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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge ‘surprised’ that Joe Girardi was ousted as Yankees manager — Aaron Judge echoed his former manager's sentiment, saying he was “surprised” that Joe Girardi was ousted by the Yankees. — “Joe was there for 10 years, had a winning season every year, and he was my first manager,” Judge said Tuesday morning on ESPN.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cashman: Time for ‘fresh voice’ to helm Yanks — NEW YORK — There were concerns about Joe Girardi's ability to communicate and connect with the new generation of players in the Yankees' clubhouse, according to Brian Cashman, who recommended to managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner that the team needed a …
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Bluebird Banter and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Brian Cashman gives some reasons for firing Joe Girardi
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Fish Stripes, MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Deadspin and Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Yankees' Aaron Judge bidding for rare double with BBWAA awards — EDITOR'S PICKS — Voting could be close for both Cy Young awards and the NL MVP, but Aaron Judge's case for AL MVP over Jose Altuve could be the toughest choice of all. — Judge could be a unanimous winner for AL Rookie of the Year …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Keeping Rosenthal was less attractive to Cardinals than opening a roster spot — Before making their moves toward a new look for their late-inning relief, the Cardinals gave former All-Star closer Trevor Rosenthal his release and, in the process, began fine-tuning the 40-man roster.
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Associated Press:
MLB: Qualifying offers extended to nine free agents — Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta reacts in the sixth inning of NLCS Game 4 against the Dodgers on Oct. 18. (Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images) — The Kansas City Royals trio of first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas …
Fox Sports:
Rays make qualifying offer to free agent RHP Alex Cobb — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays have extended a one-year, $17.4 million qualifying offer to free agent pitcher Alex Cobb. — The 30-year-old right-hander posted career highs for wins, games started and innings pitched …
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
MLB Hot Stove: These nine free agents receive $17.4 million qualifying offer — Free agents who reject the qualifying offer are tied to draft pick compensation — Monday was a fairly significant hot stove deadline. It was the deadline for teams to make their eligible free agents the qualifying offer.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals' three top free agents will likely decline qualifying offers. What next?
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baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Lincoln library asks for stories on Cubs-Cardinals rivalry — Photos from the Cubs-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Sept. 27, 2017. The Cubs clinched the NL Central with a 5-1 win. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Illinois wants people to share their stories about baseball.
Jacob Shafer / Bleacher Report:
Red Sox Should Run Away From $100 Million Eric Hosmer Mistake — The Boston Red Sox are going to make moves this winter. — Sure, they've won back-to-back American League East titles, but each time they've failed to advance past the division series. They already fired their manager, John Farrell.
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providencejournal.com and Over the Monster
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Analytics, ‘Boston experience’ made Alex Cora the Red Sox's first choice
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Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Rangers exercise option on Perez, decline Napoli, Barnette — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have declined their 2018 club options for slugger Mike Napoli and reliever Tony Barnette, and won't make a $17.4 million qualifying offer to free agent pitcher Andrew Cashner.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jason Heyward, Anthony Rizzo, Ben Zobrist up for Gold Glove Awards tonight — Photos of Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo. — Chicago Tribune — The Chicago Cubs don't have a finalist in any of the four major awards that will be announced next week by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Joe Giglio / New Jersey Online:
MLB hot stove rumors: Phillies ‘likely’ to chase Jake Arrieta — For the first time in a long time, the Phillies seem poised to swim in the deep end of free agency again. — As the MLB offseason officially begins, Philadelphia has morphed from rebuilding team years from contention …
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
2017 MLB awards finalists: Trout, Arenado, Blackmon miss out on top-three MVP finish — The top three finalists for each league's MVP, Cy Young and more were revealed on Monday — Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers Association of American (BBWAA) announced the finalists …
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CBS St. Louis
Associated Press:
Ex-Twins coach Rick Stelmaszek dies at 69 after cancer battle — MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Twins coach Rick Stelmaszek, who helped the team win two World Series championships, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 69. — The Twins were informed of the death Monday …
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Ian Kennedy did not opt out. Can he be worth $49 million for the next three years? — Royals starter Ian Kennedy held true to his word, declining to exercise a one-time opt-out in a five-year, $70 million contract signed before the 2016 season. He had little choice.
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants executives describe biggest needs as they welcome new coaches — Alonzo Powell is a San Francisco native who sat in Candlestick Park wowed by Willie Mays. Curt Young won a World Series ring as a pitcher for Oakland in the Bay Bridge World Series then would become the A's longest-tenured pitching coach.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
MLB has a problem with mound visits and pace of play and we've got a solution — MLB is an excellent shape right now, but that doesn't mean it's perfect — • 6 min read UPDATE November 6, 2017 — The 2017 Major League Baseball season is in the books. For my money, it was an overwhelming success.
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Pirates Breakdown and Halos Heaven
