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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Nationals' ultra-quiet offseason is far from over — Washington missed on Mark Melancon and Chris Sale, but there's still time for a splash. — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The — Nationals wanted free-agent closer Mark Melancon, and he signed with the Giants.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Federal Baseball and FanGraphs Baseball
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Talking Jose Quintana Trades With Astros, Nationals, Other Teams — A day after trading Chris Sale to the Red Sox, the White Sox are now “in serious talks” with multiple teams about their other star left-hander Jose Quintana, USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports (Twitter link).
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MLB Daily Dish, Washington Post, OutsidePitchMLB, Federal Baseball and Talking Chop
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox embark on ‘bittersweet’ journey with Chris Sale trade — Photos of five-time All-Star Chris Sale. — Chicago Tribune — Rick Hahn took the main media stage at baseball's winter meetings Tuesday and called the strategy that brought about the biggest trade of his career as White Sox general manager “bittersweet.”
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Union-News, Let's Go Tribe, CBS Chicago and Halos Heaven
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Sign Mitch Moreland
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Yahoo Sports, Over the Monster and Lone Star Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Chris Sale In Exchange For Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Two Others
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
To Tap Into Potential — PORTLAND, Me.—It didn't generate …
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South Side Sox, Twinkie Town, Over the Monster and The Wayniac Nation
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cubs close to completing trade with Royals: Jorge Soler for closer Wade Davis — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The Chicago Cubs are on the verge of getting a closer to help defend their recent World Series title, targeting All-Star right-hander Wade Davis from the Kansas City Royals to supplant Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Bless You Boys
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Royals' price for closer Wade Davis too steep for Mets as search for bullpen help continues
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Amazin' Avenue
ESPN:
The hangup in Wade Davis' reported deal to the Cubs? The Nationals have made a late push.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Nation, Royals Review, True Blue LA, District on Deck, CBS DC, Federal Baseball, NESN.com and Los Angeles Times
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman: Yankees remain focused on Aroldis Chapman
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Baseball Prospectus, Sportsnet.ca, Toronto Star, Bless You Boys, NY Sports Day and MLB Daily Dish
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Mets manager Terry Collins wants Tim Tebow playing in spring training games — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Tim Tebow's baseball career is apparently far from over. — Tebow's 19-game stint in the Arizona Fall League resulted in mixed reviews from major league scouts and officials …
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NESN.com and ProFootballTalk
ESPN:
In baseball, player loyalty doesn't pay — In the final inning of the 2016 baseball season, Matt Holliday replaced Brandon Moss on the Cardinals' lineup card and jogged out to left field alone. His teammates stayed in the dugout, clapping for him and leaving the whole wide field to collect …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals issue a ‘call to action’ as they explore several deals — St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong is congratulated by manager Mike Matheny after hitting a home run. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny listens to a question …
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ESPN and MLB Trade Rumors
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Free Agent Prediction Contest Leaderboard — Out of thousands of entrants in our free agent prediction contest, three people have ten correct out of the 17 players who have signed. Check out our new free agent prediction contest leaderboard to see where you rank!
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins To Sign Jeff Locke — 10:05am: Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald tweets that it's a one-year deal, and FanRag's Jon Heyman tweets that Locke will be guaranteed about $3MM on the deal. — 9:52am: The Marlins have agreed to terms with free agent left-hander Jeff Locke …
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FanRag Sports, Bucs Dugout, Fish Stripes and MLB Daily Dish
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers To Re-Sign Carlos Gomez — Veteran center fielder Carlos Gomez has agreed to a one-year deal with the Rangers, pending a physical, FanRag's Jon Heyman tweets. He will receive $11.5MM, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman (on Twitter). Gomez is a Scott Boras client.
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Yahoo Sports, Lone Star Ball, MLB Daily Dish, The Crawfish Boxes and Pinstripe Alley
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies To Sign Ian Desmond — 11:38am: Desmond will earn $8MM in 2017, $22MM in 2018, $15MM apiece in 2019 and 2020, and then $8MM in 2021, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports (Twitter links). The 2022 option is valued at $15MM and comes with a $2MM buyout.
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OutsidePitchMLB, Lone Star Ball, Camden Chat, Purple Row and FanGraphs Baseball
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Cubs' final reward for World Series win: $369,000 postseason share — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — By winning the World Series, the Chicago Cubs ended their 108-year curse - and also ensured a significant individual windfall. — Each Cub voted a full postseason share will receive $368,871.59 …
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Crain's Cleveland Business
