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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News:
Yankees have discussed trading Brett Gardner for Cubs' Starlin Castro: source — Brett Gardner continues to be a hot name on this year's trade market. — The Yankees have discussed the outfielder with “many teams” according to a major-league executive, and while it's no certainty that Gardner …
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Bronx, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Daily Dish, Yankees Unscripted, NESN.com, River Avenue Blues and It's About The Money
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Seek Pitching In Potential Gardner Deals — 12:47pm: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets that there's no talk of Castro/Gardner at this point, as the Yankees' preference would be to add pitching if they're to part with Gardner. — 9:35am: The Yankees and Cubs have discussed …
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Pinstripe Alley
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Luis Sardinas From Brewers — The Mariners and Brewers announced the completion of a relatively minor trade, with infielder Luis Sardinas going to the Seattle in exchange for outfielder Ramon Flores. — Sardinas, still just 22, has been traded twice within the past year …
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Yahoo Sports, Lookout Landing, U.S.S. Mariner, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Bryce Harper, Josh Donaldson Win MVP Awards — Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper and Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson were named the most valuable players in their respective leagues, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced today. Harper was the unanimous choice …
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Yahoo Sports, Halos Heaven, Camden Chat, Bleed Cubbie Blue, True Blue LA and Dodger Insider
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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Manfred announces additions for next season at quarterly Owners Meetings — Commissioner Rob Manfred announces plans for stadium-netting implementation and overall fan safety heading into the 2016 season — DALLAS — Increased safety netting is likely to be in place by the opening of the 2016 season …
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Yahoo Sports and Let's Go Tribe
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Maury Brown / Forbes:
Manfred Announces 3-Year Deal With FOX To Have MLB Games Streamed In-Market — As part of the quarterly owners meetings in Dallas, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the league and FOX have reached a 3-year deal to provide games streamed in-market to computers and mobile devices.
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FanGraphs Baseball and Red Reporter
Brendan Marks / insideSTL.com:
Andy Van Slyke Talks Cardinals Offseason, Says Dodgers' ‘Highest-Paid Player’ Told GM Puig Must Go — Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Andy Van Slyke joined Frank Cusumano live on site Thursday to discuss a plethora of baseball topics on The Hollywood Casino Press Box.
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The Seattle Times, USA Today, CBSSports.com, NESN.com, Lookout Landing and Deadspin
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Brent Stecker / 710Sports.com:
Ex-Mariners first base coach Andy Van Slyke rips Robinson Cano
Ex-Mariners first base coach Andy Van Slyke rips Robinson Cano
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MLB Daily Dish and NBCSports.com
irs.gov:
Taxes. Security. Together. We all have a role to play in protecting your data — We need your help. — The IRS, the states and the tax industry came together in 2015 to identify even more safeguards to protect your federal and state tax accounts from identity thieves.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
A's Designate Craig Gentry, Fernando Abad — The Athletics announced today that they have designated center fielder Craig Gentry and left-handed reliever Fernando Abad for assignment. The moves clear space for the addition of second baseman Joey Wendle and left-hander Jose Torres to the 40-man roster.
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Lone Star Ball and Athletics Nation
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Rule 5 Draft Roster Deadline: Who's Being Added — As of Nov. 20, hundreds of minor leaguers will have a clear indication of where they stand. Tonight is the roster deadline for players to be added to 40-man rosters to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. Any player first signed …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Sources: Indians talking with MLB's heavy hitters for OF help — With glut of starting pitchers, new GM Chernoff talking with the likes of Yankees, Dodgers and Blue Jays, according to sources — Michael Brantley is the only player on the Cleveland Indians roster to start more than 60 games as a major-league outfielder in 2015.
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It's About The Money, Pinstripe Alley and River Avenue Blues
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Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
Could Cleveland Indians be Rockies' trade partner for pitching?
Could Cleveland Indians be Rockies' trade partner for pitching?
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Purple Row, Let's Go Tribe and Plain Dealer
Fox Sports:
Jordan Zimmermann set to make Tommy John history — JP Morosi — Free-agent starter Jordan Zimmermann is expected to sign for a guarantee of $100 million or more, according to a number of team executives and player agents surveyed this week. — And if that happens, Zimmermann will make history …
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True Blue LA
Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
There will be three games on Opening Day, not just one — Major League Baseball and ESPN just did something kinda cool. Rather than give us the one “Opening Day” game on Sunday night followed by a bunch of day games the next day, this year we're going to get three games on the Sunday …