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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Top 10 questions heading into MLB's hot stove season — CARLSBAD, Calif. — The confetti still hasn't been all swept up in downtown Boston, the Red Sox still smell of champagne, and the Los Angeles Dodgers still feel the sting, but the memories and heartbreak of the 2018 season are over.
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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 …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees not only club desperate to change division's narrative
Yankees not only club desperate to change division's narrative
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DodgerBlue.com, Pinstripe Alley and MLB Trade Rumors
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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DRaysBay, LA Sports Hub, Cubs Insider, Federal Baseball, The Good Phight, MLB Trade Rumors and Morning Call
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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MLB Baseball News …
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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NBCSports.com and CBSSports.com
seattlepi.com:
Ohtani, 2 Yankees finalists for AL Rookie of the Year — NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for the AL Rookie of the Year award along with two New York Yankees infielders. — The Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed the finalists for its major awards Monday night.
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Halos Heaven
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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 …
Discussion:
Federal Baseball and The Good Phight
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.
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
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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 …
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
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.
Discussion:
The Athletic and Cubs Insider
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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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NBCSports.com, Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Baseball News …
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 …
Discussion:
Associated Press
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 …
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 …
Discussion:
Bless You Boys, NESN.com and KC Kingdom
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Interested In Re-Signing CC Sabathia; Sonny Gray Drawing Trade Interest — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met with reporters today and expressed a desire to re-sign lefty CC Sabathia while also adding that “a lot” of teams have reached out to express trade interest in Sonny Gray …
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