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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bryce Harper turned down $300 million offer from Nationals  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Washington Nationals' contract offer to All-Star outfielder Bryce Harper was for 10-year, $300 million that he rejected five weeks ago, two persons with direct knowledge of the proposed deal told USA TODAY Sports.
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ESPN:
NL East offseason preview: Will Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto be on the move?  —  With free agency underway, the offseason is going to pick up steam.  What are the big questions facing all 30 teams?  Here's a look at the NL East, where a changing of the guard seems to be taking shape.
ESPN:
Bryce Harper turned down 10-year, $300M offer from Nats  —  Bryce Harper rejected the Washington Nationals' offer of approximately $300 million over 10 years late last season, according to multiple reports.  —  Washington tried to lock up Harper with one of the richest deals in baseball history …
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
MLB Hot Stove: Bryce Harper reportedly received ‘aggressive’ offer from Nationals in September  —  It sounds like the deal was worth between $300M and $400M  —  The biggest story this MLB offseason would be the two superstar free agents in their mid-20s.  One of them, Bryce Harper …
Discussion: Halos Heaven and Federal Baseball
Chuck Schilken / Los Angeles Times:
Bryce Harper turned down a 10-year, $300-million offer from the Nationals  —  Bryce Harper turned down a contract offer from the Washington Nationals before becoming a free agent this offseason, The Times confirmed on Wednesday.  —  That offer, for 10 years and approximately $300 million with no opt out …
Daily Record:
Yankees considering Bryce Harper at first base? Brian Cashman won't say
Discussion: USA Today
Jim Bowden / The Athletic:
The Marlins need to trade J.T. Realmuto. Here are five potential deals that make sense
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Sources: Nationals made Bryce Harper ‘aggressive offer’ last month, did not reach agreement
Wallace Matthews / Baltimore Sun:
Now we'll see if Yankee owner Hal Steinbrenner has some Boss in him, and here's what he can do to prove it  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. - Hal Steinbrenner's DNA test is coming up, and there is only one way he is going to pass it.  —  Before the next big-league umpire shouts “Play ball!,” …
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Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia and Yankees close to finalizing one-year deal to bring veteran lefty back to Bronx
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Source: CC Sabathia, Yankees agree on 1-year, $8 million contract
Pete Caldera / USA Today:
CC Sabathia, New York Yankees agree on one-year contract
Discussion: Daily Record
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Expect a shift in ‘mindset’ to increase defensive shifts used by Cardinals  —  CARLSBAD, Calif.  • While the Cardinals canvass the market for possible upgrades at first or third base, the team has already assured there will be one change for their infielders in 2019.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ankiel's comeback delayed by elbow surgery, but Cardinals plan to have offer waiting  —  CARLSBAD, Calif.  • A comeback attempt with the Cardinals 14 years in the making will have to wait at least a few more months as lefty Rick Ankiel had elbow surgery that, for the moment, will delay his planned returned as a pitcher.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
As GM meetings open, Cardinals watch which way trade winds blow
Discussion: Fish Stripes
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 …
Discussion: CBSSports.com
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Giants hire Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi as head of baseball operations
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:   MLB Free agency: Phillies unlikely dissuaded by Manny Machado's postseason antics
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.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   How long until the Detroit Tigers are in the high-end free agent market?
Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Angels show interest in free-agent catcher Wilson Ramos … The Angels are among five teams interested in signing free-agent catcher Wilson Ramos, according to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak on it publicly.  —  Ramos is a nine-year veteran who was an all-star …
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Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Billy Eppler is working to upgrade Angels bullpen
Discussion: Halos Heaven
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.
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves want to improve lackluster bench  —  The Braves consider catcher and corner outfield their offseason priorities, but improving a poor bench is also high on the list.  —  General manager Alex Anthopoulos acknowledges the bench as a weak point.  The Braves constantly shuffled through …
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Anthopoulos talks Braves offseason at GM Meetings
Discussion: Talking Chop
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves will address bullpen needs - prudently  —  The Braves won't be dabbling in the high-priced reliever market, meaning dreams of a reunion with Craig Kimbrel are likely just that.  —  While corner outfield and catcher are the team's stated priorities, the bullpen and bench will also be addressed.
Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Inside Pass: A Jimmy Butler update, a Terry Rozier dilemma in Boston, plus notes from around the NBA  —  The Jimmy Butler saga has hovered over the NBA ever since his trade request from the Minnesota Timberwolves became public on the eve of training camp, and there doesn't appear …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: After knocking off the Cubs in the NL Central, the Brewers are primed for an encore  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs ended their season with a thud, blowing the division to the Brewers and losing in the wild-card game to the Rockies.  —  President Theo Epstein vowed to fix a …
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Brodie Van Wagenen looking to help Mets' lineup, bullpen as he works during GM Meetings  —  Brodie Van Wagenen on the Mets' offseason needs  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — The challenging part of Brodie Van Wagenen's new job has begun.  —  While Van Wagenen has tweaked his coaching staff and front office …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Ruben Amaro Jr. excited to return as executive with Mets after coaching for three years
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
 
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