Mariners, Mets Agree To Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz Blockbuster  —  Dec. 1, 8:49pm: Cano has indeed waived his no-trade clause, per Morosi.  It'll be Cano, Diaz and $20MM for Bruce, Swarzak, Kelenic, Dunn and Bautista, Heyman tweets.  The trade will save the Mariners approximately $64MM, Johns notes on Twitter.

Phillies trade rumors: Phillies aim for Manny Machado and Jean Segura in the same infield  —  The Phillies could be headed for a complete overhaul of the left side of their infield.  —  The team is interested in acquiring shortstop Jean Segura from the Seattle Mariners, according to a baseball source.

Who's in center for the Cincinnati Reds?  —  Billy Hamilton will not be the starting center fielder for the Reds first time in five years.  —  Who will be in center?  —  Right now, Scott Schebler and top prospect Nick Senzel are the internal candidates.  But the Reds are likely to bring in someone through trade or free agency.

Billy Hamilton could fit Rockies, Dodgers or Rays, writes MLB.com's Petriello  —  The Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are favorite fits for center fielder Billy Hamilton - who became a free agent after the Cincinnati Reds did not offer him a contract …

‘Where will Bryce Harper sign?’ is the one question Nats hear over and over  —  It's the $300 million — perhaps even $400 million — question the Nationals hear over and over again.  —  ‘Where will Bryce Harper sign?’  —  “Obviously, I've got no answers,” manager Ron Martinez said Saturday …

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell says meeting players was ‘best 2 days on the job so far’  —  Before the start of Redsfest this weekend, Reds manager David Bell had a chance to meet players in person for the first time and it provided an opportunity to gather nearly all the coaches together.

Yan Gomes gives Nationals an upgrade at catcher  —  The New York Mets may be trying to win the winter with a splashy back-page headline deal, but the Washington Nationals made a much smaller trade Friday that improved their major league roster at a fairly minimal cost.

Pirates acquire minor leaguer Wilkin Ramos from Athletics to fulfill trade  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have acquired minor league right-hander Wilkin Ramos from Oakland as the player to be named from the last month's trade of right-hander Tanner Anderson to the Athletics.  —  The teams announced the move Saturday.

Can new Tigers pitcher Matt Moore bounce back from brutal 2018?  —  The Detroit Tigers took a flier on veteran pitcher Matt Moore earlier this week, agreeing to a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the left-handed fireballer.  For the Tigers, it's a low-risk proposition; $2.5 million isn't much in today's free-agent market.

Royals mailbag: Will Mike Matheny be the next skipper?  Which players could be traded at the winter meetings?  —  KANSAS CITY — As we prepare to flip the calendar to December, here's a list of the Royals' moves this offseason:  —  They signed reliever Wily Peralta to a one-year …

Rays Tales: Is a big bat (Nelson Cruz) the right addition?  Or a power arm (Noah Syndergaard)?  —  The Rays have money to spend and are “considering high-end upgrades.”  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays are big-name hunting.  —  They've had internal conversations, expressed interest …