Here’s a running list of contract talks around the Major leagues:

– The Pittsburgh Pirates and Andrew McCutchen will resume contract talks this offseason according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The outfielder already turned down long-term deals from the Pirates the past two offseasons. The team has every intention of locking him up before he qualifies for salary arbitration in 2013.

– The St. Louis Cardinals will resume contract talks this off season with Albert Pujols according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Although GM John Mozeliak said these negotiations will be “independent” of last offseason’s negotiations, though the offer will remain in the same range ($22-22.5 million per season). The Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and Washington Nationals are among other potential bidders for Pujols adds Strauss.

– Chien-Ming Wang and the Washington Nationals are in the “preliminary stages” of a possible contract extension according to his agent Alan Nero (via Bill Ladson of MLB.com).

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