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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why MLB teams are more motivated than ever to lock up their young talent — Plus why Houston chose Beltran, a new direction for the A's & more Winter Meetings notes. — Getty Images — One likely consequence of the new collective-bargaining agreement is that clubs will be more motivated …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
What's happened to the market for Edwin Encarnacion? — The slugger might not get the deal he's looking for — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The case of free-agent first baseman Edwin Encarnacion is getting curiouser and curiouser. — His suitors keep disappearing.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Sign Steve Pearce
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Ian Powers / New York Daily News:
Carlos Beltran not returning to Yankees, veteran slugger agrees to 1-year deal with Houston Astros
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Globe and Mail:
Kelly: Blue Jays pushing their luck by not opening their wallets
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Sign Carlos Beltran
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Jim Salisbury / CSN Philly:
Sources: Phillies close to signing reliever Joaquin Benoit — WASHINGTON - It looks as if the Phillies will have some action at the winter meetings. — The team is close to signing veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit, sources tell CSNPhilly.com. The winter meetings officially begin on Monday.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies near agreement with veteran reliever Joaquin Benoit, source says
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ESPN:
Source: Matt Holliday agrees to 1-year, $13M deal with Yankees — Former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday and the New York Yankees have agreed to a one-year deal worth $13 million, a source told ESPN's Jim Bowden, confirming multiple reports. — The Cardinals informed Holliday …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As Holliday and ex-teammates move on, Cardinals still need a move — Cards Matt Holliday waves to the crowd in left field when he makes a final guest appearance in the ninth inning of the game between the Cards and the Pirates on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at Busch Stadium. Holliday is not returning to the team next year.
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Nationals pursuing Chris Sale, Andrew McCutchen — The Washington Nationals are discussing a deal for left-handed ace Chris Sale with the White Sox, but will not give up rookie of the year finalist Trea Turner to get him, according to a person familiar with their thinking.
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Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
Are the Nationals out on Mark Melancon? — With their acquisition of catcher Derek Norris last week, the Nationals' offseason list of roster priorities dwindled to two heading into baseball's Winter Meetings: closer and center field. While the free agent market is devoid of top-flight center fielders …
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ESPN:
MLB announces uniform deal with Under Armour, Fanatics starting in 2020 — Under Armour and Fanatics will take over for Majestic and Nike as the official uniform partners for Major League Baseball, the league confirmed Monday. — The deal is scheduled to begin in 2020 and run for 10 years …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Royals are in a bind and will have to do something about it soon — With free agency looming for many high-priced players, Kansas City has to act soon. — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The logical move for the — Royals would be to trade two of their potential free agents, center fielder Lorenzo Cain and closer Wade Davis.
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Bud Selig, John Schuerholz Elected To Hall Of Fame — Bud Selig, credited for shepherding baseball into a new modern era as commissioner from 1992-2015, and John Schuerholz—who helped build the Royals and Braves into world champions-were elected to the Hall of Fame Sunday by the Today's Era Committee.
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Pedro GomezMLB / ESPN:
Players' meal money takes big hit in new CBA — One aspect of baseball's new collective bargaining agreement that has not been publicized is that the players' meal money on the road is dropping from $105 to $30 per day, according to two major league sources.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘Cha Cha’ Cepeda to be part of writers' dinner — FILE OCTOBER 1967 - BOSTON - Orlando Cepeda is doused with champagne by Dave Ricketts as the Cardinals whoop it up in their dressing room after winning the seventh game of the World Series, 7-2, in Boston. The Redbirds are (left to right) …
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