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Brewers Sign Dee Strange-Gordon To Minor League Contract

Apr 21, 2021 1:57 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers have signed Dee Strange-Gordon to a minor league contract.

Strange-Gordon, who turns 33 on Thursday, had gone to spring training with the Cincinnati Reds with a minor league contract and was released on March 26 after hitting .281 with no homers and four RBIs in 32 at-bats over 10 games.

Strange-Gordon made the NL All-Star team with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 and with Miami in 2015.

AP

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Astros Sign Martin Maldonado To Extension Through 2022

Apr 21, 2021 1:55 PM

The Houston Astros have agreed to sign Martin Maldonado to a one-year extension. 

Under terms of the deal, Maldonado will continue to make $5 million in 2022, a source confirmed to ESPN. It also includes a $5 million vesting option for 2023.

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Diamondbacks Sign Josh Reddick To Minor League Deal

Apr 13, 2021 8:25 AM

The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Josh Reddick to a Minor League deal.

Reddick will receive $750,000 in guaranteed salary if he makes the Major League roster.

The 34-year-old hit .245/.316/.378 in 188 at-bats in 2020.

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Angels, David Fletcher Agree To Five-Year, $26M Extension

Apr 2, 2021 7:42 AM

The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a five-year, $26 million contract extension with David Fletcher.

Fletcher's deal includes two club options, giving the Angels an opportunity to buy out as many as three free-agent years.

"It went down to the deadline, but we were able to get this thing done," general manager Perry Minasian said. "We're pumped."

Fletcher, 26, has hit .292/.346/.386 with 77 extra-base hits in 283 games from 2018 to 2020, producing 6.7 WAR.

The deal will pay him $6.5 million in what would have been his first year of free agency, and the two club options are valued at $8 million and $8.5 million for 2026 and 2027, respectively. Over these next three years, his salary will jump from $2 million to $4 million to $6 million, according to a source.

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