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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Stanton Saga: One fish, two wish, will he be a red fish — or blue fish? — ST. LOUIS • With one move Thursday afternoon, the Miami Marlins sent a clear message that brought instant clarity and resolution to all the speculation that had been simmering for weeks on the hot stove and gripped fans around baseball.
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Stanton open to playing for the Yankees — While the Los Angeles Dodgers have been mentioned as the inevitable fallback option if the Miami Marlins are unable to trade Giancarlo Stanton to St. Louis or San Francisco, they're not the only big-market glamour team that intrigues the National League MVP.
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Report: Giancarlo Stanton won't OK trade to Giants or Cardinals — MLB awards season is here. Take a look at all the 2017 winners. USA TODAY Sports — CONNECT — Reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton is not willing to accept a trade to the San Francisco Giants or St. Louis Cardinals …
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Nicholas Parco / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton will only approve trade to Yankees, Cubs, Dodgers or Astros: report — Yankees fan dreaming of a Giancarlo Stanton-Aaron Judge 1-2 punch, don't give up hope just yet. — According to a report, the Marlins slugger named the Yankees among three other teams he'd be willing to accept a trade.
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Tim Healey / Orlando Sentinel:
Marlins trade Dee Gordon to Mariners for prospects — Miami Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton was named NL MVP on Thursday, the first Marlin to win that award in franchise history. The honor comes after Stanton tallied 59 home runs and 132 RBI in 2017 and amid daily rumors that the Marlins will trade him.
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Fish Stripes, Lookout Landing and Minor League Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Dee Gordon
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
Former Marlins regime confused by Jeter's approach, regrets Stanton no-trade clause
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ESPN:
Despite scrutiny, officials expect MLB probe after Shohei Ohtani decision — When Shohei Ohtani announces his choice of which Major League Baseball team he wants to play for, a number of MLB officials said they wouldn't be surprised if it spawned an immediate investigation into how the process played out.
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The challenge for Ohtani's new team: What comes next — Baseball agents have gone to progressively greater lengths to pitch their free-agent clients in recent years. Scott Boras has received lots of attention for his binders, and other big agencies have ramped up their presentations …
ESPN:
Source: Mike Fiers and Tigers agree on 1-year deal — Right-hander Mike Fiers has reached agreement on a one-year, $6 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, a baseball source told ESPN. — The deal is expected to be announced Friday after Fiers completes a physical exam.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers close to signing starting pitcher Mike Fiers to one-year deal — The Detroit Tigers will head to the winter meetings with a starting pitcher in tow. — The team is close to signing free agent right-hander Mike Fiers to a one-year deal, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Tigers reportedly sign veteran pitcher Mike Fiers to 1-year deal
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Fox Sports:
Orioles pitcher Gausman changes number to honor Halladay — BALTIMORE (AP) Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman will wear No. 34 next season as a tribute to Roy Halladay, who was killed in a plane crash last month. — Gausman announced the switch Thursday on his Twitter account. The right-hander wore No. 39 last year.
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Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman plans to honor Roy Halladay by wearing his No. 34
Kevin Spain / USA Today:
Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman will wear No. 34 to honor Roy Halladay
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ESPN:
Five trades we'd love to see at the winter meetings — Let's make a deal! The real general managers certainly haven't been, that's for sure. It has been the slowest offseason in memory, as teams wait for free agents to bring down their prices and Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton to make their decisions.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Theo Epstein: Leaner Kyle Schwarber looking to dominate ‘the controllables’ — Photos of Cubs catcher and outfielder Kyle Schwarber. — Chicago Tribune — The photographs of a trimmer Kyle Schwarber that were posted on social media Wednesday weren't touched up.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs sign free-agent pitcher Tyler Chatwood for 3 years, $38 million
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Ex-teammate has shot for spot on Aaron Boone's coaching staff — Josh Bard, an old teammate of Aaron Boone's, has interviewed to join the Yankees' coaching staff, multiple industry sources told The Post. — While it couldn't be determined for which role Bard is in contention …
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DodgerBlue.com and True Blue LA
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Joe Girardi wasn't hard enough on Gary Sanchez, Yankees sources say
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals World Series star Reyes fighting California wildfires — ST. LOUIS • Back in 2007, in the bright afterglow of his role in the Cardinals' shocking 2006 World Series victory, Anthony Reyes sat in the team's spring training clubhouse and told me all about the man who shaped him, and the bucket he needed to sit on.
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True Blue LA
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Remember Brooks Kieschnick, the Cubs power hitter who also could pitch? — Chicago Cubs' Brooks Kieschnick and Montreal Expos catcher Darrin Fletcher watch as Kieschnick hits his second home run of the game during the third inning of a game on April 29, 1997, at Wrigley Field.
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
2017 Rule 5 Draft Preview V 1.1 — Updated: 12/8/17 9:30 a.m. Added three more relievers for subscribers. — Depending on which scout you talk to the 2017 Rule 5 eligibles class is either great, good, mediocre or bereft of talent. In other words, it's like every Rule 5 class.
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