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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Voit works toward adding outfielder to his resume — ST. LOUIS • If you happened upon a recent Maryville baseball practice and thought, hey, that outfielder sure looks like Luke Voit, you are not losing it. — The Cardinals' backup first baseman told the Post-Dispatch …
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Wong woke up to false missile warning in Hawaii and family ‘freaking out’ — ST. LOUIS • One of the first calls Cardinals infielder Kolten Wong made from St. Louis when he saw word of an inbound missile alert back home in Hawaii was to his brother, Kean.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Leaner, stronger Alex Reyes ready to pitch again, no matter the role — And the Cardinals share that vision. — But there is a chance the Redbirds' top pitching prospect spends his first season back from Tommy John surgery working out of the bullpen. Cardinals president …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Ozuna avoid arbitration with $9 million deal for 2018
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Acquire Gerrit Cole — 6:03pm: The Pirates have announced the trade. — 5:52pm: Outfielder Jason Martin is the other player going to the Pirates, Rosenthal tweets. — 5:41pm: The Pirates will also acquire righty Michael Feliz in the deal, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (Twitter link).
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Nicholas Parco / New York Daily News:
Pirates trade Yankees' target Gerrit Cole to Astros: report — The Yankees have once again missed out on acquiring Gerrit Cole. — Pittsburgh traded the pitcher to the Astros on Saturday in return for a package centered around Joe Musgrove and Colin Moran, according to Yahoo Sports.
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Yankees prospect Justus Sheffield on trade rumors, his health and expectations for 2018 — Will there be Justus for fall, or even spring 2018? — The Yankees' offseason started off with a George Steinbrenner-era blockbuster trade — slugger Giancarlo Stanton switching Marlins teal for Bronx pinstripes …
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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Hey, Yankees! Don't Yu dare give 31-year-old Darvish such a lengthy deal — Brian Cashman has made all the right moves in putting the Yankees in position to win championships for the next several years, but if he's really thinking of giving Yu Darvish a seven-year deal at any price, I think it would be a mistake.
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins To Sign Addison Reed — 12:41pm: The pact is worth $16.75MM, Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets. — 12:11pm: The Twins have agreed to a two-year contract worth slightly less than $17MM with free agent reliever Addison Reed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports (Twitter link). The deal is pending a physical.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Nicholas Castellanos takes top spot on the Detroit Tigers' trade block — It was bound to happen again sooner or later. Barring a surprising meeting of the minds, the Tigers will attend their first salary arbitration hearing with a player since 2001. — That player is shortstop Jose Iglesias …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs owner wants Sammy Sosa to ‘put everything on the table’ — CHICAGO — Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said franchise all-time home run leader Sammy Sosa needs to “put everything on the table” in regards to PED use during his playing days if he is to be ever welcomed back by the team.
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
The Reds still are talking with free-agent relievers — After the Cincinnati Reds signed free-agent right-hander Jared Hughes to bolster their bullpen three weeks ago, general manager Dick Williams said the team was still open to adding further to the bullpen.
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Suspended Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia is expected to apply for reinstatement — MLB awards season is here. Take a look at all the 2017 winners. USA TODAY Sports — CONNECT — The annual reminder that Jenrry Mejia is still a Met comes around this time each year when the suspended reliever agrees …
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Associated Press:
Alex Wood gets $6 million from Dodgers; Yasmani Grandal gets $7.9 million — LOS ANGELES — All-Star pitcher Alex Wood agreed to a $6 million deal with the Dodgers, and catcher Yasmani Grandal settled at $7.9 million. They are among seven Los Angeles players agreeing to one-year contracts that avoid arbitration.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers reach contract agreements with all of their arbitration-eligible players
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Winter market has been frigid, but Cubs players stoking competitive fire — Chicago Tribune — President Theo Epstein stressed patience as he and his staff try to fortify the Cubs pitching staff during what has so far been a tedious winter. — “Realistically we'd like to add another pitcher …
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