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Hicks (elbow) was moved to the 40-man roster Friday.

Hicks underwent Tommy John surgery in July, so while he's expected to miss most if not all of the 2020 campaign, the club will move him back to the 40-man roster for now.

Jansen is not expected to opt out of the two years and $38 million remaining on his contract, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

The 32-year-old was less sharp in 2019 than he had been in the past, posting a 3.71 ERA with 33 saves, which was a six-year low. Despite his regression, Jansen should remain the closer for the Dodgers, at least to begin next season.

Kennedy (lat) was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Kennedy missed the entire 2019 season with a lat strain, and is now off the 40-man roster after posting a 6.75 ERA in six starts for the Padres in 2018. There's a chance he could attend major-league spring training as a non-roster invitee.

Scott was outrighted to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

The 30-year-old spent most of 2019 at the Triple-A level, where he recorded a 6.94 ERA with a 61:35 K:BB over 48 innings pitched. The southpaw has posted a 1.31 WHIP with a 53:27 K:BB in 55.2 innings pitched over four partial seasons in the majors.

Barraclough was designated for assignment by the Giants on Wednesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The 29-year-old recorded a career-worst 5.61 ERA with a 1.75 WHIP over 33.2 innings pitched last season between the Nationals and Giants, and he now finds himself off the 40-man roster. Given his major-league experience and relative success in the past, it wouldn't be surprising to see a team claim him off waivers, but his struggles to limit baserunners over the past two seasons may cause some concern. Left-hander Tyler Anderson was claimed off waivers from the Rockies in a corresponding move.

Howard was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Wednesday.

Howard threw 19 innings for the Rockies this season, struggling to a 6.63 ERA. The lefty's 25.3 percent strikeout rate was decent, and he struck out 28.7 percent of batters at Triple-A Albuquerque, so he could have a shot at a bullpen role on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster.

Suero was added to the Nationals' World Series roster.

Suero made the team's NLDS roster and was on the NLCS roster for a day before being dropped for Daniel Hudson's return from paternity leave. He's made just a single appearance this postseason, getting one out and allowing one run.

Voth is not on the Nationals' World Series roster.

Joe Ross and Wander Suero were added to the team's roster, while Voth and Roenis Elias were dropped. Voth had been on the roster all postseason but hadn't thrown a pitch.

Smith was claimed off waivers by the Reds on Wednesday.

Smith will look to fill a middle-relief role with the Reds in 2020 after spending time with the Indians and Marlins in 2019. In 14 appearances between those two clubs, the 30-year-old posted a 6.39 ERA with a 1.74 WHIP in 12.2 innings.

Hudson earned the save in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS, giving up one walk in 1.1 innings.

That was quite a week for the 32-year-old journeyman reliever, who was on paternity leave for Game 1 of the NLCS for the birth of his daughter and returned to nail down a pair of saves to help send the Nationals to their first World Series. Hudson has yet to allow a run during the postseason, firing 5.2 scoreless innings over six appearances with four saves in as many opportunities.