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Hot stove survey: Stanton to St. Louis? Otani to the Bronx? Insiders weigh in on the winter — As the Houston Astros decompress from their World Series celebration, the New York Yankees search for a manager, Derek Jeter charts the course of his new team and Scott Boras invents some entertaining …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB GM meetings: Fact vs. fantasy on Giancarlo Stanton, J.D. Martinez and others — ORLANDO - The annual general managers' meetings may be in the shadows of Disney World, but the Waldorf Astoria is where true fantasies come alive, where teams believe magical deals or free-agent signings can turn into you into the 2017 Houston Astros.
Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
MLB Hot Stove: The four biggest questions heading into the 2017 GM Meetings
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Which teams will be the most active at the GM Meetings?
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees exec looks a bit safer as Braves lean toward ex-Blue Jays GM … ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is the perceived front-runner to become the next general manager of the scandal-wrecked Braves, according to three sources.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
The Braves are set to hire a general manager. It's not Dayton Moore — Once thought to be highly interested in the Royals' Dayton Moore, the Atlanta Braves are set to hire another accomplished executive to become their next general manager. The club has chosen Alex Anthopoulos …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Hire Alex Anthopoulos As General Manager
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Yankees OF Aaron Judge signs deal to be Pepsi spokesperson — Aaron Judge is racking up the endorsement deals. — The New York Yankees outfielder, who is a virtual shoo-in to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday night, has signed a multiyear deal to be a national spokesperson for Pepsi.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Rookie of the Year: How will Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger stack up to greatest duos ever? — Major League Baseball's awards season gets underway Monday with tension-free coronations: Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger will be named American and National League rookies of the year, respectively …
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Best rookie season ever! Looking back at Aaron Judge's greatest hits — A year ago, Aaron Judge was considered more likely to be a bust than a future Rookie of the Year, MVP candidate and maybe even the new face of baseball. — EDITOR'S PICKS — In the Yankees' 114-year history, they've never had a rookie like Judge.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers and Padres set for Mexico series in May — Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal tags out Wil Myers of the San Diego Padres during a game in September. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press) — The Dodgers are headed to Mexico next season. — The Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
4 Detroit Tigers to watch at baseball's annual GM meetings — ORLANDO — The 2017 Major League Baseball General Manager's meetings begin today. Traditionally, the GM meetings serve as an opportunity for teams to lay groundwork for future deals in the winter. Rarely are big moves made.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays acknowledge they have work to do heading into GM meetings — How the Rays attempt to meet the dual goals of improving their team while reducing their payroll will make for a busy, intriguing and rumor-filled winter, and potentially a study in the application of theory vs. modern day financial reality.
Andrew Benintendi / ESPN:
Expert picks: Rookie of the Year — We asked 27 of our experts to give us their predictions for who will win baseball's four majors awards — Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young and MVP. We're starting with rookie of the year, which will be announced Monday.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs have appealing young position players to offer in trade — Will these Cubs players be back on the team next season? — Chicago Tribune — The need for pitching — particularly starting pitching — is too obvious for the Cubs to ignore, even though to obtain it they realize …
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