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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Giants make trade proposal for Giancarlo Stanton, other teams also in the mix  —  The trade offers are starting to roll in for National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton.  —  The San Francisco Giants have made a proposal to the Miami Marlins for Stanton, and the Marlins expect to receive …
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Nick Ostiller / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Giants discussing J.D. Martinez in free agency?  —  As the San Francisco Giants attempt to rebound from a disastrous 2017, one name on their free agency radar is J.D. Martinez.  —  According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Giants “have had discussions” regarding the veteran slugger.
ESPN:
Baseball's hot stove season is here, so why hasn't anything happened yet?
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
Marlins' Stanton could be third reigning MVP to be traded, second with ties to Jeter
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘All teams have plenty of money,’ says expensive MVP Stanton
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone has been preparing to be an MLB manager his entire life  —  Driving Tim Wakefield's first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning of the 2003 ALCS over the left field wall at the old Yankee Stadium to help the Bombers clinch the American League pennant and send the Red Sox home qualifies …
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John Harper / New York Daily News:   Jose Altuve a deserving MVP, but Aaron Judge was more valuable to Yankees than Altuve was to Astros
Associated Press:
Athletics hire former Diamondbacks, Nationals manager Matt Williams to coach 3rd base  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics have hired former San Francisco Giants star Matt Williams as their new third base coach.  —  The A's announced Friday that Williams will join manager Bob Melvin's staff.
Fox Sports:
John Hart leaves Braves after being stripped of power  —  ATLANTA (AP) John Hart left the Atlanta Braves on Friday, less than a week after being stripped of his role as president of baseball operations.  —  The decision was not unexpected given the hiring of general manager Alex Anthopoulos …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
John Hart Leaves Braves Organization
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Astros looking for cure for World Series hangover  —  The Houston Astros beat the Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium to win the World Series.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The World Series champion Astros are following the Cubs' template this offseason, starting with Jose Altuve …
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies hire Jim Gott for bullpen coach as staff slowly forms  —  The Phillies still need a bench coach and a pitching coach for Gabe Kapler's first season as manager, but they have a bullpen coach: Jim Gott, who pitched for 14 years in the majors and worked for the last five seasons in the Angels' minor-league system.
Nick Ostiller / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Alex Cobb drawing interest from Orioles?  —  After declining a one-year, $17.4 million qualifying offer from the Tampa Bay Rays, pitcher Alex Cobb recently became a free agent and already is drawing interest from another AL East team.  —  According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network …
Nick Ostiller / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Diamondbacks open to bringing back Fernando Rodney?  —  Entrusting a 40-year-old pitcher to close games last season wasn't always smooth sailing, but the Arizona Diamondbacks liked enough of what they saw from Fernando Rodney in 2017.  —  According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Nick Ostiller / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Robbie Ross Jr. on Blue Jays' radar?  —  As the Toronto Blue Jays look to add a left-handed bullpen arm this winter, they have reportedly been eyeing a former division rival.  —  According to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca, the Blue Jays are showing interest in former Boston Red Sox reliever Robbie Ross Jr.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed:
The NFL Is Investigating Jameis Winston For Allegedly Groping An Uber Driver In 2016  —  “The League has been informed that you may have been the victim of such a violation perpetrated by Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Jameis Winston.  The League takes allegations of this nature very seriously …
Nick Ostiller / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Athletics eyeing White Sox OF Avisail Garcia as trade target?  —  The Oakland Athletics don't appear to be done working the phones after trading away Ryon Healy earlier this week.  —  According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the A's have interest in Avisail Garcia of the Chicago White Sox.
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 …
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
In first three Nats seasons, Max Scherzer has been a bargain. What will he be next?
Discussion: Federal Baseball
 
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