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11:10 PM ET, November 17, 2015

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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets express interest in Ben Zobrist and Gerardo Parra, sources say … VOTE  —  Swing or take: Mets and potential free agents  —  VOTE  —  Mets 2016 keep 'em or dump 'em?  —  INTERACTIVE  —  Will these MLB free agency predictions happen?
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Free agent Ben Zobrist likely too costly for Mets  —  The Mets are looking for a second chance at second base, but it looks like Ben Zobrist is out of their price range.  —  Attempting to get back to the playoffs and this time win a World Series, the Mets are making another run at Zobrist …
Discussion: Metsblog, Amazin' Avenue and ESPN
Matt Eisenberg / Metsblog:
Syndergaard finishes fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting  —  Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard finished fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting, the league announced Monday.  —  Syndergaard made his debut in May and finished the regular season with 9-7 with a 3.24 ERA and 166 strikeouts in 150 innings.
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Associated Press:
Cubs' Bryant, Astros' Correa Voted Top MLB Rookies
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago:
Cubs' Kris Bryant named NL Rookie of the Year
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Maddon, Banister Named Managers Of The Year By BBWAA  —  First-year manager Jeff Banister is the BBWAA AL Manager of the Year, the first rookie manager to win the AL award.  —  The other four first-year winners were in the National League: Hal Lanier with the Astros in 1986 …
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Cubs' Maddon, Texas' Banister Selected Managers of the Year
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Kyle Thele / Chicago:
Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez out of the running for Dodgers job
CNN:
Syrian refugees not welcome in 16 U.S. states - CNN.com  —  Governors of at least 16 states say they will not accept Syrian refugees.  They include Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Massachusetts, Alabama and Arkansas.
Discussion: Washington Post
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Rich Hill will likely make decision this week; Red Sox not in mix  —  Rich Hill is about to get the best contract of his career.  —  According to a major league source, the free agent lefty is expected to sign with a team this week.  It is not expected the Red Sox will be a candidate for Hill's services.
Fox Sports:
Rosenthal: Padres shopping Matt Kemp, Tyson Ross  —  The San Diego Padres appear poised to deal away their core of star players.  —  It appears as though Craig Kimbrel won't be the only star player the San Diego Padres will part with this offseason.  —  HOT STOVE LEAGUE
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Should Red Sox have traded prospects for starter instead of Kimbrel?
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Sign Cliff Pennington To Two-Year Deal  —  The Angels announced today that they've signed infielder Cliff Pennington to a two-year contract.  Pennington, a client of Sosnick, Cobbe and Karon, will receive $1.5MM in 2016 and $2.25MM in 2017 for a $3.75MM guarantee, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports (via Twitter).
Associated Press:
THE LATEST: AMBASSADOR SAYS 15 VICTIMS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED  —  PARIS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris.  (All times local):  —  France's ambassador to the United States says authorities have yet to identify 15 victims of the Paris attacks.  —  Gerard Araud tweeted the information Monday evening.
Discussion: WHTM-TV
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
David Ortiz Expected To Retire After 2016 Season  —  Red Sox slugger David Ortiz plans to retire at the end of the 2016 campaign, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter.  That's not exactly shocking news, as Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe notes on Twitter that Ortiz hinted …
The Charlotte Observer:
A Tennessee mom to Cam Newton: Here's what my 9-year-old saw … Dear Mr. Newton,  —  Congratulations on your win in Nashville today.  Our team played well, but yours played better.  Kudos to the Panthers organization.  —  That game happened to be my nine year old daughter's first live NFL experience.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Leonys Martin From Rangers For Tom Wilhelmsen  —  The Mariners have officially struck a deal to acquire outfielder Leonys Martin and righty Anthony Bass from the Rangers in exchange for right-handed reliever Tom Wilhelmsen, outfielder James Jones, and a player to be named later.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Sign Brandon Crawford To Six-Year Extension  —  6:11pm: Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News reports the breakdown of Crawford's contract (via Twitter).  He'll receive a $1.2MM signing bonus $5.8MM in 2016 and $8MM in 2017 before earning $15MM per season from 2018 through 2021 — his would-be free-agent years.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
 
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