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12:25 PM ET, December 17, 2017

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Associated Press:
Kemp back in LA, Gonzalez out in 5-player deal with Braves  —  Matt Kemp is returning to the place where he began his major league career, reacquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday as part of a five-player trade with the Atlanta Braves.  —  The Dodgers sent first baseman Adrian Gonzalez …
Discussion: True Blue LA
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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.
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.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
CBS Chicago:
Levine: Yu Darvish Is On Cubs' Radar  —  By Bruce Levine-  —  CHICAGO (670 The Score) — The Cubs aren't letting a holiday malaise or slow-moving market stop their pursuit of pitching.  —  After signing four pitchers in the past nine days, the Cubs have eyes on landing a bigger catch: free-agent right-hander Yu Darvish.
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Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
MLB Hot Stove rumors: Cubs interested in Yu Darvish as search for pitching continues  —  Chicago added Tyler Chatwood earlier this offseason but might not be done adding to the rotation  —  Even after adding Tyler Chatwood earlier this offseason, the Chicago Cubs are still looking for rotation help.
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Urgent to reclaim a place in October, Cardinals open a window this winter  —  As the busiest club at the winter meetings and one of the last to leave the Walt Disney Dolphin resort late Thursday afternoon, the Cardinals appeared to have done something unusual for a club that seeks perennial contention as more than goal, but its brand.
Fox Sports:
Column: Smooth on the field, Jeter struggles in front office  —  Derek Jeter, The Player, glided through two decades in the Big Apple.  His charisma made it all look so effortless, a beloved figure who could seemingly do no wrong, even in the media cauldron that is New York City.
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Jeter says he understands Marlins fans are upset. This is why the trades were necessary
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Baseball's hot stove league off to slow start this offseason
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, Yovani Gallardo Agree To Deal  —  5:23pm: Gallardo received a major league deal, Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets.  It's pending a physical, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel adds (via Twitter).  —  4:53pm: The Brewers and free agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo have agreed …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia deal is right move at right price for Yankees  —  Even as CC Sabathia talked with the Angels and Blue Jays about potentially leaving the Bronx in free agency, two things always seemed abundantly clear: 1.  The Yankees wanted Sabathia back for 2018 and 2.  Sabathia wanted to be back for 2018.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia, Yankees agree to one-year, $10 million deal
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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Philly.com:
Phillies sign first baseman Carlos Santana to 3-year deal; Rhys Hoskins could shift to outfield
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
A $92 million week gives Phillies credibility for later | Gelb
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers move the right way — forward — in trading Ian Kinsler  —  The Detroit Tigers could have stood pat.  —  When Ian Kinsler told Tigers general manager Al Avila he wasn't going to waive his no-trade clause for any team but the Angels on Wednesday afternoon …
Associated Press:
Cleveland Indians, Melvin Upton Jr. agree to minor league deal pending physical  —  In 2016, Upton batted .238 with 20 homers and 61 RBIs with 27 steals.  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Free agent outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, pending a successful physical.
Ricky Henne / Los Angeles Chargers:
Chargers “Take Step Back” in Loss to KC  —  The Los Angeles Chargers have been two different teams this season.  —  For the first month, poor tackling, miscues, penalties and turnovers contributed to an 0-4 start.  —  Then things started to change, and the Bolts won seven of their next nine …
Discussion: FanRag Sports and ProFootballTalk
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.
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
 
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