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NEW YORK (AP) — The 118 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

BALTIMORE (6) — Re-signed Craig Gentry, of, to a minor league contract ($900,000); signed Andrew Cashner, rhp, Texas, to a $16 million, two-year contract; re-signed Chris Tillman, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Colby Rasmus, of, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($3 million); re-signed Pedro Alvarez, dh-1b, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Danny Valencia, 1b-3b, Seattle, to a minor league contract ($1.2 million).

BOSTON (3) — Re-signed Mitch Moreland, 1b, to a $13 million, two-year contract; re-signed Eduardo Nunez, inf, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed J.D. Martinez, of, Arizona, to a $110 million, five-year contract.

CLEVELAND (5) — Signed Yonder Alonso, 1b, Seattle, to a $16 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Hanigan, c, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million); signed Rajai Davis, of, Boston, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million); signed Matt Belisle, rhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Mike Napoli, 1b, Texas, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million).

CHICAGO (3) — Signed Welington Castillo, c, Baltimore, to a $15 million, two-year contract; signed Miguel Gonzalez, rhp, Texas, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; signed Hector Santiago, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($2 million).

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DETROIT (2) — Signed Alexi Amarista, inf, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($750,000); signed Francisco Liriano, lhp, Houston, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (1) — Signed Joe Smith, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15 million, two-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (5) — Re-signed Alcides Escobar, ss, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Blaine Boyer, rhp, Boston, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Michael Saunders, of, Toronto, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Lucas Duda, 1b, Tampa Bay, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Jon Jay, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

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LOS ANGELES (4) — Signed Zack Cozart, inf, Cincinnati, to a $38 million, three-year contract; signed Rene Rivera, c, Chicago Cubs, to a $2.8 million, one-year contract; signed Chris Young, of, Boston, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Jesse Chavez, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (7) — Signed Michael Pineda, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Arizona, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract; signed Zach Duke, lhp, St. Louis, to a $2.15 million, one-year contract; signed Addison Reed, rhp, Boston, to a $16.75 million, two-year contract; signed Anibal Sanchez, rhp, Detroit, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Erick Aybar, ss, San Diego, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million); signed Logan Morrison, 1b, Tampa Bay, to a $6.5 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (2) — Re-signed CC Sabathia, lhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract; signed Adam Lind, 1b, Washington, to a minor league contract ($2 million).

OAKLAND (1) — Signed Yusmeiro Petit, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $10 million, two-year contract.

SEATTLE (3) — Re-signed Hisashi Iwakuma, rhp, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million); signed Juan Nicasio, rhp, St. Louis, to a $17 million, two-year contract; re-signed Gordon Beckham, inf, to a minor league contract ($800,000).

TAMPA BAY (3) — Re-signed Sergio Romo, rhp, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dustin McGowan, rhp, Miami, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Carlos Gomez, of, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

TEXAS (6) — Signed Doug Fister, rhp, Boston, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tony Barnette, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Mike Minor, lhp, Kansas City, to a $28 million, three-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million); signed Darwin Barney, 2b, Toronto, to a minor league contract ($1,125,000); signed Trevor Plouffe, 3b, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million).

TORONTO (4) — Signed Curtis Granderson, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Craig Breslow, lhp, Cleveland, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million); signed Jaime Garcia, lhp, New York Yankees, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Seung-Hwan Oh, rhp, St. Louis, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

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ARIZONA (4) — Signed Fernando Salas, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Alex Avila, c, Chicago Cubs, to an $8.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Jorge De La Rosa, lhp, to a minor league contract ($2.25 million); signed Jarrod Dyson, of, Seattle, to a $7.5 million, two-year contract.

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ATLANTA (2) — Signed Chris Stewart, c, Atlanta, to a $575,000, one-year contract; signed Peter Moylan, rhp, Kansas City, to a $575,000, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (6) — Signed Tyler Chatwood, rhp, Colorado, to a $38 million, three-year contract; signed Brandon Morrow, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $21 million, two-year contract; signed Steve Cishek, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $13 million, two-year contract; re-signed Brian Duensing, lhp, to a $7 million, two-year contract; signed Yu Darvish, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $126 million, six-year contract; signed Peter Bourjos, of, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($1.45 million).

CINCINNATI (4) — Signed David Hernandez, rhp, Arizona, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Cliff Pennington, inf, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Oliver Perez, lhp, Washington, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million); signed Ben Revere, of, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

COLORADO (4) — Signed Chris Iannetta, c, Arizona, to an $8.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Jake McGee, lhp, to a $27 million, three-year contract; signed Bryan Shaw, rhp, Cleveland, to a $27 million, three-year contract; signed Wade Davis, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $52 million, three-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (1) — Re-signed Chase Utley, 2b, to a $2 million, two-year contract.

MIAMI (1) — Signed Cameron Maybin, of, Houston, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.

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MILWAUKEE (6) — Signed Yovani Gallardo, rhp, Seattle, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, San Diego, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract; signed Boone Logan, lhp, Cleveland, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Lorenzo Cain, of, Kansas City, to an $80 million, five-year contract; signed Matt Albers, rhp, Washington, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Wade Miley, lhp, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million).

NEW YORK (6) — Signed Jose Lobaton, c, Washington, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million); signed Anthony Swarzak, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $14 million, two-year contract; signed Jay Bruce, of, Cleveland, to a $39 million, three-year contract; re-signed Jose Reyes, inf, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Todd Frazier, 3b, New York Yankees, to a $17 million, two-year contract; signed Jason Vargas, lhp, Kansas City, to a $16 million, two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (6) — Signed Tommy Hunter, rhp, Tampa Bay, to an $18 million, two-year contract; signed Pat Neshek, rhp, Colorado, to a $16.25 million, two-year contract; signed Carlos Santana, 1b, Cleveland, to a $60 million, three-year contract; signed Adam Rosales, inf, Arizona, to a minor league contract ($1.75 million); signed Ryan Flaherty, 2b, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($1.9 million); signed Fernando Abad, lhp, Boston, to a minor league contract ($2.5 million).

PITTSBURGH (1) — Signed Daniel Nava, of, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

ST. LOUIS (3) — Signed Luke Gregerson, rhp, Houston, to an $11 million, two-year contract; signed Bud Norris, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Motte, rhp, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

SAN DIEGO (4) — Re-signed Jordan Lyles, rhp, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Craig Stammen, rhp, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Eric Hosmer, 1b, Kansas City, to a $144 million, seven-year contract; signed A.J. Ellis, c, Miami, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million).

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SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Re-signed Nick Hundley, c, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Austin Jackson, of, Cleveland, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Andres Blanco, inf, Philadelphia, to a minor league contract ($1.1 million); signed Gregor Blanco, of, Arizona, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Tony Watson, lhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $9 million, two-year contract.

WASHINGTON (7) — Re-signed Ryan Raburn, of, to a minor league contract ($800,000); re-signed Brandon Kintzler, rhp, to a $10 million, two-year contract; re-signed Edwin Jackson, rhp, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); re-signed Howie Kendrick, of-2b, to a $7 million, two-year contract; signed Miguel Montero, c, Toronto, to a minor league contract ($1.3 million); signed Joaquin Benoit, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Alejandro De Aza, of, to a minor league contract ($800,000).

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CHUNICHI (1) — Signed Dillon Gee, rhp, Minnesota, to a $1.7 million, one-year contract.

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KT WIZ (1) — Signed Jae-Gyun Hwang, 1b-3b, San Francisco.

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LG TWINS (1) — Signed Hyun-Soo Kim, of, Philadelphia.

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