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MLB Gold Glove Awards: Baseball's best defensive players in 2018 announced — Major League Baseball's awards season got underway with the reveal of the 2018 Gold Glove winners, handed out to the league's best defensive players. — Managers and coaches voted - but were not allowed to vote …
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New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge, Yankees fall to Red Sox yet again — this time in the Gold Glove category — Keep spreading the news: The Red Sox continue owning the Yankees. — Mookie Betts topped Aaron Judge (runner-up) for his third consecutive Gold Glove award Sunday, as none of the Yankees finalists ended up claiming hardware.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina adds to his haul of Gold Gloves but Wong comes up short — To have two Gold Glove candidates was a coup for the Cardinals because in 2018 they had the most errors (133) in the majors, by 12, and also the lowest fielding percentage, .978. Eight-time winner Yadier Molina was a candidate …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Bryce Harper is a star the Dodgers need to reach — Andrew Friedman is a magician. Not because he built teams that reached the World Series in consecutive seasons. There are other executives who could produce similar results if given similar budgets and equally downtrodden competition.
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Daily Record:
New York Yankees out on Bryce Harper and tepid on Manny Machado? — NEW YORK - In winters past, when the New York Yankees had motive and money to spend, it was a near certainty that some big free-agent targets were coming their way. — The 2008 haul of CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett …
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
MLB GM Meeting storylines as Yankees Bryce Harper, Manny Machado rumors ramp up while Mets' Brodie Van Wagenen is new kid in town — CARLSBAD, Ca. - Beginning Monday, Major League Baseball's 30 general managers will converge on this oceanfront resort for their annual exercise in camaraderie …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards head to GM Meetings in market for a premium player
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs in free agency: Time to address free-agent relief and infield considerations — Chicago Tribune — Strengthen a strength? — Or brace for a weakness? — That's one of the issues facing the Cubs this offseason in the wake of possessing a bullpen with the lowest ERA (3.35) in the National League.
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Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
How the Cubs are assessing the messy Addison Russell situation
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Associated Press:
New Nats RHP Trevor Rosenthal considered early return from surgery — WASHINGTON — Trevor Rosenthal's comeback from his 2017 Tommy John surgery went so well, the Washington Nationals newest reliever says he considered trying to get back to the majors last season. — “The whole process has been very smooth.
ESPN:
New manager Chris Woodward shares bond with Rangers fans — ARLINGTON, Texas — New manager Chris Woodward knows he shares a common bond with Texas Rangers fans. — The Rangers formally introduced the former Dodgers third base coach as their new manager Monday, just more than a week …
Associated Press:
Yusei Kikuchi free to negotiate with MLB teams — TOKYO — The Seibu Lions have agreed to post pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, clearing the way for the left-hander to negotiate with teams in Major League Baseball. — Since Kikuchi, 27, cannot file for international free agency until 2020 …
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Matt Harvey, Derek Holland land with Cincinnati Reds in MLB Trade Rumors predictions — MLB Trade Rumors annually presents its Top 50 Free Agents list and predicts destinations for those players, and free-agent pitchers Matt Harvey and Derek Holland are the two players going to the Cincinnati Reds …
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The Tennessean:
MLB awards: Our picks for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie and Manager of the Year — With the Boston Red Sox crowned World Series champions, it's on to awards season in Major League Baseball. — The 2018 campaign featured some unbelievable individual performances and we should see a handful …
New York Daily News:
Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen makes first big move by firing hitting coach — Brodie Van Wagenen is beginning to leave his mark on the Mets. — The Mets fired hitting coach Pat Roessler on Monday, The Daily News confirmed, after putrid offensive numbers in 2018. — Roessler was under contract for the coming season.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees not only club desperate to change division's narrative — CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Yankees have won 98 or more regular-season games 30 times, and on 28 of those occasions finished first in a league or division. — The outliers were 1954, when they reached 103 …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers have pitching holes to fill for 2019. This week could be the when the work begins — MLB's general managers are convening on Carlsbad, Calif., this week for their annual meetings, which have the reputation of being the site where the off-season business of baseball begins.
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