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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.
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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.
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
MLB Free agency: Phillies unlikely dissuaded by Manny Machado's postseason antics  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — Gary Kendall was there, in Aberdeen, Md., when Manny Machado played the third game of his pro career on Aug. 30, 2010.  Two years later, Kendall managed Machado as a 19-year-old in double …
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
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals explore the market as they aim to construct ‘a division-leading roster’
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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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Don't expect the Dodgers to change their formula after World Series loss  —  LOS ANGELES — Two staples of the Los Angeles Dodgers' analytical approach faced heavy scrutiny in the wake of a second consecutive World Series defeat.  But Farhan Zaidi, who just finished his fourth season …
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  —  NEW YORK - CC Sabathia is returning to the Yankees' rotation in 2019.  —  On Tuesday, the veteran left-hander agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract pending the results of a physical, according to an executive with knowledge of the deal.
Discussion: Daily Record
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
Report: New York Yankees interested in Cleveland Indians pitchers Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco
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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Hire Turner Ward As Hitting Coach  —  The Reds announced today that they have hired Turner Ward as their hitting coach.  He'll join the still-developing staff of new skipper David Bell.  —  Ward, 53, had served in the same capacity with the Dodgers since the 2016 season.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
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ESPN:   Former Dodgers hitting coach Turner Ward going to Reds
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:   Cincinnati Reds hire hitting coach Turner Ward away from NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers
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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Daily Record:   With agents and executives in one place, MLB offseason about to heat up
Daily Record:
New Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen high on first base prospect Peter Alonso
Discussion: Minor League Ball
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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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Everything's on the table for Cubs as they ponder payroll for 2019 — and beyond  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Will the Cubs sink or swim with their current core?  —  That seems to be the big question at the general managers meetings this week, where team President Theo Epstein skirted the subject …
Discussion: Bleacher Nation and The Athletic
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:   Chicago Cubs, manager Joe Maddon won't talk extension in offseason
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.
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
If available, Braves should acquire Corey Kluber
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Lou Piniella, George Steinbrenner again on Hall of Fame era ballot  —  Former Rays manager and Tampa native Lou Piniella and longtime Tampa-based Yankees owner George Steinbrenner are again among 10 candidates for election to the Hall of Fame next month.  —  Piniella and Steinbrenner …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Today's Game Era ballot could go without Hall inductee
Discussion: The Good Phight and Let's Go Tribe
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox say top prospect Eloy Jimenez starting 2019 in minors isn't guaranteed  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox have money to spend this winter after their 25-man payroll ranked 29th of 30 teams at the end of August, before rosters expanded.  —  But even without expected additions …
Dan SzymborskiSpecial to / ESPN:
Why teams should be wary of the top 10 free agents  —  One of the things that baseball analysts get asked a lot is whether a team should sign or trade for a particular player.  Generally, this focuses around star players, simply because there isn't a lot of hot stove intrigue about who will land Gerardo Parra.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mariners hire member of Cardinals' pitching brain trust to lead major-league staff  —  CARLSBAD, Calif.  • In the past two seasons, the Seattle Mariners have pollinated their pitching staff with former Cardinals — either by trade or by signing — so maybe it shouldn't be a surprise …
 
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