The Los Angeles Dodgers are now “actively involved in negotiations” with free agent second baseman, Orlando Hudson, according to the LA Daily News.

The former Gold Glove winner has had limited suitors this offseason despite his career year last season, due in large part to his status as a type A free agent who was offered arbitration.

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The slow market for type A free agents such as Orlando Hudson, Orlando Cabrera, and Juan Cruz might lead Major League Baseball to alter the rules surrounding the trade of free agents, effectively opening the door for sign-and-trade agreements.

Currently, free agents are not allowed to be traded until June 15th, however FoxSports’ Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the players union would be open to allowing players, specifically Cruz, to waive that right.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly the close to signing free agent pitcher Randy Wolf.

The longtime Phillie spent the 2007 season with the Dodgers winning 9 games with a 4.73 ERA, making just 18 starts due to injury. Last year the lefty split time between the Padres and the Houston Astros and putting up a 3.57 ERA with the ‘Stros.

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The Free Agent pool of players got a bit bigger at midnight on Friday when players who were not tendered contract offers from their teams became free agents. I’ve broken the list down by position and as you can see, there are a few surprises here including former Dodgers closer Takashi Saito (2.49 ERA and 18 saves) and Nationals starter Tim Redding (10 wins).

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Here’s a quick rundown of some of the free agent signings that you might have missed in the midst of all the Sabathia, Yankees, Mets madness lately.

The Cincinnati Reds signed reliever Arthur Rhodes to a 2 year deal worth $4 million. The veteran lefty put up impressive numbers last year, pitching in 61 games with the Mariners and Marlins and going 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA.

The Minnesota Twins re-signed infielder Nick Punto to a 2 year deal worth $8.5 million. The infielder batted .284 with 2 long balls and 28 RBI in 99 games for the Twins last year and will likely be the team’s starting shortstop going forward.

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Teams have until midnight eastern time tonight to extend offers of arbitration to their free agents and I’ll be updating this page as often as news becomes available about teams’ arbitration actions.

Update

The offers are all in, and according to the AP only 24 players were offered arbitration. The list is as follows:

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The East Valley Tribune is reporting that the Arizona Diamondbacks have extended and offer to Ramon Vazquez to replace departing second baseman Orlando Hudson. Interestingly enough, Vazquez’s stats last year were nearly identical to Hudson’s however, Vazquez had career highs in several categories while Hudson had a statistically down year. If the Dbacks are going [...]

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have been desperately seeking bullpen help and it appears the Washington Nationals have decided to provide some. The Diamondbacks have agreed to 23 year old send second baseman Emilio Bonifacio to the Nationals in exchange for right handed reliever Jon Rauch.
The 29 year old reliever has been closing for the Nationals and [...]

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The injury riddled outfield of the New York Mets received some reinforcements over the weekend when the club dealt for journeyman Trot Nixon from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nixon had been playing for Arizona’s Triple-A club but will be looking to resurrect his major league career for the Mets. The move was brought about by injuries [...]

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If anyone was worried about the hot stove cooling off, I think we’ll be ok. The Oakland Athletics have traded their ace, Danny Haren, as well pitching prospect Connor Robertson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a half dozen prospects. According to ESPN the A’s receive: “pitchers Brett Anderson, Dana Eveland and Greg Smith, infielder [...]

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