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1:25 PM ET, December 15, 2014

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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays to receive compensatory pick for Cabrera  —  TORONTO - Melky Cabrera's split from the Toronto Blue Jays, essentially decided when the team signed Russ Martin and traded for Michael Saunders, was finalized Sunday when the left-fielder reportedly reached agreement with the Chicago White Sox on a $42-million, three-year deal.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Source: Melky, White Sox have 3-year deal
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Sox's stealth pursuit of Melky Cabrera pays off
Discussion: Royals Review and SBNation.com
Ccolton / CBS New York:
Heyman: Yankees, Chase Headley Agree To 4-Year, $52 Million Deal  —  NEW YORK (WFAN) — Chase Headley is returning to the Yankees on a four-year, $52 million deal, according to CBSSports.com/WFAN baseball insider Jon Heyman.  —  The deal is pending a physical.
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Chase Headley / New Jersey Online:
MLB hot stove: Chase Headley wants Yankees, Brian Cashman says
Nick CafardoGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
MLB teams always wonder if they did enough in offseason  —  At some point there will be that awkward discussion: Did we do enough?  —  Every organization has it.  You do X and Y, but you run out of money for Z. So, you start the season vulnerable in an area or two.
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper, Nationals avoid grievance hearing after settling on 2015 salary [UPDATED]  —  Outfielder Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals will avoid a grievance hearing over his 2015 salary after the sides reached a settlement Sunday evening with a two-year, $7.5 million contract …
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Sy Berger, Who Turned Boyhood Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91  —  Sy Berger, who transformed a boys' hobby into a high-stakes pop culture niche as the father of the modern-day baseball trading card, died on Sunday at his home in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island.  He was 91.
Richard Justice / MLB.com:
Outfielder/first baseman can be as productive as he was with Cardinals  —  8/26/14: Allen Craig sends a home run to right-center field in the 11th, scoring Daniel Nava with his first homer in a Red Sox uniform  —  So your favorite baseball team didn't land Melky Cabrera …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
DON'T NATIONALS WANT TO PAY TO PLAY?  —  Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond will combine to earn $27.5 million next season.  That is probably about the average annual value it will take to land free-agent right-hander Max Scherzer.
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
With no progress made on an extension, Ian Desmond says he's focused on 2015
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Padres eyeing another megadeal . . . but is that enough?  —  FOX Sports  —  If the Padres are able to add Justin Upton (right) to recently acquired Matt Kemp in their outfield, it will give them their highest Opening Day payroll, as well as some rare high hopes.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and HardballTalk
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  ROCKIES MANAGER WALT WEISS ASSUMES MORE SAY IN TEAM'S OPERATIONS  —  The Denver Post  —  Rockies manager Walt Weiss no longer will have an assistant general manager's office in the team clubhouse, next to his own.  (Lenny Ignelzi, The Associated Press)
Josh Norris / Baseball America:
2015 Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Prospects  —  Want More?  Complete 2015 Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Get it all: Subscribe to Baseball America  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2015 Prospect Handbook!  —  The writing was on the wall from the beginning for the 2014 Phillies.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Met brass debates taking swing for Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang  —  The Mets have scouted the 27-year-old and internally seem split on the shortstop.  —  With reports that Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang will be posted for bidding by major league teams on Monday, the Mets are still “undecided” …
 
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
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