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5:05 PM ET, December 16, 2017

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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Savvy Brian Cashman is new rock star of GMs & 9 other takeaways from Winter Meetings  —  So unless you had some type of pool going on the order in which set-up relievers would be signed, I'm guessing you didn't find the Winter Meetings particularly compelling.  —  Since nothing else really happened.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Baseball's hot stove league off to slow start this offseason
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Fox Sports:   Column: Smooth on the field, Jeter struggles in front office
Zach Dillard / Fox Sports:
Braves trade Matt Kemp to Dodgers in five-player blockbuster  —  ATLANTA — Matt Kemp is heading back to Los Angeles and the path is officially cleared for superstar prospect Ronald Acuña after the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers completed an expensive five-player blockbuster.
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Kyle Downing / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Matt Kemp For Adrian Gonzalez, Kazmir, McCarthy, Culberson  —  In a stunning swap of big contracts, the Dodgers have traded first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, left-hander Scott Kazmir, right-hander Brandon McCarthy and infielder Charlie Culberson to the Braves in exchange for outfielder Matt Kemp.
Philly.com:
Phillies sign first baseman Carlos Santana to 3-year deal; Rhys Hoskins could shift to outfield  —  The Phillies agreed Friday to a three-year, $60 million contract with veteran first baseman Carlos Santana, the franchise's biggest free-agent signing in seven years, and a stunning transaction …
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
A $92 million week gives Phillies credibility for later |  Gelb  —  A stroll earlier this week through the lobby of a Disney World resort during baseball's annual winter meetings elicited raised eyebrows.  The Phillies?  Tommy Hunter?  They paid an $18 million premium for an unheralded setup man …
Associated Press:   MLB: Santana agrees to 3-year deal with Phillies
UPI:
San Francisco Giants reportedly ship LHP Matt Moore to Texas Rangers  —  The San Francisco Giants traded left-handed pitcher Matt Moore to the Texas Rangers in exchange for several prospects, multiple media outlets reported Friday.  —  The deal is pending a physical, and neither team confirmed the trade.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
What trading for pitcher Matt Moore means for the rest of the Rangers' offseason
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Acquire Matt Moore
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Nearing Trade To Clear Payroll Space
UPI:
Houston Astros agree with pitcher Hector Rondon on two-year deal  —  The Houston Astros agreed to terms on a two-year contract with free agent right-handed reliever Hector Rondon, the team announced Friday.  —  Though terms of the deal were not announced, the 29-year-old Rondon was expected …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Why the Cubs should make Addison Russell-for-Manny Machado blockbuster trade  —  CHICAGO — If the Chicago White Sox are willing to trade for Baltimore Orioles star Manny Machado and then take the next few months trying to persuade him to sign an extension, why can't their crosstown rivals do the same?
Associated Press:
Daniel Murphy not offering timetable on return from knee surgery  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy ambled around the team's annual fan festival with the aid of a pair of crutches and declined to offer any sort of estimate about the length of his recovery from right knee surgery.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia, Yankees agree to one-year, $10 million deal  —  CC Sabathia is back.  —  Sabathia and the Yankees reached a one-year, $10 million agreement, the News confirmed on Saturday.  The deal is pending a physical.  —  Sabathia, who made $25 million last season in the final year of his deal …
Bob Raissman / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton brings added media dimension for Aaron Boone to manage  —  When Brian Cashman hired Aaron Boone to manage the Yankees, he may as well have handed him a learner's permit and said: “Now you can drive my Maserati, don't wreck it.”  When the GM acquired Giancarlo Stanton …
Tom Schuba / Chicago Sun Times:
Ballplayer sues White Sox over injury at Guaranteed Rate Field  —  Dustin Fowler of the New York Yankees sits on the ground as the trainer looks at his leg after trying to catch a foul ball hit by Jose Abreu.  Fowler was taken off the field on a cart.  David Banks/Getty Images  —  Sign-Up for our Newsletter
 
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