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Royals don’t pick up options on Alex Rios, Jeremy Guthrie

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The World Series champion Royals have declined mutual options on right fielder Alex Rios and starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie.

Rios, 34, had a $12.5-million option with a $1.5-million buyout, and Guthrie, 36, had a $10-million option with a $3.2-million buyout.

Rios struggled much of the season and Guthrie was left off every postseason roster.

Brewers exercise option on Adam Lind

The Milwaukee Brewers exercised an $8-million option on first baseman Adam Lind.

Lind, 32, hit .277 with 20 home runs and 87 RBIs. He was acquired last off-season in a deal that sent pitcher Marco Estrada to the Toronto Blue Jays.

White Sox turn down option on Alexei Ramirez

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The Chicago White Sox declined a $10-million option on shortstop Alexei Ramirez and are paying him a $1-million buyout.

Ramirez, 34, has played his entire eight-year career with the White Sox and is a .273 hitter with 109 home runs and 542 RBIs. He was an All-Star in 2014 but batted a career-low .249 this year with 10 home runs and 62 RBIs.

Indians decline option on Ryan Raburn

The Cleveland Indians declined a $3-million option on veteran outfielder Ryan Raburn, who is getting a

$100,000 buyout.

Raburn, 34, batted .301 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 82 games this year. He was used mainly as a platoon player against left-handers.

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The Cincinnati Reds promoted Dick Williams to GM as part of a succession plan for Walt Jocketty, 64, who will stay on as director of baseball operations for one more year before moving into an advisory role. Williams, 44, has been in the Reds front office for the last 10 years, most recently as assistant GM. ... New York State Supreme Court Justice Lawrence K. Marks threw out an arbitration decision that said the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which is controlled by the Baltimore Orioles, owes the Washington Nationals about $298 million for the team’s 2012-16 television rights. MASN and the Orioles sued in New York State Supreme Court last year, claiming the arbitration was improper because the law firm Proskauer Rose, which represented the Nationals, at times worked for MLB and the teams of all three arbitrators.

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