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NEW YORK (AP) — The 131 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:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTMORE (5) — Signed Delmon Young, of, Tampa Bay, to a minor league contract ($1 million); re-signed Alexi Casilla, 2b, to a minor league contract; signed Ubaldo Jimenez, rhp, Cleveland, to a $50 million, four-year contract.; signed Nelson Cruz, of, Texas, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Johan Santana, lhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($3 million).

BOSTON (5) — Signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, Texas, to an $8.25 million, one-year contract; signed Edward Mujica, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike Napoli, 1b, to a $32 million, two-year contract; signed Rich Hill, lhp, Cleveland, to a minor league contract ($840,000); signed Chris Capuano, lhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $2.25 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (2) — Re-signed Paul Konerko, 1b, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Downs, lhp, Atlanta, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

CLEVELAND (4) — Re-signed Jason Giambi, 1b, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed David Murphy, of, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed David Aardsma, rhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Aaron Harang, rhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract.

DETROIT (3) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Texas, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Rajai Davis, of, Toronto, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Joba Chamberlain, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (5) — Signed Scott Feldman, rhp, Baltimore, to a $30 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Qualls, rhp, Miami, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Matt Albers, rhp, Cleveland, to a $2.45 million, one-year contract; signed Jesse Crain, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract; signed Cesar Izturis, ss, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($600,000).

KANSAS CITY (3) — Signed Jason Vargas, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $32 million, four-year contract; signed Omar Infante, 2b, Detroit, to a $30.25 million, four-year contract; re-signed Bruce Chen, lhp, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (6) — Signed Joe Smith, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15.75 million, three-year contract; signed Raul Ibanez, of, Seattle, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed John McDonald, ss, Boston, to a minor league contract; signed Yorvit Torrealba, c, Colorado, to a minor league contract; signed Carlos Pena, 1b, Kansas City, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Chad Tracy, 3b-1b, Washington, to a minor league contract ($850,000).

MINNESOTA (6) — Signed Ricky Nolasco, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $49 million, four-year contract; signed Phil Hughes, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $24 million, three-year contract; signed Jason Kubel, of, Cleveland, to a minor league contract ($2 million); re-signed Mike Pelfrey, rhp, to an $11 million, two-year contract; signed Kurt Suzuki, c, Oakland, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Guerrier, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

NEW YORK (8) — Re-signed Brendan Ryan, ss, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Brian McCann, c, Atlanta, to an $85 million, five-year contract; signed Kelly Johnson, inf-of, Tampa Bay, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Hiroki Kuroka, rhp, to a $16 million, one-year contract; signed Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Boston, to a $153 million, seven-year contract; signed Carlos Beltran, of, St. Louis, to a $45 million, three-year contract; signed Matt Thornton, lhp, Boston, to a $7 million, two-year contract; signed Brian Roberts, 2b, Baltimore, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (3) — Signed Nick Punto, inf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Cleveland, to a $22 million, two-year contract; signed Eric O'Flaherty, lhp, Atlanta, to a $7 million, two-year contract.

SEATTLE (9) — Signed Willie Bloomquist, 2b, Arizona, to a $5.8 million, one-year contract; signed Robinson Cano, 2b, New York Yankees, to a $240 million, 10-year contract; signed Corey Hart, of-1b, Milwaukee, to a $6 million, one-year contract; re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Humberto Quintero, c, to a minor league contract ($750,000); signed John Buck, c, Pittsburgh, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Endy Chavez, of, to a minor league contract ($750,000); signed Scott Baker, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $14 million, two-year contract.

TAMPA BAY (5) — Re-signed Jose Molina, c, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Oviedo, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed James Loney, 1b, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Grant Balfour, rhp, Oakland, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Erik Bedard, lhp, Houston, to a minor league contract ($1.15 million).

TEXAS (4) — Re-signed Geovany Soto, c, to a $3.05 million, one-year contract; re-signed Jason Frasor, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a minor league contract ($2 million); signed Shin-Soo Choo, of, Cincinnati, to a $130 million, seven-year contract.

TORONTO (2) — Signed Dioner Navarro, c, Chicago Cubs, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Minoru Kawasaki, ss-2b, to a minor league contract.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (2) — Re-signed Eric Chavez, 3b, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Bronson Arroyo, rhp, Cincinnati, to a $23.5 million, two-year contract.

ATLANTA (2) — Signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Freddy Garcia, rhp, to a minor league contract ($1.25 million).

CHICAGO (3) — Signed Tsuyoshi Wada, lhp, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($800,000); signed Jose Veras, rhp, Detroit, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Hammel, rhp, Baltimore, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

CINCINNATI (5) — Signed Brayan Pena, c, Detroit, to a $2,275,000, one-year contract; signed Skip Schumaker, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Manny Parra, lhp, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Jeff Francis, lhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract; signed Ramon Santiago, 2b, Detroit, to a minor league contract ($1.1 million).

COLORADO (4) — Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, New York Mets, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Justin Morneau, 1b, Pittsburgh, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Boone Logan, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $16.5 million, three-year contract; signed Nick Masset, rhp, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract ($1.2 million).

LOS ANGELES (6) — Signed Dan Haren, rhp, Washington, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Wilson, rhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract; signed Jamey Wright, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed J.P. Howell, lhp, to an $11.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Uribe, 3b, to a $15 million, two-year contract; signed Paul Maholm, lhp, Atlanta, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

MIAMI (4) — Signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c, Boston, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Rafael Furcal, ss, St. Louis, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Reed Johnson, c, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($1 million); signed Carlos Marmol, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (5) — Signed Zach Duke, lhp, Cincinnati, to a minor league contract; signed Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b, New York Yankees, to a minor league contract ($2 million); signed Lyle Overbay, 1b, New York Yankees, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Matt Garza, rhp, Texas, to a $50 million, four-year contract; signed Francisco Rodriguez, rhp, Baltimore, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (5) — Signed Chris Young, of, Oakland, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed Curtis Granderson, of, New York Yankees, to a $60 million, four-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, two-year contract; re-signed Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp, to a minor league contract; signed Kyle Farnsworth, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

PHILADELPHIA (7) — Signed Marlon Byrd, of, Pittsburgh, to a $16 million, two-year contract; re-signed Carlos Ruiz, c, to a $26 million, three-year contract; signed Wil Nieves, c, Arizona, to a $1,125,000 one-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract; signed Ronny Cedeno, ss, San Diego, to a minor league contract; signed Chad Gaudin, rhp, San Francisco, to a minor league contract; signed A.J. Burnett, rhp, Pittsburgh, to a $15 million, one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Edinson Volquez, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Clint Barmes, ss, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (2) — Signed Jhonny Peralta, ss, Detroit, to a $53 million, four-year contract; signed Mark Ellis, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (2) — Signed Josh Johnson, rhp, Toronto, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Joaquin Benoit, rhp, Detroit, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Signed Tim Hudson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $23 million, two-year contract; re-signed Javier Lopez, lhp, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Michael Morse, of, Baltimore, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Kameron Loe, rhp, Atlanta, to a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON (4) — Signed Nate McLouth, of, Baltimore, to a $10.75 million, two-year contract; signed Chris Snyder, c, Baltimore, to a minor league contract; signed Luis Ayala, rhp, Atlanta, to a minor league contract; signed Miek Gonzalez, lhp, Milwaukee, to a minor league contract.

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JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE

ORIX (1) — Signed Yuniesky Betancourt, 1b, Milwaukee.

RAKUTEN (1) — Signed Kevin Youkilis, 1b-3b, New York Yankees, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

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SOUTH KOREA

SK WYVERNS (1) — Signed Luke Scott, dh, Tampa Bay, to a $300,000, one-year contract.

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