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1:45 AM ET, November 26, 2014

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Tony Andracki / CSN Chicago:
Kap: Cubs have made ‘significant’ offer to Jon Lester  —  Your browser does not support iframes.  —  Jon Lester is still one of the biggest dominos to fall in Major League Baseball's offseason.  —  It's not even December yet, but Lester has already drawn interest from the St. Louis Cardinals …
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ESPN.com:
Source: Lester, Giants will meet next week  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Free-agent left-hander Jon Lester has plans to meet with the San Francisco Giants next week, a source told ESPN Baseball Insider Jim Bowden.  —  San Francisco has need for a front-line starting pitcher and was expected to get busy …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
RED SOX SPLURGE LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE LAST ONE THAT DIDN'T WORK  —  Wait, haven't we seen this movie in Boston before?  —  Why yes, during the 2010-11 offseason, when the Red Sox signed free-agent outfielder Carl Crawford for $142 million and traded for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez knowing they would award him a $154 million deal.
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Giants think big post Panda: Upton, Tomas, Cruz, even Scherzer on menu
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Free agent may be prime candidate to add defense at hot corner  —  9/22/14: Chase Headley belts a solo shot to center to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead in the 8th  —  CLEVELAND — Publicly, the Indians have not made third base a priority in their offseason pursuits, focusing instead on rotation and bullpen depth.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe and HardballTalk
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Stong indications that Troy Tulowitzki-to-Yankees is not happening, period; Hall of Fame class announced; on Ferguson and the NLCS  —  Say this for the Yankees: Every time you talk to an official for a rival team, or an agent who has dealt with them this offseason, you hear the same theme …
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Headley stands to gain from Panda, Hanley deals  —  MLB.com's Jim Duquette discusses where free-agent third baseman Chase Headley could end up in 2015  —  Pablo Sandoval benefits from the Pablo Sandoval contract.  Hanley Ramirez benefits from the Hanley Ramirez contract.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Gaslamp Ball
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' restraint to be tested by splashy Red Sox moves
Japan Times latest:
Hawks on track to add Matsuzaka  —  Free-agent pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has apparently decided to return to Japanese baseball with the Japan Series champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, who said Monday they are really interested in adding the right-hander.  —  The 34-year-old Matsuzaka last played …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Time right for Phils to trade Hamels?  —  While a deal involving the lefty may happen this winter, don't bet the house on it  —  Cole Hamels' current contract is guaranteed to pay him $96 million through the 2018 season.  —  That flurry of Red Sox free-agent signings had barely surfaced …
AaronGleeman.com:
Twins' “new” coaching staff has a very familiar look  —  When the Twins fired Ron Gardenhire after 13 seasons as manager the idea of blowing up the coaching staff and rebuilding everything from scratch with outside hires sounded appealing given the organization's struggles …
Discussion: Twinkie Town
english.yonhapnews.co.kr:
Two KBO clubs sign new foreign players  —  Two Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) clubs on Tuesday announced their acquisitions of former Major League Baseball (MLB) players.  —  The Lotte Giants said they signed outfielder Jim Adduci to a one-year deal worth US$650,000, a figure that includes a signing bonus.
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Five things to watch leading up to Winter Meetings  —  Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill joins MLB Tonight to discuss the importance of the Giancarlo Stanton deal  —  MIAMI — Their cornerstone is in place, and their ace pitcher is on the mend.
Discussion: Bless You Boys and Fish Stripes
 
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