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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 …
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CBSSports.com, Pinstripe Alley, HardballTalk and Hot Stove
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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.
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Over the Monster
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' restraint to be tested by splashy Red Sox moves — Re-signing Chase Headley remains atop the Yankees' to-do list, in spite of the Red Sox's splashy moves. — In the good old days — let's call that the early part of this century — the Yankees and Red Sox had a Pavlovian baseball relationship.
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River Avenue Blues, MLB Trade Rumors and WEEI
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Hanley Ramirez, Red Sox agree
Hanley Ramirez, Red Sox agree
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MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Agent confirms Sandoval to sign with Boston
Agent confirms Sandoval to sign with Boston
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The Big Lead, McCovey Chronicles, MLB Daily Dish, Surviving Grady and Associated Press
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox nearing deals to land Panda, Hanley
Red Sox nearing deals to land Panda, Hanley
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Purple Row, McCovey Chronicles and True Blue LA
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 …
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HardballTalk, Metsblog and CBSSports.com
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.
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Fish Stripes
NY Daily News:
Yankees great Joe DiMaggio was overrated, says MLB historian — 'There is a trend toward baseball analytics now and the more you apply them, the more you chip away at the DiMaggio myth. On his 100th birthday you can still call him an all-time great but he was not the peerless center fielder …
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HardballTalk
Rany / Rany on the Royals:
The Legacy Of The 2014 Royals, Part 1. — It still hurts. I suspect it will always hurt, at least a little. There will always be a scar on my baseball psyche, with Madison Bumgarner's name tattooed over it. — But every day it hurts a little less. I'm actually kind of surprised …
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Royals Review
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Kantrovitz leaves Cards for return to Oakland — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — ST. LOUIS • Dan Kantrovitz, the St. Louis native who oversaw the Cardinals' drafts that landed pitchers Michael Wacha and Marco Gonzales as the team's director of amateur scouting …
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Baseball America
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Released: Jose Molina, Cole Figueroa, Ramon Cabrera — Here are the day's minor moves ... - The Rays have placed catcher Jose Molina and infielder Cole Figueroa on release waivers, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). Both were designated for assignment recently.
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Bucs Dugout and HardballTalk
ESPN.com:
M's give Kyle Seager $100M deal — The Seattle Mariners and third baseman Kyle Seager have agreed to a seven-year, $100 million deal that includes an option for an eighth year, a league source confirmed to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. — The deal was earlier reported by Yahoo! Sports.
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Beyond the Box Score and baseballmusings.com
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Big Unit, Pedro, Smoltz headline Hall of Fame ballot — Take a look back at Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Gary Sheffield and John Smoltz's incredible careers en route to the 2015 HOF election — For a second consecutive year, the National Baseball Hall of Fame player ballot …
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Paul Casella / MLB.com:
In third year on ballot, catcher joined by former Mets Pedro, Sheff, Delgado, Kent
In third year on ballot, catcher joined by former Mets Pedro, Sheff, Delgado, Kent
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Royals Review, baseballmusings.com, Amazin' Avenue and Metsblog
Associated Press:
Giants postseason share sets mark — NEW YORK — A full postseason share for the World Series champion Giants was worth a record $388,606, topping the previous mark of $370,873 set by San Francisco two years ago. — San Francisco's total was up from $307,323 for the Boston Red Sox last year.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Outfielder Willingham retires ‘on own terms’
Outfielder Willingham retires ‘on own terms’
Discussion:
Royals Review and MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Juan Nicasio, Designate Ryan Jackson — The Dodgers announced that they have acquired right-hander Juan Nicasio from the Rockies in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. To make room for Nicasio, who was designated for assignment last week …
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True Blue LA and Purple Row
Jayson Addcox / MLB.com:
Molina considers Sandoval ‘like a son’ — SAN FRANCISCO — When catcher Bengie Molina broke into the Major Leagues with the Anaheim Angels in 1999, he wasn't fortunate to find a mentor in the clubhouse. — Molina learned what he could from former Angels catchers Phil Nevin …
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McCovey Chronicles