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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman: Blue Jays interested in Dexter Fowler, Jay Bruce — The Toronto Blue Jays, knowing they may end up losing right fielder Jose Bautista this winter, are showing a strong interest in free agent center fielder Dexter Fowler, sources tell FanRag Sports. — Fowler became a free agent …
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman: Mets could see JD Martinez as Cespedes fall-back — Yoenis Cespedes remains by far and away the Mets' main outfield target, but sources say the team has some interest in Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez as a fall-back option should things not work out for Martinez.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs prepare for Dexter Fowler's departure, sign center fielder Jon Jay — The Cubs signed free agent outfielder Jon Jay to a one-year, $8 million contract. — Chicago Tribune — With the looming likelihood free agent Dexter Fowler will land a lucrative contract elsewhere …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Veteran slugger spent past three seasons in Korea — MILWAUKEE — In one of the most out-of-the-box signings in recent baseball history, the Brewers on Tuesday finalized a three-year contract with Eric Thames, a 30-year-old going on five years since his last at-bat in the big leagues …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Sign Eric Thames, Designate Chris Carter — The Brewers have announced a three-year deal with free-agent first baseman Eric Thames, who will reportedly receive a $16MM guarantee. His contract also comes with a $7.5MM option for the 2020 campaign. — Thames will receive $4MM …
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers sign Eric Thames to play first base
Brewers sign Eric Thames to play first base
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Top Prospects Voice Opposition To International Draft — David Ortiz said he is against an international draft. Nelson Cruz, Edwin Encarnacion, Gary Sanchez, Carlos Santana, Willson Contreras, Carlos Carrasco and Miguel Sano are among the prominent Latin American players who have appeared …
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Maury Brown / Forbes:
MLB Owners Drop International Draft In Effort To Get New CBA Done — With the clock winding down before the current labor deal in Major League Baseball with the players is set to expire at midnight on Wednesday, the owners appear to have dropped a key aspect in their negotiations in an effort to get a deal done.
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Bob Dutton / thenewstribune:
Mariners' search for rotation help could lead them back to their past — SEATTLE — The next step for the Mariners in bolstering their rotation is to find a veteran arm capable of stepping into the middle of the unit, and the search could lead them to return to their past.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Alex Jackson
Braves Acquire Alex Jackson
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Designate Jeff Locke For Assignment, Sign Lisalverto Bonilla — 8:26pm: Bonilla received a $575K guarantee on his deal, tweets MLB.com's Adam Berry. Considering the right-hander's lack of big league experience, the minimal guarantee isn't much of a surprise.
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Red Sox ‘probably’ not going to be finalist for Edwin Encarnacion — It was trending this way for the last month, but now it looks like there will be some certainty very soon. — According to a major league source, the Red Sox are “probably” not going to be a finalist for the services …
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ESPN:
Rich Hill has four teams that are all — Read more on ESPN
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ESPN:
MLB Roundup: Could Billy Hamilton be on the move from Cincy? — The Reds are listening to offers on all of their players, including — sources say — center fielder Billy Hamilton, an elite defender who seemed to turn a corner in his development as a hitter last summer before suffering …
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Marlins agree to terms with pitcher Edinson Volquez — The Marlins shored up their starting rotation Monday by agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with free agent right-hander Edinson Volquez. — The 33-year-old veteran was the Marlins' top pitching target.
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