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Sources: Cavs agree to deal for sharpshooter Kyle Korver — The world champion Cleveland Cavaliers have reached an agreement on a deal to acquire guard Kyle Korver from the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told The Vertical. — The Cavaliers and Hawks are still finalizing the terms of the trade …
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Joe Vardon / Plain Dealer:
LeBron James said the Cavs don't have a backup PG, but who's the remedy? — CLEVELAND, Ohio — LeBron James said the Cavs don't have a real backup point guard. — It's not a revelation. James wasn't breaking any ground. — It's been the case since they let Matthew Dellavedova get away …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Brandon Phillips blocked a trade from Cincinnati to Atlanta, sources say — Even as Brandon Phillips faces a possible loss of playing time, he still is not ready to leave Cincinnati. — The Reds' second baseman used his no-trade protection in November to block a trade to the Braves, according to major-league sources.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Did the Blue Jays misread the market on Edwin Encarnacion? — The one thing that remains puzzling about the Blue Jays' handling of Edwin Encarnacion is the team's quick pivot to Kendrys Morales in free agency. — If Encarnacion's agent, Paul Kinzer, made a questionable decision by failing …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
New Cleveland slugger unveiled at press conference Thursday
New Cleveland slugger unveiled at press conference Thursday
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers questions from Indians fans
Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers questions from Indians fans
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs want to host college football bowl game at Wrigley Field — Wrigley Field was transformed into a football stadium for the Nov. 20, 2010, game between Northwestern and Illinois. — Chicago Tribune — When New York Yankees officials announced the creation of the Pinstripe Bowl in 2010 …
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Alex Rodriguez will embrace ‘special advisor’ role with Yankees, not attempt return to baseball in 2017 — It appears there will be no A-Rod baseball comeback in 2017. — Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who was unconditionally released by the Bombers last August, is not going to try to play …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Sign Gavin Floyd To Minor League Deal — The Blue Jays announced that they've re-signed right-hander Gavin Floyd to a minor league contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training. — Floyd, 34 later this month, spent the 2016 campaign with the Jays and pitched reasonably …
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Travis d'Arnaud needs bounce-back season to show Mets are right to pass on Matt Wieters — Matt Wieters is still on the market as a free agent, and the price for signing him may be falling, but Mets people continue to say they're not interested. — “We're not spending our money on a catcher,” was the way one person put it this week.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Cubs shopping with audacious 6-man rotation in mind — More On: — Whether they sign Tyson Ross or not - and the Cubs are perceived as one of four finalists for the righty - the defending champs intend at some point next season to use a six-man rotation as a way to lessen the burden on starters who pitched through October last year.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers' Elvis Andrus honored after career-year in 2016 — Elvis Andrus, who set career highs with a .302 batting average, 8 homers and 69 RBIs in 2016, was awarded the Richard Durrett Hardest Working Man Award by the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
James Wagner / New York Times:
New Stat for a Slugger: Back Page Appearances — Late in October, while the postseason was underway, two top Mets officials traveled to Manhattan to meet with Yoenis Cespedes's agents: Brodie Van Wagenen and Kyle Thousand. — Cespedes was about to become a free agent and the Mets wanted …
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman: MLB winter winners and non-winners — The winter isn't quite over, and there are still some big-time players left (Matt Wieters and a bevy of sluggers come to mind), but enough moves have been made to put together a reasonable list of MLB winners and losers.
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