The five-year deal Sean Doolittle reached with the Oakland Athletics over the weekend is worth $10.5 million.

The contract will increase to $13.75 million if he becomes eligible for salary arbitration after this season.

Doolittle began the 2014 season with 1 year, 122 days of Major League service. The cutoff for arbitration eligibility was exactly 2 years, 122 days last winter, and for the 2012-13 offseason, it was 2 years 139 days.

The left-hander has a 3.38 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 11 strikeouts in 10.2 innings this season.

The A's are rewarding Sean Doolittle, giving the left-hander a five-year contract Friday.  The deal contains a pair of club options that could extend the agreement through the 2020 season, according to an ESPN.com report.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was benched for lack of effort in Saturday's loss to the Cardinals, according to an ESPN.com report.

Manager Matt Williams apparently was not happy with Harper's effort running to first base during a groundout in the sixth inning. 

When asked about the incident after the game, Williams attributed Harper's "inability to run 90 feet" as the reason for the benching. 

"Lack of hustle. That's why he came out of the game,'' Williams said. "He and I made an agreement, this team made an agreement, that when we play the game, that we hustle at all times.''

The San Diego Padres have signed Jedd Gyorko to a six-year, $35 million contract extension, according to a source.

The agreement includes a $13 million option for 2020, which would be a seventh season.

Gyorko hit .249 with 23 home runs and 63 RBIs in 125 games last year, leading all Major League rookies in home runs and ranking second in RBIs, third in doubles (26) and fifth in hits (121).

The Cardinals extended the contract of GM John Mozeliak for two years through the 2018 season, according to an ESPN.com report on Saturday.

Mozeliak has been with the Cardinals organization for the last 19 seasons, the last six as GM. During Mozeliak's tenure, the Cardinals have been to the postseason four times, winning two NL pennants, and a World Series in 2011.

Yunel Escobar and the Rays have agreed to a two-year contract extension covering 2015 and 2016 worth a guaranteed $13 million, according to an ESPN.com report.

The deal announced Saturday also includes a club option for 2017. The extension replaces a 2015 club option.

The 31-year Escobar played in a career-high 153 games and made 149 starts last season for the Rays.

The Pirates have signed GM Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle through the 2017 season, with a club option for 2018.

Pittsburgh won 94 games in 2013 and advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1992, and Hurdle was honored as the manager of the year in the National League.

The Cleveland Indians have announced an agreement with Jason Kipnis on a six-year contract extension through the 2019 season with an option for another year.

Kipnis, who turned 27 on Thursday, was a first-time All-Star last July.

In 340 Major League games, the infielder is hitting .270/.348/.423 with 38 home runs and 179 RBIs.

The extension is believed to be worth $52 million. He will receive a $1 million signing bonus and his 2014 salary will increase to $2 million.

Joel Pineiro has signed a Minor League deal with the Chicago Cubs.

The veteran will spend 10 days in extended Spring Training before reporting to Triple-A Iowa.

Pineiro, 35, hasn't appeared in the Major Leagues since 2011 or the minor leagues since 2012.