Free agents offered arbitration by their clubs have until Dec. 19 to accept. A player who accepts is locked into his team, and the two sides can continue negotiations toward a one-year or multiyear agreement before reaching a hearing. Those declining the offer face a Jan. 8 deadline to be re-signed; thereafter, they cannot sign with their old teams until May 1, just as free agents not offered arbitration.

If a player goes to arbitration, both player and team must file between Jan. 5-15 with figures exchanged on Jan. 18. Hearings begin on Feb. 1.

Here's the rest of Wednesday's arbitration decisions:

Angels: The Angels declined to offer salary arbitration to catcher Bengie Molina, infielder Lou Merloni and pitchers Jarrod Washburn and Jason Christiansen.

Astros: Jose Vizcaino will not be offered arbitration. The club offered arbitration to Orlando Palmeiro and Brad Ausmus.

Athletics: Pitcher Octavio Dotel, designated hitter Erubiel Durazo, first baseman Scott Hatteberg and catcher Alberto Castillo were not offered arbitration. Reliever Ricardo Rincon was offered arbitration.

Blue Jays: Toronto is the only team without a free agent affected by arbitration.

Braves: Offered arbitration to outfielders Brian Jordan, shortstop Rafael Furcal and catcher Eddie Perez but did not offer to outfielder Todd Hollandsworth, right-hander Jay Powell and first baseman Julio Franco late Wednesday.

Brewers: Milwaukee declined to offer arbitration to third baseman Wes Helms.

Cardinals: Second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, pitcher Julian Tavarez and outfielder Reggie Sanders were not offered arbitration, but the club did offer pitcher Matt Morris.

Cubs: Shortstop/third baseman Nomar Garciaparra, pitcher Chad Fox and outfielder Jeromy Burnitz were not offered arbitration.

Devil Rays: Offered arbitration to Travis Lee, Eduardo Perez, and Alex Gonzalez.

Diamondbacks: Did not offer arbitration to pitcher Shawn Estes or shortstop Royce Clayton.

Dodgers: Offered arbitration to pitcher Jeff Weaver. The Dodgers did not offer arbitration to free agents Elmer Dessens, Jose Valentin and Darren Dreifort.

Giants: The Giants had not announced whether they had offered arbitration to right-hander Brett Tomko.

Indians: The Indians offered arbitration to right-handers Kevin Millwood and Scott Elarton but did not offer to outfielder Juan Gonzalez and infielder Jose Hernandez.

Mariners: Jamie Moyer agreed to terms with Seattle before the arbitration deadline. Dan Wilson, who announced his retirement the final weekend of the 2005 season but was also officially a free agent, was not offered arbitration. Dave Hansen, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Jeff Nelson and Pokey Reese were also not offered.

Marlins: Infielder Damion Easley, pitcher Todd Jones, shortstop Alex Gonzalez, first baseman/outfielder Jeff Conine and outfielder Juan Encarnacion were not offered arbitration.

Mets: Piazza, pitchers Braden Looper, Felix Heredia, Shingo Takatsu, Roberto Hernandez and Danny Graves, infielders Miguel Cairo, Doug Mientkiewicz and Jose Offerman, catcher Mike DiFelice and outfielder Gerald Williams were not offered arbitration.

Red Sox: Boston offered salary arbitration to three of its remaining seven free agents: outfielder Johnny Damon, second baseman Tony Graffanino and third baseman Bill Mueller. The Red Sox declined to offer arbitration to right-handed pitcher Matt Mantei, first baseman Kevin Millar, left-hander Mike Myers and first baseman John Olerud.

Rockies: The Rockies offered arbitration to pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim, but did not offer to catcher Todd Greene, or right-handers Dan Miceli and Jamey Wright.

Nationals: The Nationals did not announce their decision regarding their arbitration-eligible free agents.

Orioles: Declined to offer arbitration to Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, B.J. Surhoff, Jason Grimsley, James Baldwin and Eli Marrero.

Padres: Offered to catcher Ramon Hernandez and pitcher Pedro Astacio but did not offer to Robert Fick, third baseman Joe Randa, relief pitcher Rudy Seanez or infielder Mark Sweeney.

Phillies: The Phillies didn't offer arbitration to free agents Ugueth Urbina, Kenny Lofton, Michael Tucker, Todd Pratt and Ramon Martinez. They did offer to Billy Wagner, who has signed with the Mets.

Pirates: The Pirates did not offer arbitration to free agent first baseman Daryle Ward and pitchers Jose Mesa, Brian Meadows and Rick White.

Rangers: The Rangers did not offer arbitration to pitchers Kenny Rogers, Doug Brocail and Steve Karsay, outfielder Richard Hidalgo and catcher Sandy Alomar Jr.

Reds: The Reds offered arbitration to shortstop Rich Aurilia.

Royals: Pitchers Jose Lima and Brian Anderson and infielders Joe McEwing and Denny Hocking were not offered arbitration.

Tigers: Did not offer arbitration to pitcher Jason Johnson or outfielder Rondell White.

Twins: No word on what decision the Twins have made on their arbitration eligible free agents: outfielder Jacque Jones and pitchers Joe Mays and Terry Mulholland.

White Sox: Chicago did not offer arbitration to Thomas, outfielder Carl Everett and catcher Raul Casanova.

Yankees: Outfielder Bernie Williams, pitchers Al Leiter and Ramiro Mendoza were offered arbitration but pitchers Kevin Brown and Felix Rodriguez, first baseman Tino Martinez, catcher John Flaherty, outfielder Matt Lawton and infielder Rey Sanchez were not.