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Wil Myers inks six-year, $80 million extension with Padres  —  The San Diego Padres will have Wil Myers in their lineup for the foreseeable future.  —  Myers, a first-time All-Star in 2016, has agreed to a six-year extension with the Padres, club sources told ESPN's Jim Bowden.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres nearing deal with Trevor Cahill
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Closing In On Deal With Trevor Cahill
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
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.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies settle with Jeanmar Gomez, will negotiate with Cesar Hernandez  —  The Phillies settled at a $4.2 million salary for reliever Jeanmar Gomez and will continue to negotiate with second baseman Cesar Hernandez after Friday's deadline to exchange salary figures for arbitration-eligible players passed.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Neftali Feliz Nearing Deal With Brewers  —  Free agent righty Neftali Feliz is close to agreeing to a deal with the Brewers, Fan Rag's Jon Heyman writes (Twitter links).  BrewerFan.net's Jim Goulart was first to tweet a connection between Feliz and the Brew Crew.
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers To Sign Tyson Ross  —  5:04pm: The deal guarantees Ross $6MM and also comes with available incentives, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets.  —  3:42pm: The Rangers have agreed with free-agent starter Tyson Ross, as Jeff Wade of 105.3 The FAN in Dallas/Fort Worth first reported.
Nathan Fenno / Los Angeles Times:
FAA approves Inglewood stadium that Rams and Chargers will share  —  The Forum serves as a backdrop for the groundbreaking of the Rams' new stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)  —  The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved the $2.6-billion stadium …
Discussion: FanRag Sports and ProFootballTalk
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:
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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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Yankees settle with Michael Pineda, Didi Gregorius and others … The Yankees settled nearly all their eligible players before the arbitration deadline, but still have one major question mark left as Dellin Betances appears to be headed toward arbitration.  —  As expected, Michael Pineda …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Veteran Chris Iannetta to join Diamondbacks' catching mix  —  The Diamondbacks agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.5 million deal with veteran Chris Iannetta on Friday, giving them the three-headed catching scenario they'd been contemplating since they non-tendered Welington Castillo in early December.
Discussion: NBCSports.com and AZ Snake Pit
Albert Breer / SI.com:
The Cowboys' (Draft) Class Is Showing  —  Dallas opens its playoffs with as promising a group of rookies as it's had in years—and a championship window that once more is wide open  —  Can the Cowboys slow down the Packers?  —  The MMQB's Peter King and Albert Breer preview …
Discussion: FanRag Sports and ProFootballTalk
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
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 …
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
 
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