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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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Rich Schultz / Fox Sports:
MVP Awards: Nats' Harper wins NL, Jays' Donaldson takes AL — Josh Donaldson (left) received 23 first-place votes in the AL. Bryce Harper received all 30 in the NL. — NEW YORK — Bryce Harper began this season with one personal goal — and it had nothing to do with homers, RBIs or awards.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Bryce Harper, Josh Donaldson Win MVP Awards
Bryce Harper, Josh Donaldson Win MVP Awards
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Yahoo Sports, Halos Heaven, Camden Chat, Bleed Cubbie Blue, True Blue LA and Dodger Insider
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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WLNS-TV
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Sources: Cardinals showing interest in free-agent slugger Chris Davis — St. Louis is intrigued by Davis because of his bat — and his versatility on defense. — The St. Louis Cardinals are interested in free agent Chris Davis and have had discussions in recent weeks with his agent, Scott Boras, according to major-league sources.
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MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
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
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
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
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 …