The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to sign Sergio Santos to a Minor League contract.

Santos has struggled over the past three seasons due largely to injury issues.

Hiroki Kuroda is returning to Japan to pitch for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, an official with knowledge of the move told ESPNNewYork.com, confirming Japanese media reports.

The free-agent right-hander reunites with his first professional team, reportedly on a one-year contract worth $3.3 million.

Dan Haren, who was traded to the Miami Marlins along with Dee Gordon, has a decision to make regarding his future.

The veteran right-hander has said he'd rather retire than pitch from a club far away from his family in Southern California.

Haren is "holding out hope" that the Marlins will trade him to either the Los Angeles Angels or San Diego Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are Major League Baseball's biggest spenders, surpassing the New York Yankees, as they owe more than $26.6 million in luxury tax.

The Dodgers finished with a record payroll of $257,283,410 this past season. That is more than $20 million above the previous high, set by the Yankees last year.

The Yankees won't have the biggest luxury tax bill for the first time since the current luxury tax began in 2003.

The Padres and Phillies have discussed a potential trade for left-hander Cole Hamels, Philly.com reported Sunday evening. Outfielder Wil Myers would be the headliner heading back to Philadelphia, according to the report.

The Boston Globe reported last week the Padres, Cubs, Red Sox, Dodgers and Rangers were interested the 30-year-old Hamels. 

Matt Kemp has joined the San Diego Padres after the club finalized a five-player trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.

The teams agreed to the trade last week during the winter meetings in San Diego, but Kemp's physical delayed the transaction slightly.

San Diego also gets catcher Tim Federowicz. The Dodgers receive catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handers Joe Wieland and Zach Eflin. The Padres will also receive $32 million to offset the $107 million remaining on Kemp's contract.

Jimmy Rollins isn't a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers yet, but he is still expected to be traded to the club despite a snag in Matt Kemp talks with the San Diego Padres, according to sources.

Exactly what the Philadelphia Phillies will receive in return for Rollins hinges on what Los Angeles receives from the San Diego Padres for Kemp.

If Kemp doesn't head to the Padres, Philadelphia would have to agree on different compensation.

The trade between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres centered around Matt Kemp is currently on hold while the Padres review the outfielder's medical records, according to a source.

Kemp's physical revealed arthritis in both hips.

If San Diego pulls out of the trade, it could affect more than just the two clubs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have heard anything to indicate that their trade with the San Diego Padres involving Matt Kemp is in jeopardy of not being completed.

Kemp, the obvious center of the trade, was scheduled to undergo a physical on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to trade Brandon League and are willing to pick up "almost half" of the $7.5 million he is owed in 2015.

League, 31, was signed to a three-year, $22.5 million deal just after the end of the 2012 season.