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Ben Frederickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
BenFred: Stanton questioned Cards' future more than he appreciated their past — Ben Frederickson is a sports columnist for stltoday.com — He talked so much Monday afternoon, he actually ended up saying some stuff that mattered. — And stung. — On day one of the winter meetings …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards holding two-for-one sale? — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. • As he traced the transactions that built the Cardinals to rule the National League Central for a decade, executive John Mozeliak referenced Monday the trades they made for Mark McGwire and later Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds and “those players who ended up signing.”
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton forcing his way to ‘hungry’ Yankees shows just how badly he wants to win
Steven Wine / Associated Press:
Giancarlo Stanton didn't want to be part of the Marlins' rebuilding, says Derek Jeter
Tom Verducci / SI.com:
Inside the Angels' Shohei Ohtani Deal and Giancarlo Stanton's Trade to the Yankees
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Tim Healey / Orlando Sentinel:
Winter Meetings Day 1: Interest in Marlins' Marcell Ozuna picks up
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Fox Sports:
Who's on deck for baseball's next big deal? Red Sox, Cubs? — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) No matter how much their fans imagined Giancarlo Stanton bashing balls over the Green Monster, the Boston Red Sox never came close to getting the NL MVP. — But does anyone really expect the Red Sox …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Winter meetings journal: Rays closer Alex Colome drawing interest
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Red Sox still looking for a big bat as powerful Yankees get even stronger
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Boston Herald, Union-News and Over the Monster
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Who will get bulk of playing time in center for Detroit Tigers? — ORLANDO, Fla. — It's going to be interesting to see how the battle for playing time in center field plays out over the course of the season for the Detroit Tigers. — Mikie Mahtook saw time at all three outfield positions last season …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers trading 2B Ian Kinsler more a matter of when, not if
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers approached Nick Castellanos about contract extension
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Bless You Boys
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Michael Fulmer available if team with right prospects is aggressive
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USA Today:
MLB winter meetings rumor roundup: Cubs moving on from Jake Arrieta? — With tons of action expected at Major League Baseball's winter meetings, USA TODAY Sports breaks down the latest rumblings from the hot stove. Check back often right here for the latest from our reporters and other media sources from Lake Buena Vista, Fla.:
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Robert Murray / FanRag Sports:
Murray | Cubs have expressed interest in Danny Duffy
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees targeting Tigers starter Michael Fulmer, Diamondbacks' Patrick Corbin for possible trade: report — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Add a couple more names to the Yankees starter wish list. — In trying to deal for a starter, the Bombers have identified Detroit's Michael Fulmer …
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Associated Press:
MLB umpire Dale Scott retires rather than risk more concussions — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As a big league umpire, Dale Scott saw maybe 1 million pitches from the field. His final call, it turned out, was the easiest of all. — Rather than risk yet another concussion, Scott has decided to retire at 58.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
What will Rangers do with Profar this off-season? — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — The mid-afternoon Texas Rangers buzz Monday at the winter meetings, not too long after the Chris Martin news broke, is that the Rangers and New York Mets were discussing a swap involving everyone's favorite trade piece …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets talked Matt Harvey trade, with ex-top prospect floated
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Forget the money: Darvish, Rangers reunion just makes sense
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notebook: ‘Mo’ touts Gregerson; Reyes in relief? — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. • The Cardinals expect to formally announce the signing of Luke Gregerson by Thursday, once the righthanded reliever passes a physical set for Tuesday. — Gregerson agreed to a two-year …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals removing seats to create new place to hang out
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Acquire Chase Headley, Bryan Mitchell — 12:26pm: The deal is official. Indications were that the Pads were taking the full salary of Headley, but the Yankees announced that some amount of cash will be included in the deal as well. — 10:13am: The Padres have reached agreement …
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
The Phillies won't commit long-term money to a free agent starting pitcher. Will they ever? — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The last time the Phillies signed a free-agent starting pitcher to a multi-year contract, they formed the Four Aces. Ruben Amaro Jr. was the general manager.
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rangers Agree To Sign Shortstop Keithron Moss — Keithron Moss, a 16-year-old shortstop from the Bahamas, has agreed to sign with the Rangers for $800,000. — Moss is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds and a switch-hitter with 70 speed on the 20-80 scouting scale. He's mostly a line-drive hitter …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Radio analyst Ron Coomer inks 3-year extension with Cubs — Cubs radio broadcaster Ron Coomer gives a “thumbs up” while working a game alongside Pat Hughes at Wrigley Field on Sept. 15, 2016. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs and radio announcer Ron Coomer have agreed on a three-year extension.
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Jay Bruce draws interest from four teams, per report — Free-agent outfielder Jay Bruce, who played for the Cincinnati Reds from 2008 to 2016 and has since played for the New York Mets and Cleveland Indians, has interest from at least four teams - the Mets, Colorado Rockies …
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Ryan Fagan / Sporting News:
MLB trade rumors: News and notes from baseball's winter meetings — The MLB winter meetings are underway in Orlando. — Instead of making a clever Disney joke, we'll skip straight to the purpose of this article — helping you keep up with the latest MLB trade rumors …
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Arizona Republic:
Somewhat likely candidates for a Diamondbacks trade — CF A.J. Pollock and LHP Patrick Corbin — Both players are getting expensive, with projected arbitration salaries north of $8 million, and both are one year away from free agency. Neither would necessarily be easy to replace.
