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10:20 AM ET, January 11, 2018

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Robert Murray / FanRag Sports:
Murray |  Agent Jason Wood being investigated for allegedly filming clients  —  Baseball agent Jason Wood is being investigated by the player's union for allegedly filming numerous clients while they were using his shower, seven sources tell FanRag Sports.  —  Three sources say that Wood …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis-based baseball agent fired amid allegations he filmed client in shower  —  A St. Louis-based agent with ties to several baseball players from the area has been dismissed by his agency Wednesday and now faces an investigation from the players' union as a result of allegations …
Discussion: FOX2now.com
Evan Grossman / New York Daily News:
MLB agent Jason Wood under investigation, fired for allegedly filming clients while they showered: report  —  A baseball agent is under investigation by the MLB Players Association and has been fired for allegedly filming clients in the shower with a hidden camera, according to FanRag Sports.
Associated Press:
Andrew Benintendi's agent fired by agency after allegedly filming clients in shower
Discussion: NBCSports.com
ESPN:
MLB agent Jason Wood fired; reportedly filmed clients showering
Discussion: MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets To Sign Jay Bruce  —  9:15pm: Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports that Bruce's contract also contains limited no-trade protection (Twitter link).  He'll be able to specify five clubs to which he cannot be traded without each consent on an annual basis, according to Davidoff.
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Jay Bruce deal: Patience pays off again for Alderson and Mets  —  He has taught an actual class, at Cal-Berkeley.  Now, from Citi Field, Sandy Alderson teaches a different annual course:  —  Marketplace Patience 101.  —  Your 2018 syllabus starts with Jay Bruce.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Sources: Jay Bruce returning to Mets on 3-year, $39M contract  —  Free agent outfielder Jay Bruce has reached agreement on a three-year, $39 million contract with the New York Mets, two baseball sources told ESPN on Wednesday.  —  The 30-year-old Bruce, who was dealt to the Cleveland Indians …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Darvish still considering Rangers, but is it just wishful thinking?  —  News, not particularly big news, was made Tuesday by the Texas Rangers, who avoided arbitration with outfielder Ryan Rua on a one-year deal with $870,000.  —  They also signed catcher Mike Ohlman to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
In turn to past, Bears expected to hire Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator  —  A former Dave Toub protege is returning to the Bears to run the special-teams operation for new coach Matt Nagy.  —  The Bears are expected to hire Chris Tabor, the Browns' special-teams coordinator …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs manager Joe Maddon shifts gears from recruiting free agents to boosting current players  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Manager Joe Maddon has stopped his recruitment of prospective Cubs players since last month, leaving the finishing touches to the front office.
Associated Press:
Indians agree on 1-year deal worth $10,575,000 with closer Cody Allen  —  CLEVELAND — Closer Cody Allen and the Cleveland Indians have reached agreement on a $10,575,000, one-year contract.  —  The 29-year-old righty had been eligible for salary arbitration before Wednesday's deal.
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The One I Never Thought I Would Write  —  I wrote my first post for FanGraphs on April 14th, 2008.  It was about Gabe Kapler's return from managing to be a productive big leaguer.  It referenced WPA/LI as our version of a modern statistic and talked unironically about how Kapler was keeping up with Casey Kotchman.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Reading rotation will be proving ground for next wave of Phillies prospects  —  The jump from the Florida State League to the Eastern League is viewed by some Phillies officials as one of the greater challenges for a young player, specifically a young starting pitcher.
Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
The $1.2 Billion question: Can Jeter's plan succeed?  Here's one scenario where it could  —  Final story in a five-part series on the new Marlins owners and their plans.  —  So how could this work?  —  How could this Marlins ownership's business model, with highly ambitious attendance …
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Khris Davis doubles salary, agrees to $10.5M deal with Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Slugger Khris Davis and the Oakland Athletics agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract, more than doubling Davis' salary after he beat the team in arbitration last winter.
Joe Zedalis / New Jersey Online:
Barnegat's Jason Groome ranked as No. 1 prospect in Red Sox system  —  Jason Groome, a Barnegat High School grad, is the No. 1-ranked prospect in the Boston Red Sox minor league system according to Baseball Prospectus.  —  Groome, a 6-foot-6.  220-pound, left-hander, was the 12th overall selection …
Discussion: Union-News and Minor League Ball
 
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
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ESPN:
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Associated Press:
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