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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The Minnesota Twins are in need of a third baseman. Until recently it looked like the Dodgers free agent, Casey Blake would be their man. However Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times is reporting that talks have broken down between the free agent and the Twinkies and that the Twins are looking elsewhere to fill their need at the hot corner. Now, you might be wondering why a writer from Seattle is interested in the Twins negotiations with Blake. Well, it just so happens that the Seattle Mariners have a thirdbaseman, Adrian Beltre, that they’ve been trying to trade for a few years now.

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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 New York Mets have reportedly landed All Star pitcher Johan Santana in exchange for 4 top tier prospects. Santana still has to approve the trade due to his no trade clause, however, it’s expected that he will do so once the Mets agree to a contract extension for the Cy Young award winner. The [...]

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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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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today that Johan Santana’s agent has stated that it will take a 7 year deal with an annual value of $20 million to land the star pitcher. The Twins had offered 4 years at $20 million but the 7 year demand simply won’t be something the team can accommodate. Obviously [...]

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MLB Trade Rumors has a “trusted New York sportswriter” talking about at giant three way deal between the Mets, Twins and A’s:

Mets get Santana from the Twins and Crosby and Johnson from the A’s.
Twins get Pellot from the Mets and Haren from the A’s
A’s get Mulvey and Reyes from the Mets.

Of course you have to [...]

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With the Tigers having nabbed Cabrera the focus moves to Johan Santana and the Boston Herald is reporting that the Sox and Twins negotiated deep into the night last night. Boston seems intent on not including top prospect Clay Bucholz in the deal but is still willing to put together a blockbuster package that could include either [...]

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The focus on Johan Santana appears to be switching coasts. With the Yankees claiming to be out of the bidding and the Red Sox apparently not willing to offer what the Twins want, MLB.com is reporting that the Angels are willing to jump into the fray. If true that would mean that the Halos [...]

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The New York Times reported that the potential deal to send Johan Santana to the Yankees “showed a flicker of life” this morning when the Twins “backed off their demand that the right-hander Ian Kennedy be added to the Yankees’ trade offer.” The Yanks’ offer to this point has been Phillip Hughs, Melky Cabrera, and [...]

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