Atlanta would receive Draft pick if righty rejects, signs elsewhere  —  9/15/14: Ervin Santana allows two runs on three hits over six innings while striking out six batters  —  ATLANTA — The Braves have informed right-hander Ervin Santana he will receive a qualifying offer, according to a source familiar with the situation.

MLB Free Agency Market Watch: The Top 25 eligible players when the market opens on Tuesday  —  The Cubs have money, need pitching, and are stirring interest and speculation in a new way.  This will continue to be a story all next month, through the winter meetings in December, and perhaps beyond.

Catching up on Hundley and Markakis  —  The Orioles are determined to make some sort of a move each day until pitchers and catchers report to spring training.  —  They may slow down on Thanksgiving, probably from the tryptophan in the turkey.  Otherwise...

Showcase planned for Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada  —  Scouts believe Yoan Moncada could be the best teenage prospect to come from Cuba in years.  —  Now, he is one step closer to making his Major League dream a reality.  —  Moncada, 19, a switch-hitting infielder from the Cuban city of Cienfuegos …

Sources: Diamondbacks willing to move catcher Montero  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks, trying to create payroll flexibility, are willing to trade catcher Miguel Montero, according to major-league sources.  —  Rival clubs say the D-Backs are shopping Montero.  An Arizona official say the team is more in “listening mode.”

Sandoval likely to hit free agency before Giants push to re-sign him  —  When the Giants won the World Series in 2012, they re-signed left-hander Jeremy Affeldt, second baseman Marco Scutaro and center fielder Angel Pagan only after each became a free agent.

Twins offer manager job to Molitor  —  The team is expected to introduce him as Ron Gardenhire's successor Tuesday.  —  Paul Molitor was runner-up for the Twins' managerial job when Ron Gardenhire was hired instead in 2002.  Thirteen years later, Molitor is poised to succeed Gardenhire in the job.

Baseball Notes: Burnett, Phillies decline mutual option  —  A.J. Burnett and the Phillies both declined their $15 million mutual option Friday, leaving the pitcher to decide whether to exercise his $12.75 million player option.  —  The 37-year-old Burnett went 8-18 with a 4.59 ERA …