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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dee Gordon trade begins Marlins firesale, Mariners playoff aspirations  —  MLB awards season is here.  Take a look at all the 2017 winners.  USA TODAY Sports  —  CONNECT  —  The Seattle Mariners and Miami Marlins, separated by 2,732 miles and going in complete opposite directions …
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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.
ESPN:
Marlins trade Dee Gordon to Mariners
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Gabe Zaldivar / Forbes:
Latest Rumors On Giancarlo Stanton, Shohei Ohtani And More Ahead Of MLB Winter Meetings
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Sign Tyler Chatwood  —  6:35pm: Jon Heyman of FanRag passes along further details on Chatwood's deal (Twitter links).  He'll earn $12.5MM apiece in each of the first two years and $13MM in the third.  —  By operation of an escalator provision, that $13MM salary for 2020 will climb …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs on the prowl for pitching at baseball's winter meetings
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs sign free-agent pitcher Tyler Chatwood for 3 years, $38 million
ESPN:   Cubs agree to three-year, $38M deal with Tyler Chatwood
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Price must be right for Cubs in their pursuit of pitching
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Caution makes sense when predicting stardom for Cubs target Shohei Ohtani  —  Photos of Japanese star free agent Shohei Ohtani.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Stardom needs no interpretation.  —  You know it when you see it, and apparently everything about baseball import Shohei Ohtani …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:   What does Angels, Mariners adding international bonus money for Shohei Ohtani pursuit mean?
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:   Landing Shohei Ohtani could lead to Rangers doing something baseball has never seen
Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
Ohtani MLB market: These two trades could swing the race for the Japanese free agent
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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Kevin Spain / USA Today:
Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman will wear No. 34 to honor Roy Halladay  —  Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman plans to honor his childhood hero Roy Halladay by switching to Halladay's No. 34 next season.  —  The 26-year-old Gausman tweeted that growing up in Colorado he became a fan of Halladay …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' front office complete a series of promotions, name Morales int'l director  —  ST. LOUIS  • When players acquired by the Cardinals' international scouts arrive in Jupiter, Fla., to take the next step in their professional career, one of the people they get to know best is Luis Morales.
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
Former Marlins regime confused by Jeter's approach, regrets Stanton no-trade clause
Discussion: DodgerBlue.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Keep calm and carry on, Mozeliak says
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Joe Girardi wasn't hard enough on Gary Sanchez, Yankees sources say  —  The perception coming out of the Aaron Boone press conference is that the Yankees want the new manager to shower players with love as a way of getting the most out of them, none more so than Gary Sanchez.
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John Harper / New York Daily News:   Aaron Boone's confidence on full display as new Yankees skipper aces intro
Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
Why new Yankees manager Aaron Boone is trying to forget that 2003 ALCS home run
Discussion: NESN.com
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox assets Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia could be up for bid at winter meetings  —  Photos of White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Rick Hahn has a plan in place for the White Sox during baseball's winter meetings that begin Sunday in Orlando, Fla. …
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies remove two from 40-man roster  —  The Phillies cleared two spots on their 40-man roster to provide some flexibility ahead of next week's Winter Meetings.  The team, according to a source, placed outfielder Cameron Perkins and infielder Engelb Vielma on waivers.
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.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jerry Blevins excited to have Mickey Callaway, a former pitching coach, as the Mets manager  —  Jerry Blevins is excited to have a new manager and pitching coach.  The Mets lefthanded reliever, who appeared in a career-high 75 games last season, said Thursday that it will be a new experience …
 
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