The Rays announce the club has re-signed Joel Peralta to a $6 million, two-year deal that includes club options for 2015-17. The 36 year-old right-handed reliever, mainly in his role as setup man for Fernando Rodney, posted a 2-6 record along with a 3.63 ERA and a career-high 84 strikeouts in his 76 appearances for Tampa Bay.

Jeremy Guthrie and the Royals come to terms on a $25 million, three-year deal that will keep the right-hander in Kansas City through 2015. The former Eagle Scout, obtained in a midseason trade from the Rockies for southpaw starter Jonathan Sanchez, compiled a 5-3 record along with a 3.16 ERA in 14 starts with his new team.

The Blue Jays rehire John Gibbons as their manager to replace John Farrell, who was released from his contract last month to become Boston’s skipper. In the 605 games he managed over parts of five seasons from 2004-08, the 50 year-old field boss compiled a 305-305 won-lost record for Toronto.

The Yankees re-sign P Hiroki Kuroda for one year for $15 million, giving him a big raise after he won 16 games for the club last season.

The Mariners part ways with Chone Figgins with one year remaining on his four-year contract, swallowing a hit of $8 million. The third baseman had been a major disappointment since signing as a free agent before the 2010 season, hitting only .227 in 304 games with Seattle over three years. The Mariners also trade OF Trayvon Robinson to Baltimore for IF Robert Andino.