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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Sources: Nationals made Bryce Harper ‘aggressive offer’ last month, did not reach agreement  —  CARLSBAD, CALIF. — The Washington Nationals offered Bryce Harper a long-term deal on the last day of the final homestand of the 2018 season.  He did not take it.
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ESPN:
Report: Bryce Harper turned down ‘aggressive offer’ from Nationals  —  Bryce Harper rejected a long-term “aggressive offer” from the Washington Nationals on the last day of the 2018 season, The Washington Post reports.  —  The offer — discussed at length throughout September with Harper and his agent …
Discussion: Washington Post
Arizona Republic:
MLB free agent predictions: Where will Bryce Harper and Manny Machado end up?  —  As one of the most highly anticipated offseasons in the history of Major League Baseball gets underway, the big question on everyone's mind is where the top two free agents will land.
Daily Record:   Yankees considering Bryce Harper at first base? Brian Cashman won't say
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
MLB Hot Stove: Bryce Harper reportedly received ‘aggressive’ offer from Nationals in September
Discussion: Halos Heaven
ESPN:
Andrew Friedman: No secret that Manny Machado didn't always hustle  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — Andrew Friedman knew he was getting a player who didn't hustle all the time when he traded for four-time All-Star Manny Machado.  Still, Friedman, the Los Angeles Dodgers' president of baseball operations …
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:   MLB Free agency: Phillies unlikely dissuaded by Manny Machado's postseason antics
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:   Giants hire Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi as head of baseball operations
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Don't expect the Dodgers to change their formula after World Series loss
Jacob Shafer / Bleacher Report:
With Clayton Kershaw Staying, Dodgers Must Throw Blank Check at Bryce Harper
ESPN:
Source: CC Sabathia, Yankees agree on 1-year, $8 million contract  —  The New York Yankees have reached an agreement to bring back veteran pitcher CC Sabathia on a one-year, $8 million deal, according to ESPN and multiple reports.  —  The 38-year-old lefty has played the past 10 seasons of his 18-season career with the Yankees.
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Pete Caldera / USA Today:
CC Sabathia, New York Yankees agree on one-year contract
Discussion: Daily Record
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
Report: New York Yankees interested in Cleveland Indians pitchers Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds plan to be ‘proactive’ in free agency with a focus on pitching  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. - On the first day of business at the annual General Managers Meetings on Tuesday, the contingent of Reds front office staff and manager David Bell met with executives from opposing teams and met with agents.
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ESPN:
Former Dodgers hitting coach Turner Ward going to Reds
Discussion: Bless You Boys and Dodgers Way
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Hire Turner Ward As Hitting Coach
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds hire hitting coach Turner Ward away from NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As GM meetings open, Cardinals watch which way trade winds blow  —  • With two grand January moves made on the same day late this past offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired the favorite for this year's National League MVP, a cornerstone center fielder, two engines for a division champ …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Mariners hire member of Cardinals' pitching brain trust to lead major-league staff
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals explore the market as they aim to construct ‘a division-leading roster’
Discussion: Associated Press
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
How long until the Detroit Tigers are in the high-end free agent market?  —  Taking a look at what the Tigers' starting lineup and pitching rotation could look like to open the 2019 season.  Video by Anthony Fenech and Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press.  —  CONNECT
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos will stay in right field in 2019  —  Examining Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos' All-Star credentials.  Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press.  —  CONNECT  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — Nicholas Castellanos is the Detroit Tigers' right fielder.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Ruben Amaro Jr. excited to return as executive with Mets after coaching for three years  —  Even as he settled into his role as a first base coach these past three years, Ruben Amaro Jr. still had the itch to be an executive again one day.  —  When new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen presented …
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Brodie Van Wagenen looking to help Mets' lineup, bullpen as he works during GM Meetings
Daily Record:   With agents and executives in one place, MLB offseason about to heat up
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dipoto Downplays Possibility Of Mariners' Rebuild  —  7:33pm: Dipoto told MLB.com's Greg Johns at the GM Meetings that this morning's reports were “clearly over-dramatized,” adding that the Mariners are “just too talented” to completely tear down the roster.
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Associated Press:
McCullers to miss 2019 season following Tommy John surgery  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. will miss all of next season following Tommy John surgery.  —  Houston announced McCullers …
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Anthopoulos talks Braves offseason at GM Meetings  —  Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos spoke with reporters at Tuesday's GM meetings in San Diego.  He covered a wide-ranging topics, including internal player development and how the team will go about adding external help.
Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Billy Eppler is working to upgrade Angels bullpen … The Angels are making early strides this offseason to enhance a bullpen that, like the rest of their pitching staff, experienced too much turnover for comfort last season.  —  Billy Eppler said Tuesday during the first official …
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Chris Cotillo / Union-News:
MLB GM Meetings 2018: Dave Dombrowski says all of Boston Red Sox free agents ‘have expressed a desire to come back’  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — On the heels of a World Series title, the first priority for the Red Sox this off-season is to attempt to re-sign at least some of their seven free agents.
Discussion: NBCSports.com and NESN.com
 
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