The Angels and Fernando Salas have agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million contract to avoid arbitration, according to FoxSports.com.

The Phillies and Jeanmar Gomez avoided arbitration and agreed to a one-year deal, according to a report from FOX Sports.

MLB Network revealed its top 10 center fielders on Thursday night, based on results from “The Shredder” — an algorithm based on player performance that accounts for both offense and defense that was put together by MLB Network’s research department “without emotion or bias.”

Marlins reliever Bryan Morris, who was third on the team in appearances last season, avoided arbitration on Thursday night by coming to terms on a one-year deal worth $1.35 million, according to a source.

The sometimes-awkward, often-uncomfortable position of asking your boss for a raise is, in the baseball world, quite public. This week, 156 eligible players filed for salary arbitration. Let’s take a look at that list and rank some candidates due for a big extension.

The A’s on Thursday avoided arbitration with Danny Valencia — one of the club’s three arbitration-eligible players — by agreeing to a one-year deal for the 2016 season.

The Tigers have visits planned to DMC Children’s Hospital, the Detroit Public Library, the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum, Carhartt’s new Detroit flagship store and the North American International Auto Show as part of the team’s annual Winter Caravan, set to roll across Michigan and Northwest Ohio next Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21-22.

With seven arbitration-eligible players, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said he expected the hours leading up to Friday’s deadline for players and clubs to exchange salary figures to be busy. It appears the Pirates got to work early, reportedly settling with two players on Thursday.

Friday morning will be the busiest one of the year on the Major League business schedule. The deadline for clubs and their arbitration-eligible players to exchange proposed salary figures is 1 p.m. ET, and annually there is a rush into the fold to skirt that process.

The White Sox have avoided arbitration with infielder Brett Lawrie and left-handed reliever Dan Jennings, agreeing to one-year contracts with both as announced by the team Thursday night. Lawrie will earn $4.125 million in 2016, while Jennings receives $810,000.

The Rays have been granted approval to explore stadium options across the Tampa Bay area. On Thursday, the St. Petersburg City Council voted in favor of allowing the team to seek potential sites in Pinellas County as well as Tampa and the rest of Hillsborough County.

In fewer than 12 months, Carlos Perez went from a trade throw-in to a potential starter. The Venezuela product didn’t make his Major League debut until the second month of his eighth professional season, but now the Angels are hoping Perez can take the next developmental step — also the toughest of all — to lock down an everyday job behind the plate.

Baltimore, which has grown increasingly frustrated by the Chris Davis situation, has made a contract offer to free-agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The details of the proposed deal, first reported by MASNSports.com, are unknown.

Rockies right-handed relief prospect Carlos Estevez admitted that pitching against players older than him was an adjustment. Now the 23-year-old seeks to develop his arsenal enough to earn a spot in the bullpen.

Josh Aiken, who has worked with Major League Baseball for nearly 15 years while with the BakerHostetler law firm, has been appointed to the newly-created position of vice president, government relations.

The Orioles and reliever Brad Brach have agreed on a one-year, $1.25 million contract to avoid salary arbitration, a source told MLB.com on Thursday.

The Padres have decided on a shortstop for the upcoming season. San Diego has come to an agreement with free agent Alexei Ramirez on a one-year contract. The team has not commented on or confirmed the deal.