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Rotoworld.com:
Lowdown: Trading Thor? — Follow @djshort and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. — Despite back-to-back losing seasons, the Mets think they can contend next season. And with the quality of the top of their starting rotation, it's understandable why they think there's a path.
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Mike Rosenstein / New Jersey Online:
MLB trade rumors: Yankees-Mets Noah Syndergaard deal ‘not expected’ — It's unclear right now if new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen is interested in trading dynamic right-hander Noah Syndergaard. — But if he does, MLB.com reports Van Wagenen will not be hurting for suitors.
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Bryce Miller / Sacramento Bee:
If Padres can get Jean Segura, time is right to trade Wil Myers — SAN DIEGO — The reasons to deal Wil Myers, the one-time face of the Padres, continue to pile up as the team eyes a possible rebuild finish line in, say, 2020. — There's a pay package that spikes from $11.5 million this season …
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
If Phillies strike out on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, they see more options ahead — Rick Hahn is the architect of a team that has averaged 92 losses over six years, including 100 last season. Yet there he was, standing in a ballroom at the general managers' meetings earlier this month …
Mike Rosenstein / New Jersey Online:
MLB rumors: Yankees face new suitor for Nathan Eovaldi, Patrick Corbin, J.A. Happ, Dallas Keuchel — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman began to overhaul his starting rotation on Monday, when he traded for Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton. — But Cashman wants at least one more arm for the rotation.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Hire Mike Matheny As Special Advisor — The Royals announced that they've hired former Cardinals manager Mike Matheny as a special advisor to the team's player development staff St. Louis fired Matheny in July despite the fact that he was signed through the 2020 season.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goldy Rush? Doorbusters and deals for Cardinals as baseball's feast starts cooking — ST. LOUIS • At various times already this offseason, Cardinals officials have described how they would like to land a middle-order hitter (again), that their focus is on corner infielders (easier fit) …
Jeff Sanders / Sacramento Bee:
Padres release former first-rounder Cory Spangenberg — Cory Spangenberg's time with the Padres has come to an end. — The former first-rounder was released Friday, three days after the organization designated him for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for up-and-coming prospects.
Daily Record:
Before Yankees would consider Manny Machado deal, Hal Steinbrenner needs a meeting — Manny Machado's selective hustling is a concern for Hal Steinbrenner, though the Yankees managing general partner remains open to the possibility of signing the superstar free agent shortstop.
Associated Press:
Canadian scientist names beetle after former Blue Jays star Jose Bautista — OTTAWA, Ontario — Jose Bautista has a new namesake buzzing around. — Entomologist Bob Anderson of the Canadian Museum of Nature has dubbed a newly discovered species of beetle Sicoderus bautistai after the former Toronto Blue Jays star.
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Bill Mitchell / Baseball America:
Top MLB Prospects At The 2018 Arizona Fall League — Even before the rosters for the Arizona Fall League teams were released in late August, there was already a buzz about the quality of the prospects that would be coming to the southwest desert in the fall.
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Talking Chop
Mike Rosenstein / New Jersey Online:
MLB trade rumors: Yankees' James Paxton deal sets market for Giants' Madison Bumgarner — The first offseason piece fell in place on Monday, when the Yankees traded for Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton. — But another southpaw could still be had, if the price is right: San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.
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