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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.
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Arizona Republic:
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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AZ Snake Pit
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina adds to his haul of Gold Gloves but Wong comes up short
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.
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Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
MLB GM Meeting storylines as Yankees Bryce Harper, Manny Machado rumors ramp up while Mets …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Bryce Harper is a star the Dodgers need to reach
Bryce Harper is a star the Dodgers need to reach
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Daily Record:
New York Yankees out on Bryce Harper and tepid on Manny Machado?
New York Yankees out on Bryce Harper and tepid on Manny Machado?
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Bryce Harper to Giants? It could be a perfect fit
Bryce Harper to Giants? It could be a perfect fit
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Gabe Lacques / Detroit Free Press:
MLB free agents: Ranking the top 57 of the 2018 class — Major League Baseball's most anticipated free agent class since 2000 has finally arrived - even if it's not as potent as once imagined. — Still, a group led by a pair of franchise players should provide significant intrigue …
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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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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.
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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Lone Star Ball
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 …
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The Good Phight
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 …
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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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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: All eyes are on the Cubs — and their money — as the GM meetings begin today
Column: All eyes are on the Cubs — and their money — as the GM meetings begin today
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Beyond the Box Score
Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
How the Cubs are assessing the messy Addison Russell situation
How the Cubs are assessing the messy Addison Russell situation
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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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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jed Lowrie Hires Excel Sports Management — Free-agent infielder Jed Lowrie is now represented by agent Casey Close of Excel Sports Management, tweets Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He'd previously been a client of Brodie Van Wagenen and CAA Sports, but Van Wagenen's decision to accept …
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Al's Ramblings
Joel Reuter / Bleacher Report:
MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians — There are a handful of teams that have a chance to completely turn the MLB offseason on its head if they decide to be active on the trade market. — The Cleveland Indians are one such team.
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