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Posey, Ellsbury among 81 players reaching deals

CNNSI.com

NL MVP Buster Posey agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, teammate Hunter Pence got a $13.8 million deal and Jacoby Ellsbury settled with the Boston Red Sox for $9 million on a busy Friday as players and teams swapped…

CNNSI.com

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox have agreed to one-year contracts with second baseman Gordon Beckham and outfielder Alejandro De Aza to avoid arbitration.

Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com

The Giants made some headway with their arbitration-eligible players before numbers were formally exchanged, agreeing to terms on Friday with catcher Buster Posey, right fielder Hunter Pence, reliever Jose Mijares and outfielder Gregor Blanco.