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Pirates trade former MVP Andrew McCutchen to Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants found the outfielder they were looking for this winter, acquiring Andrew McCutchen from Pittsburgh on Monday to fill a key void. — San Francisco parted with right-hander Kyle Crick, minor league outfielder Bryan Reynolds …
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Des Bieler / Chicago Tribune:
Giants acquire former MVP Andrew McCutchen in trade with Pirates — The Washington Post — The Pittsburgh Pirates used the three-day weekend to unload two big names, as the team continues to rebuild. After trading ace pitcher Gerrit Cole to the Astros on Saturday, Pittsburgh sent …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' trades looking better in hindsight — Now, perhaps, some further perspective can be added to the Detroit Tigers' trades last summer. — Over the past few days, the Pirates have unofficially joined the Tigers as one of baseball's rebuilding teams, going the way general manager Al Avila …
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SAN FRANCISCO - Whenever a marquee free agent signs in the offseason …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Maddux has ‘road map,’ Matheny says — Cardinals manager Mike Matheny will have three new coaches this year and while all of them will have major roles in trying to bring the club back to postseason relevance after a two-season dry spell, Matheny thinks new pitching coach Mike Maddux also can have an effect on the postseason awards.
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Ben Frederickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter is flexible about where he bats, where he plays — Matt Carpenter was approaching the halfway point of Monday's Winter Warm-Up media session when his cell phone started to sing. — “Thank God for my old stomping ground,” crooned country legend and fellow Texas native George Strait from Carpenter's pocket.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards take stock as fans seem unsettled — At the 60th annual writers' dinner Sunday night, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny arrived at the podium to talk about the season ahead in front of a room filled mostly with true believers or media, and, in his closing remark, he invited the doubters …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Matheny leaning toward lineup with Carpenter batting third, Fowler leading off
ESPN:
Howie Kendrick agrees to two-year, $7 million deal with Nationals — Veteran utility man Howie Kendrick reached an agreement with the Washington Nationals on a two-year, $7 million contract, two baseball sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The deal is pending completion of a physical exam.
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Howie Kendrick and Nationals agree to $7M, 2-year contract — WASHINGTON (AP) The Nationals have agreed to a $7 million, two-year contract with outfielder Howie Kendrick, a deal subject to a successful physical. — Agent Pat Murphy confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Monday.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals, Howie Kendrick Agree To Two-Year Deal
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Mets' infield options shrink as Howie Kendrick signs with Nationals
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Tom FitzGerald / San Francisco Chronicle:
Great news for Stanford: Love will return for senior year — Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love has decided to return to Stanford for his final season of eligibility, putting the Cardinal in position to land at least a top-15 preseason ranking next fall. — His father, Chris …
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Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
Jason Licht addresses what went wrong for the Bucs in 2017 and how they plan to fix it — It was a “brutal year.” That's how general manager Jason Licht views the Bucs 2017 season. — Expectations, many of them he said he “cringed at,” nonetheless went unfulfilled due to injuries …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Why Adrian Gonzalez can bother the Mets' clubhouse — Adrian Gonzalez will bring a big résumé and personality to the Mets' clubhouse, but also the potential for controversy. — The 35-year-old first baseman, who agreed to terms with the club on a one-year contract over the weekend …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Leadoff spot, lack of pitching and Joe Maddon's hair: Takeaways from the Cubs Convention — Chicago Tribune — At the second Cubs Convention 31 years ago, broadcaster Harry Caray walked around the lobby of the downtown Hyatt Regency shouting, “Where's the bar?”
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