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2:05 PM ET, January 13, 2017

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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Do the Orioles and Mark Trumbo really want a reunion this offseason?  —  The Orioles' quest to re-sign free-agent slugger Mark Trumbo isn't over - or at least, it shouldn't be.  —  Trumbo recently asked the O's for a three-year, $50 million contract, but later indicated that he would sign …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why did the Mariners trade touted pitching prospect Luiz Gohara?  —  Two scouts texted me Wednesday — unsolicited — after the Mariners traded one of their top pitching prospects, left-hander Luiz Gohara, to the Braves.  —  “Giving up Gohara, worst move EVER!!” the first scout said.
John LaRue / The Hardball Times:
The Kings of Pain  —  Much was made of baseball's championship droughts in 2016.  That was the case all season long because of the Chicago Cubs' success, but the drought discussion doubled down when Cleveland sprinted through October to face the Cubs in the World Series.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Looking back at '67 through Gibson's eyes
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Schwarber wants to catch, but will Cubs let him?
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bo Jackson's startling hindsight: ‘I would have never played football’  —  Bo Jackson, the world's greatest living athlete, and the only man to be an All-Star in baseball and All-Pro in football, now has a confession to make.  —  If Bo knew back in his playing days what he knows now:
John Harper / New York Daily News:
The many reasons why Sandy Alderson needs to move Jay Bruce for the good of the Mets  —  I have to believe Sandy Alderson is simply playing poker in regard to Jay Bruce, trying to improve his leverage with other teams on Thursday when he told reporters the Mets might just decide to hang …
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Lance Pugmire / Los Angeles Times:
While waiting for Conor McGregor, UFC delivers Khabib Nurmagomedov-Tony Ferguson March 4  —  Conor McGregor holds up his title belts after he defeated Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at UFC 205.  (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)  —  In the absence of Conor McGregor …
Discussion: NESN.com, MMA Fighting and FanSided
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Top 10 Prospects  —  Chat it up: Dodgers Top 10 Prospects Chat with Ben Badler  —  Knowledge is Power: Dodgers Top 10 Insider  —  Want More?  Complete Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2017 Prospect Handbook!
Discussion: True Blue LA
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks, J.J. Hoover Agree To Minor League Deal  —  The D-backs and right-hander J.J. Hoover have agreed to a minor league contract, per SB Nation's Chris Cotillo (Twitter links).  The Ballengee Group client will be invited to Major League Spring Training and has a $900K base salary on his deal.
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Closing In On Deal With Trevor Cahill  —  8:50am: Cahill's deal, if completed, will come with a guarantee in the vicinity of the $1.75MM guarantees received by Richard and Chacin, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.  Richard's deal came with additional incentives based on games started …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals, Matt Adams Avoid Arbitration  —  The Cardinals and first baseman Matt Adams have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $2.8MM, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (on Twitter).  That figure is an exact match with the projection from MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz.
ESPN:
Does character count in Cooperstown?  Hall of Famers weigh in  —  The Baseball Hall of Fame voting becomes a more chaotic proposition each year, but this winter's ballot has added an off-the-charts array of noise and wrinkles to an already complicated process.
Discussion: FanRag Sports
Tim Graham / The Buffalo News:
Terry Pegula on accusations Bills are dysfunctional: ‘I consider it an insult’  —  Buffalo Bills co-owner Terry Pegula will introduce new coach Sean McDermott on Friday afternoon and then step aside.  —  Pegula will take no questions.  Neither will his wife, Bills co-owner Kim Pegula.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies sign Freddy Galvis to one-year deal, avoid arbitration  —  The Phillies avoided arbitration with their longest tenured player on Thursday as they signed Freddy Galvis to a one-year contract.  —  The contract, as reported by MLB.com, is worth $4.35 million.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
 
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