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Buster Olney / ESPN:
James Paxton trade should signal a Seattle Mariners fire sale — Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto offered an honest description of the true nature of baseball struggles in 2018 when he spoke with reporters last January. “You could argue you're going to compete with more clubs …
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Yankees acquire James Paxton from Mariners
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Yankees acquire left-hander James Paxton from Mariners for three prospects
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Bryce, Manny, Corbin and more? What a Yankees spending spree could bring
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals shuffle minor-leaguers on 40-man roster to protect four prospects — ST. LOUIS • To make room on the 40-man roster for four talents the Cardinals did not want to lose in the Rule 5 draft, the Cardinals first had to risk losing two minor-league pitchers who they protected a year ago.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals ready to open the vault, but do they make a huge splash or series of moves? — However the Cardinals intend to make the move that swings them back into the postseason, they are positioned as well as any other team with the resources needed to acquire the bat they desire.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Acquire Colten Brewer — 12:55pm: Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports (via Twitter) that the Red Sox will send minor league infielder Esteban Quiroz to San Diego in exchange for Brewer. — Quiroz, 27 in February, has spent the bulk of his career playing for los Tigres de Quintana Roo …
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Associated Press:
World Series MVP Steve Pearce: Boston ‘the place that I wanted to be’ — BOSTON — World Series MVP Steve Pearce says it was a “no-brainer” to return to the Red Sox for another year. — “This was the place that I wanted to be,” he said on a conference call Monday, three days after agreeing …
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Steve Pearce: Re-signing with Red Sox ‘a very easy decision’
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs infielder Jack Reinheimer claimed off waivers by Rangers; Dylan Cease among 4 added to White Sox roster — Chicago Tribune — Another spot opened on the Cubs' 40-man roster in advance of Tuesday's 7 p.m. deadline as infielder Jack Reinheimer was claimed off waivers by the Rangers.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Claim Jack Reinheimer; Outright Eddie Butler, Ronald Herrera — The Rangers announced Tuesday that they've claimed infielder Jack Reinheimer off waivers from the Cubs and also outrighted Eddie Butler and Ronald Herrera to Triple-A Nashville after the pair of righties cleared waivers.
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reactions: Future National Baseball Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre announces retirement — Adrian Beltre hit .286 with 477 home runs of his 3,166 hits and 1,707 RBIs in 21 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Adrian Beltre Retires — After a brilliant career that spanned parts of 21 seasons, Adrian Beltre announced today that he is retiring from baseball. Via a Rangers press release, Beltre has issued the following statement: … The march to Cooperstown now begins in earnest for Beltre …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Players Added To The 40-Man Roster — Tonight marks the deadline for players to be added to their respective organizations' 40-man rosters. Over the nine hours, there'll be a flurry of moves, ranging from minor trades (like the one the Indians and Rays made yesterday) …
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Tampa Bay Times:
A look at Rays 40-man roster with deadline approaching — With the Rays and all other teams working toward the 8 p.m. deadline to add prospects and set their rosters in advance of the Dec. 13 Rule 5 draft, here is a look at their current 39 players.The Rays
Scott Boeck / Lansing State Journal:
Blue Jays prospect Griffin Conine, son of MLB All-Star Jeff Conine, suspended for PEDs — Toronto Blue Jays prospect Griffin Conine, the son of former two-time All-Star Jeff Conine, was suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for Ritalinic Acid, a stimulant, Major League Baseball announced Monday.
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Toronto Sun:
Former Blue Jay Roy Halladay on Hall of Fame ballot — NEW YORK — Career saves leader Mariano Rivera and late pitcher Roy Halladay are among 20 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot for the Baseball Writers' Association of America, joined by 15 holdovers headed by Edgar Martinez.
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Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
REPORT: Cleveland Indians drawing ‘significant trade interest’ in Yan Gomes — According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cleveland Indians are receiving “significant trade interest” for catcher Yan Gomes. — Thanks to a new set of uniforms — including a red alternate jersey …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
What a Noah Syndergaard trade return would look like — Jeff Wilpon departed cliche island to explain the scenario in which the Mets would deal Noah Syndergaard. — Forget the standard about a trade working for both sides. Instead, last week the Mets owner explained: “It all depends on what Brodie …
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Noah Syndergaard trade talk proves Mets' approach all wrong
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