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Joyce was invited Friday to MLB spring training by the Angels, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Joyce was a third-round pick by the Angels out of Tennessee, and the right-hander is renowned for a fastball that has been clocked as high as 105 mph. The 22-year-old made 13 appearances for Double-A Rocket City after being drafted, and he recorded a 20:4 K:BB with a 2.08 ERA over 13 innings. Joyce isn't likely to make the Angels out of spring training, but his electric stuff gives him a chance to help before 2023 ends, and he just might be the closer of the future in Los Angeles.

Naile cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment Friday to the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate in Memphis.

The right-hander was pushed off the Cardinals' 40-man roster earlier this week following the acquisition of Anthony Misiewicz. Naile, 30, surrendered five earned runs over his first nine major-league innings with St. Louis in 2022.

Fulmer agreed to a contract with the Cubs on Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

The terms of the deal are not yet known. Fulmer's velocity and strikeouts were down a bit in 2022 but he remained mostly effective, posting a 3.39 ERA and 61:28 K:BB over 63.2 innings for the Tigers and Twins. The 29-year-old has some closing experience and could be in the mix to get some saves as part of a Cubs bullpen which lacks established high-leverage options.

Sadzeck signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Friday.

Sadzeck holds a 2.75 ERA over 35 appearances at the major-league level, although that's come with 27 walks over 36 innings. The 31-year-old has spent the majority of the last two seasons in the minors and figures to begin 2023 at Triple-A St. Paul.

Nolin signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Friday.

Nolin spent 2022 in Korea with the Kia Tigers, putting up a 2.47 ERA in 21 starts. The left-hander got into 10 games with the Nationals in 2021 following a five-year major-league absence.

Fulmer signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Friday.

It's not clear whether he's been invited to major-league spring training. The 29-year-old spent all of 2022 at Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Dodgers organization, posting a 2.86 ERA in 49 appearances. Fulmer, a first-round pick of the White Sox in 2015, has never found his footing at the big-league level, holding a 6.41 ERA across parts of six seasons.

De La Rosa signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Friday.

It's a homecoming of sorts for the right-hander, who came up in the Dodgers' system and debuted for them all the way back in 2011. De La Rosa, who turns 34 next month, has spent the last four years as a reliever with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. He hasn't appeared in a major-league game since 2017.

Alvarado agreed to a one-year, $3.45 million contract with the Phillies on Friday to avoid arbitration.

The two sides met at the midpoint of the figures they exchanged last month, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports. Alvarado was actually optioned to the minors by the Phillies after a rough start to last season but was dominant after returning with a 1.66 ERA and 64:14 K:BB over 38 innings covering his last 42 appearances.

Puckett signed a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Thursday.

Puckett was a second-round pick of the Royals in the 2016 MLB Draft, but he has yet to appear in a game above the Double-A level and is now entering his age-28 season. The right-hander will function as organizational relief depth for Seattle in 2023.

Webb signed a minor-league contract Thursday with the Twins.

It does not include an invitation to the major-league side of Twins camp this spring. Webb struggled mightily with the Cardinals in 2021 and pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League in 2022.