The Philadelphia Phillies will not bring back pitching coach Rich Dubee in 2014.

The Phillies won't renew Dubee's contract. He had been at the position for nine seasons.

"Rich was a big part of a wonderful era here and in his nine years he served our organization very well," Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "We believe it is time for change as we move forward. We thank Rich for his professionalism and contribution to the Phillies."

The Toronto Blue Jays have more than $110 million in guaranteed contracts for next season.

That figure is expected to increase to around $130 million after you account for club options and arbitration.

Alex Anthopoulos says he still has flexibility to make moves this winter despite an increasing payroll.

"We're certainly not going to go backwards -- we'll continue to move forward," Anthopoulos said. "Our payroll number will be given to me at some point in October, but it's always fluid. There has never been a hard-and-fast number, it's always been this is an area we'd like you to stay in.

"But if something comes up that makes sense, I have the conversation with Paul, he has the conversation with ownership and we go from there. The right transaction, the right names -- we'll definitely be open-minded."

Scott Feldman is expected to re-sign with the Baltimore Orioles unless another club overpays for his services.

The Orioles acquired Feldman in a trade with the Chicago Cubs at midseason.

There is mutual interest in continuing their relationship.

Major League Baseball has named Rob Manfred their Chief Operating Officer.

Bud Selig, who will retire after the 2014 season, appointed Manfred to the position.

Manfred had been serving as one of five EVPs for Major League Baseball, dealing specifically with labor relations and human resources.

The Minnesota Twins have announced a two-year contract extension with Ron Gardenhire that runs through the 2015 season.

Gardenhire, who was in the final year of his contract, is the second-longest tenured manager in the Major Leagues after completing his 12th season.

The Twins have lost at least 93 games in three straight seasons.

The Chicago Cubs have fired Dale Sveum after two seasons.

Chicago finished last in the National League Central for the first time in seven years, losing 41 of their last 59 games.

"Today, we made the very difficult decision to relieve Dale Sveum of his duties as Cubs manager," Theo Epstein said. "Dale has been a committed leader for this team the last two seasons, and I want to thank him for all of his dedication and hard work."

The New York Mets have re-signed Terry Collins to a two-year contract extension with a team option for 2016.

The club will also bring back his entire coaching staff.

"As I've said over a period of time and on many occasions, Terry has done an outstanding job for us," Sandy Alderson said.

"In many ways Terry had an outstanding year. The team never quit. They continued to play hard and continued to play with the resources it had at hand, and finished as well as we could have expected. So I'm very pleased Terry will be back and we're looking forward to 2014."

The Texas Rangers will activate Nelson Cruz for Monday night's sudden-death game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The winner will face the Cleveland Indians later this week in the American League Wild Card game.

Cruz is eligible for the first time since Aug. 4, when he was suspended 50 games for his link to Biogenesis.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have no plans to pursue Robinson Cano this winter, according to a high-ranking National League executive.

"They're not interested in Cano," the executive said.

Los Angeles has already committed more than $163 million in salaries to 14 players for 2014.

With the end of the regular season, aside from Game No. 163 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers on Monday night, the order of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft is close to finalized.

1. Astros
2. Marlins
3. White Sox
4. Cubs
5. Twins
6. Mariners
7. Phillies
8. Rockies
9. Blue Jays
10. Mets
11. Blue Jays (they failed to sign No. 10 pick Phil Bickford in 2013)
12. Brewers
13. Padres
14. Giants
15. Angels
16. Diamondbacks
17. Orioles
18. Yankees
19. Royals
20. Nationals
21. Reds
22. Rangers or Rays
23. Rangers or Rays
24. Indians
25. Dodgers
26. Tigers
27. Pirates
28. Athletics
29. Braves
30. Red Sox
31. Cardinals