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 Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Chicago Cubs are in deep discussions to acquire Mark Teahen from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for pitcher Sean Marshall and infielder Mike Fontenot.
The Cubs have been looking for a left handed bat in the outfield but to be honest, I’m not quite sure why they think [...]

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The Boston Red Sox have traded the best name in baseball (Coco Crisp) to the Kansas City Royals for flame throwing reliever Ramon Ramirez.

Ramirez has a blazing fastball and will likely become the setup man for All-Star Red Sox closer Jonathan Pablebon. Ramirez pitched 71 2/3rds innings last year and compiled an ERA of 2.64 along with 70 Ks.

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The Florida Marlins have reportedly traded their power hitting first baseman, Mike Jacobs to [...]

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Today is apparently free agent pitcher Carlos Silva’s day in the hot stove spotlight. We’ve got reports that both the Royals and the Mariners have made Silva offers. The Royals offer is rumored to be for 3 years and worth around $30 million while Seattle’s offer is said to be in the neighborhood of 4 [...]

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ESPN.com is reporting that newly signed Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons have both been suspended for 15 games for violating the league’s drug policy. According to the story:
” The pair were linked in media reports to the purchase of human growth hormone. So were Gary Matthews Jr., Rick Ankiel, Troy [...]

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ESPN.com is reporting that the Kansas City Royals have inked outfield free agent Jose Guillen to a three year, $36 million deal. To be honest, it seemed to me that the Royals were bidding against themselves on this one and probably over paid. However, I guess when you’re the Royals you have to do that [...]

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With all the news lately centered around the Yankees, Red Sox, and Twins, it’s easy to forget that for the first time in quite a while, the Kansas City Royals figure to be a factor in the off season moves. According to the Kansas City Star, the Royals have roughly $25 million to spend and [...]

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