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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.
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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.
Pedro Moura / Los Angeles Times:
Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve win baseball's MVP awards — Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton rounds third base after hitting a home run, one of his 59 last season, against the Cardinals on June 24. (David Santiago / El Nuevo Herald) — As the baseball industry anxiously awaits …
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 …
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Let's Go Tribe
Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA:
Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton emerges from crowded field to win tight MVP race — Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins edged Joey Votto of the Reds to win the National League MVP in one of the tightest races ever. The two-point margin was the third closest in NL MVP balloting and the fourth overall.
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The Comeback, Purple Row, True Blue LA, Fish Stripes and baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Astros' Jose Altuve, Marlins Giancarlo Stanton take home first MVP awards — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is the American League MVP, while Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has been named the National League MVP. — The 5-foot-6 Altuve drew 27 of the 30 first-place votes …
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Let's Go Tribe
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Jose Altuve tops Aaron Judge for American League MVP Award
Jose Altuve tops Aaron Judge for American League MVP Award
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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
Jose Altuve Wins American League MVP Award
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giancarlo Stanton Wins National League MVP Award
Giancarlo Stanton Wins National League MVP Award
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NESN.com, Red Reporter and MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
4 sensible outcomes for a Giancarlo Stanton trade
Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Giants most aggressive suitor for Giancarlo Stanton?
Rumor Central: Giants most aggressive suitor for Giancarlo Stanton?
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and McCovey Chronicles
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
A Giancarlo Stanton destination that should terrify 28 MLB teams
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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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baseballmusings.com and Red Reporter
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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?
In first three Nats seasons, Max Scherzer has been a bargain. What will he be next?
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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 …
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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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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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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers planning to offer contract extension to Daniels
Rangers planning to offer contract extension to Daniels
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Dallas Morning News and MLB Trade Rumors
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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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 …
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Leeann Tweeden / KABC-AM:
Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There's Nothing Funny About It — In December of 2006, I embarked on my ninth USO Tour to entertain our troops, my eighth to the Middle East since the 9/11 attacks. My father served in Vietnam and my then-boyfriend (and now husband …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Trade Thyago Vieira To White Sox For International Bonus Money — 1:03pm: MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo reports that the Mariners are picking up $500K in the trade (Twitter link). However, Mayo also notes that the previously reported sum of $1.57MM that the Mariners had to work with was incorrect.
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