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Mark Fischer / Baltimore Sun:
Manny Machado-Yankees free agency debate makes way to Joe Girardi — Joe Girardi's future in the majors seems as unclear as the crop of free agents he analyzed over the last season for MLB Network. — That group of course includes the prized — and controversial — Manny Machado.
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Pinstripe Alley, New York Post, New Jersey Online, MLB Baseball News … and New York Daily News
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Bryce, Manny, Corbin and more? What a Yankees spending spree could bring — It's been a miserable, wretched nine seasons in the Bronx. No World Series titles for the New York Yankees. No World Series appearances. The Yankees haven't finished in first place since 2012.
Bob Raissman / New York Daily News:
Manny Machado already the talk of the town as Gasbags hustle to paint possible Yankees target as a bad dude — In a recent interview on ESPN-98.7's “The Michael Kay Show,” Brian Cashman said: “To try him (Manny Machado) in public is something I don't want to participate in.”
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The Sports Daily
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves prospect injured after walk-off homer — Braves prospect Braxton Davidson blasted a walk-off homer in the 10th inning of the Arizona Fall League championship game Saturday, clinching the title for Peoria. — However, as he approached home plate, the former first-round pick appeared to be injured.
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Federal Baseball, Talking Chop and Athletics Nation
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Arthur Weinstein / Sporting News:
Braves prospect injured during home run trot after championship-winning hit — Braxton Davidson's walk-off homer won the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas, but he somehow injured himself rounding the bases. — Getty Images — Braves prospect Braxton Davidson went from celebration …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Purple Row, AZ Snake Pit and The Good Phight
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Mets' end game in a possible Syndergaard trade; Orioles' skipper search; Rangers' rotation questions — If the Mets trade right-hander Noah Syndergaard, it will not be for a package of high-end prospects. Or at least, that will not be the end game. — The Mets, intent on improving …
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Lone Star Ball, Sporting News, NBCSports.com and MLB Trade Rumors
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
Orioles reportedly likely to hire ‘veteran manager’; here are 10 candidates for the job — From Manny Acta to Ron Washington, here are some potential candidates — The Baltimore Orioles hired a general manager this week, tabbing former Houston Astros executive Mike Elias as their new point man.
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Camden Chat
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nathan Eovaldi Drawing Widespread Interest — Free-agent starter Nathan Eovaldi has drawn considerable interest on the open market, according to the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo, who writes that the Brewers, Phillies, Braves, Angels, White Sox, Blue Jays and Giants join the previously reported Red Sox …
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NBCSports.com, CBSSports.com, Federal Baseball, WEEI, Over the Monster and MLB Baseball News …
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Mike Rosenstein / New Jersey Online:
MLB rumors: Yankees not chasing Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi?
MLB rumors: Yankees not chasing Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi?
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NBCSports.com, Bleacher Nation and Brew Crew Ball
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers hope to be sellers this winter. Here's who they may trade — 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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Bless You Boys and MLive.com
Buster Olney / ESPN:
How the Phillies can be smart spending stupid amounts of money — The Thanksgiving turkeys aren't in the oven yet and we already possess the most evergreen quote of baseball's winter, courtesy of Philadelphia Phillies owner John Middleton. No matter what happens with the team over the next year …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
How Phillies' offseason spending can avoid being ‘a little bit stupid’
How Phillies' offseason spending can avoid being ‘a little bit stupid’
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CBSSports.com, baseballmusings.com and The Good Phight
Thuc Nhi Nguyen / Orange County Register:
UCLA stuns USC to snap three-game rivalry losing streak — PASADENA — USC players spilled onto the field at the Rose Bowl. They inched out from the sideline, past the numbers and close to the hash marks as they waved their arms and bounced up and down in anticipation of the fourth quarter against UCLA on Saturday.
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Daily Breeze
Ashley Varela / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Astros acquire Aledmys Díaz from Blue Jays — Aledmys Díaz from the Blue Jays in exchange for minor league right-hander Trent Thornton, the teams announced Saturday. — Díaz, 28, was originally acquired by the Blue Jays last winter in a swap for minor leaguer J.B. Woodman.
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Over the Monster, MLB Daily Dish, Bluebird Banter and Batter's Box Interactive …
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
RedsXtra: Predictions for '19 are impossible at this point and will be until we see which pitchers the Reds add — I was on a panel discussing all things Reds the other night at the Green Diamond Gallery. Toward the end, someone asked for our predictions on the Reds record for 2019.
Kristie Ackert / Baltimore Sun:
Jeff Wilpon says an extension for Jacob deGrom is not the Mets' top priority right now — Jeff Wilpon said that he spoke with Jacob deGrom Wednesday night, but he did not mention an extension during his conversation with the 2018 Cy Young Award winner. The Mets COO said Friday afternoon …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Sporting News and New York Daily News
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' new staff may be piling up first-year coaches, but don't underestimate their ability to make a positive impact — They are treating this almost as if they are starting from scratch. — And maybe they are. — The Rangers have fallen on hard times, some of it self-inflicted …
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram and WFAA-TV
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