold with Matt Cain and perhaps Johnny Cueto off the books.

The Giants have agreed to a four-year, $62 million contract with free-agent closer Mark Melancon, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.

The agreement is pending a physical, which the right-hander is currently going through for the Giants, the sources said.

The Toronto Blue Jays and Dexter Fowler are "apart" in talks on a contract, according to a report.

Fowler is also being courted by the St. Louis Cardinals, who remain a possibility, and was linked to the San Francisco Giants recently as well. He is reportedly seeking a deal worth $18 million annually.

He hit .276/.393/.447 in 551 plate appearances with the World Series champion Chicago Cubs this past season.

Free-agent closer Mark Melancon has multiple offers of four years and $60-plus million on the table, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. The Giants, Nationals and possibly one other team have reportedly made those offers to the right-hander, who turns 32 in March.

San Francisco is thought to be the front-runner for Melancon, who is one of three elite closers on the market along with Kenley Jansen and Aroldis Chapman.

The San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays are believed to be interested in Dexter Fowler, according to a report.

Fowler's camp believes he can land a multi-year deal worth $18 million annually.