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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘All teams have plenty of money,’ says expensive MVP Stanton  —  Giancarlo Stanton, a narrow winner Thursday of the National League Most Valuable Player award over Cincinnati's Joey Votto, is in the midst of a 13-year, $325 million contract with the Miami Marlins, with $295 million and 10 years of it remaining.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA:
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve wins the MVP award, a rare honor at his position  —  Jose Altuve of the Astros is the fifth American League second baseman to win the MVP, which has been awarded only 11 times to a second baseman.  —  Other AL winners were the Tigers' Charlie Gehringer in 1937 …
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Jose Altuve a deserving MVP, but Aaron Judge was more valuable to Yankees than Altuve was to Astros  —  Getting to watch Jose Altuve up close during the ALCS against the Yankees only added to my appreciation for everything he can do on the baseball field, leaving no doubt that he's a deserving winner of the American League MVP Award.
ESPN:
Giancarlo Stanton: I want to be a Marlin but team needs pitching  —  After being named the first MVP in franchise history, Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton addressed the possibility that he would be traded by the team's new ownership.  —  Derek Jeter, who became the team's chief executive officer …
Pedro Moura / Los Angeles Times:   Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve win baseball's MVP awards
ESPN:
Astros' Jose Altuve, Marlins Giancarlo Stanton take home first MVP awards
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Jose Altuve tops Aaron Judge for American League MVP Award
Discussion: FanRag Sports
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:   Why Jose Altuve should win the American League MVP award
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jose Altuve Wins American League MVP Award
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and ESPN
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giancarlo Stanton Wins National League MVP Award
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:   4 sensible outcomes for a Giancarlo Stanton trade
Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Giants most aggressive suitor for Giancarlo Stanton?
Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:   Rumor Central: Early return for Julio Urias?
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
A Giancarlo Stanton destination that should terrify 28 MLB teams
Discussion: DodgerBlue.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Scherzer credits college ball at Mizzou for his staying power  —  • At a ballpark in Nebraska, way back in 2005, a year before he was a first-rounder and 12 before he won his third Cy Young Award, Max Scherzer finished the seventh inning of a tense college game and told his coach he was spent.
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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Hitting the reset button on starting pitcher wins  —  This week's results from the voting for baseball's major awards have been pretty much free of controversy.  Everyone who has been honored seems to have deserved it, and there haven't been any clear-cut snubs for players based on widespread faults …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
In first three Nats seasons, Max Scherzer has been a bargain. What will he be next?
Discussion: Federal Baseball
ESPN:
Baseball's hot stove season is here, so why hasn't anything happened yet?  —  ORLANDO — Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a priority of addressing baseball's lethargic pace-of-play in 2018.  Judging from the slow start to the offseason, MLB might also have some work to do on pace-of-the-industry.
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:   Marlins' Stanton could be third reigning MVP to be traded, second with ties to Jeter
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:   All signs point to White Sox's Eloy Jimenez being gem of Jose Quintana trade
ESPN:   Rob Manfred optimistic about new posting system with NPB
ESPN:
Roger Goodell has a Jerry Jones problem and nobody knows how it will end  —  THERE WAS A PAUSE.  It was Aug. 9, inside Roger Goodell's sixth-floor office at the NFL's Park Avenue headquarters in New York City — down the hall, past the executives' offices and his assistant's desk …
Tanya Wildt / Detroit Free Press:
WATCH: Justin Verlander talks about wedding to Kate Upon on ‘Today’  —  Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander visited the “Today” show Friday morning to talk about his two new rings — the one he got from his marriage to supermodel Kate Upton and the one he will receive for his World Series win with the Houston Astros.
Discussion: USA Today
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs 2018 season tickets will see slight increase  —  Additional renovations continue at Wrigley Field on Nov. 7, 2017, in Chicago.  (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After two consecutive years of double-digit hikes, the average price of Cubs season tickets will rise less than 1 percent in 2018.
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Nick Ostiller / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Rangers to extend GM Jon Daniels?  —  After becoming the youngest general manager in baseball 12 years ago, Jon Daniels of the Texas Rangers will reportedly remain in his role for the foreseeable future.  —  According to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram …
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Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Yankees interested in Rangers' Jurickson Profar?
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers planning to offer contract extension to Daniels
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
John Hart Leaves Braves Organization  —  The Braves announced on Friday that former president of baseball operations John Hart has stepped down and is leaving the organization “to pursue other opportunities.”  Hart's departure comes less than two months after GM John Coppolella resigned …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Associated Press:
MLB: Speeding up games is still a concern  —  Astros pitching coach Brent Strom speaks with pitcher Dallas Keuchel and catcher Brian McCann during a mound visit in Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 29.  (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)  —  Major League Baseball will change rules …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 11/17/17  —  Here are Friday's minor moves throughout the league...  - The Blue Jays announced last night that they've brought back former first-round pick Deck McGuire on a minor league contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Carlos Mendez / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
TCU QB Kenny Hill, safety and kicker not making trip to Texas Tech  —  Quarterback Kenny Hill will not make the trip to Lubbock for Saturday's game against Texas Tech, opening the way for freshman backup Shawn Robinson to make his first start for No. 11 TCU.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Is tanking in Detroit Tigers' future?  Rebuild ‘will cause you to lose’  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - The Detroit Tigers are going to be bad in 2018.  —  They probably are going to be bad in 2019 and most likely bad in 2020.  That was the shared sentiment in conversations with people from around baseball …
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Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:   Rumor Central: Angels pursuing Tigers' Ian Kinsler?
 
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