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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why baseball's new CBA could ultimately hurt the players — Baseball has labor peace, but at what cost? — An instant analysis of a new collective-bargaining agreement is as risky as an instant analysis of a trade involving prospects. In both cases, the outcomes are not always clear …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Royals Review and True Blue LA
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Associated Press:
MLB players, owners reach tentative labor deal — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency.
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True Blue LA, River Avenue Blues, KNBR-AM, ThinkBluePC, Viva El Birdos and Kansas City
ESPN:
Baseball comes to its senses, making peace and avoiding chaos
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Philly.com, Lookout Landing and McCovey Chronicles
ESPN:
MLB owners, players' union agree to 5-year labor contract
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SI.com, FanGraphs Baseball, Fox Sports, Brew Crew Ball, Bleed Cubbie Blue, South Side Sox, Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
CBA ending All-Star link to World Series' home-field advantage
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Major League Baseball, union agree on new collective bargaining agreement
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Lookout Landing, NESN.com, Purple Row, Over the Monster and Full Count
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB, MLBPA Agree To New Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Jaime Garcia — 6:04pm: Both teams have announced the trade via press release. — 5:20pm: The Braves have been one of the most active teams of the offseason thus far, and that continued on Thursday as the team reportedly struck a deal to acquire veteran lefty Jaime Garcia …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals trade lefty Garcia to Atlanta for prospects — The trade the Cardinals entered the winter expecting to make didn't take long to pull off, not with the Atlanta Braves collecting starting pitching. — The Cardinals sent lefty Jaime Garcia to Atlanta on Thursday afternoon in exchange …
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baseballmusings.com, MLB Daily Dish, Viva El Birdos and Federal Baseball
ESPN:
The Pirates and Nationals have ramped up discussions about a trade that would send Andrew McCutchen to Washington, according to sources who have spoken with both teams. The Nationals, according to one exec, would like to make this deal today, because the ripple effect of trading for McCutchen …
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John Perrotto / FanRag Sports:
Three possible trade destinations for Andrew McCutchen
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Pinstripe Alley, Sports Talk Philly, Phillies Nation, Fox Sports, The Good Phight and JaysNation
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Avoid Arbitration With Van Slyke, Hatcher, Culberson — 6:14pm: Heyman also reports that the Dodgers have also avoided arbitration with infielder Charlie Culberson by agreeing to a $550K salary for the upcoming season (Twitter link). The 27-year-old Culberson picked up 68 plate appearances …
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Yahoo Sports, True Blue LA, Associated Press and Federal Baseball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Brooks Pounders From Royals — The Royals announced that they've traded right-hander Brooks Pounders to the Angels in exchange for minor league righty Jared Ruxer. The move opens a spot on the Royals' 40-man roster to make a selection in next week's Rule 5 Draft, as MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan points out (on Twitter).
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Royals Review
Jeff Zacuto / Check Point Blog:
More Than 1 Million Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan — As a result of a lot of hard work done by our security research teams, we revealed today a new and alarming malware campaign. The attack campaign, named Gooligan, breached the security of over one million Google accounts.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs GM Jed Hoyer: Proximity, scrutiny complicate any trade with White Sox — Photos of the White Sox ace. — Chicago Tribune — Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer wasn't heartbroken over a report that stated the White Sox wouldn't engage in trade talks with them involving left-handed ace Chris Sale.
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Chicago Sun Times, Beyond the Box Score, Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Halos Heaven
Indianapolis Star:
Sources: IU to dismiss football coach Kevin Wilson — More details to come.
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Dallas Morning News, CollegeFootballTalk, FanRag Sports, Al's Ramblings and The Big Lead
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Sign Michael Martinez, Erik Kratz To Minors Deals — The Indians announced on Thursday that they've signed re-signed infielder/outfielder Michael Martinez to a minor league deal and also added veteran backstop Erik Kratz on a minor league pact. Both players will be invited to Major League Spring Training.
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Let's Go Tribe
Neal J. Leitereg / Los Angeles Times:
49ers' Colin Kaepernick puts his Bay Area home up for sale at $2.9 million — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has put his remodeled home in San Jose on the market for $2.895 million. (Redfin.com | Inset: Los Angeles Times) — In a sign that his days in San Francisco may be numbered …
