The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed in principle to a three-year contract extension with Yadier Molina that will guarantee him between $55 million and $65 million.

The two sides reportedly have been in talks on a deal over the course of spring training.

Molina, who will turn 35 in July, hit .307/.360/.427 with eight homers and 38 doubles in 581 plate appearances last season.

The Texas Rangers officially announced a new six-year deal for Rougned Odor on Thursday.

The contract has a club option for 2023, guarantees him at least $49.5 million and also comes with two horses.

The Rangers suggested including the horses in the new contract as a negotiating tactic.

"It's our policy when we make a contract offer, we copy the player on it," Jon Daniels said. "So Rougie has these big numbers in front of him, and he has a poker face. Nothing changed. Then I slid my phone across with a picture of the horses on it, and he said, 'Hey, can you send that to me?' His eyes lit up, and I thought, 'All right, maybe we have a chance.'"

It includes a $2 million signing bonus and a $13.5 million club option for 2023 with a $3 million buyout. Odor's salary will be $1 million this season, and then it will increase to $3 million in 2018 and $7.5 million in 2019. He will make $9 million in 2020 before $12 million in each of the last two years of the contract.

The Rangers have reached an agreement with Rougned Odor on a six-year extension worth $49.5 million, sources confirmed to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick on Saturday.

The deal also includes an option for a seventh year, according to FanRag Sports Network, which first reported the deal.

The 23-year-old Odor, who played for Venezuela during the WBC, had a huge season with the Rangers in 2016, hitting .271 with 33 home runs, 88 RBIs, 89 runs and a .798 OPS. He also had 14 stolen bases.

Coming off his breakout 2016 season, utility man Jose Ramirez is nearing a four-year contract extension with the Indians, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

The deal, which would begin next season and keep Ramirez under contract through the 2023 season, includes two club options and would guarantee Ramirez close to $30 million, according to the report. If the Indians exercise both options, the deal would be worth nearly $50 million, the report said.

Ramirez, 24, had 11 home runs, 76 RBIs and 22 stolen bases last season, which was his fourth in the majors, all in Cleveland.

Tim Anderson has agreed to a six-year, $25.5 million contract extension with the Chicago White Sox.

Anderson will receive $850,000 in 2017, $1 million in 2018, $1.4 million in 2019, $4 million in 2020, $7.25 million in 2021 and $9.5 million in 2022.

The deal also includes team options for 2023 ($12.5 million) and 2024 ($14 million) with a $1 million buyout.

The contract sets a new record for a major leaguer with less than one year of service time.

Anderson would have been a free agent after the 2022 season prior to the deal.

The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a six-year contract extension with Kevin Kiermaier, according to sources.

The Tampa Bay Times has reported that the deal could be worth more than $50 million.

Kiermaier, 26, hit .246 with 12 home runs and 37 RBIs last season for the Rays. He led all center fielders with a defensive WAR of 3.0 and has won two consecutive Gold Gloves.

The Chicago Cubs and Kris Bryant have agreed to a one-year, $1.05 million deal for 2017, making the reigning National League MVP the highest-paid player ever in his second year of service time.

Bryant won't be eligible for arbitration until next year.

The deal surpasses the 2014 contract of Mike Trout, who re-signed then for an even $1 million.

Unable to reach an agreement, the Mets renewed the contract of pitcher Noah Syndergaard for a major league salary of $605,500.

With one year, 149 days of major league service, Syndergaard almost certainly will be eligible for salary arbitration next winter.

The Washington Nationals have signed Joe Blanton to a one-year, $4 million deal, according to multiple reports.

Blanton, 36, was a reliever for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. He went 7-2 with a 2.48 ERA.