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Associated Press:
Paul Goldschmidt focused on Cardinals, not 2020 free agency — ST. LOUIS — Now that he is with the St. Louis Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt is not thinking beyond the 2019 season. — The six-time All-Star was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks this week and will earn $14.5 million …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Paul Goldschmidt could put St. Louis ‘over the top’ in NL Central, Cardinals boss says — Chicago Tribune — The day after Cubs President Theo Epstein called 2019 a year of “reckoning,” the rival Cardinals said they hope to end their three-year postseason drought after trading for six-time All-Star Paul Goldschmidt.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goldschmidt, ‘the perfect fit’ for Cardinals, says all the right things
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals introduce the new centerpiece of their offense: No. 46 Goldschmidt
Jon Tayler / Sports Illustrated:
Paul Goldschmidt Trade Underscores MLB's Depressing Boom-and-Bust Culture
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NESN.com and FiveThirtyEight
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goldschmidt's peers already see a match between All-Star slugger and the Cardinals
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Viva El Birdos
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Carson Kelly eager to catch on with Diamondbacks
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Viva El Birdos
Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Four arrested in wake of former Angels infielder Luis Valbuena's death, as baseball mourns — Individuals reportedly had possessions belonging to Valbuena and Jose Castillo, who died in a car accident — Four individuals have been arrested in Venezuela in connection to the deaths …
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USA Today and Halos Heaven
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Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Former Angels infielder Luis Valbuena is killed in a car crash — Former Angels infielder Luis Valbuena, who played in Anaheim as recently as August, was killed in a car crash late Thursday after playing in a winter league game in his native Venezuela. — Cardenales de Lara teammate Jose Castillo …
ESPN:
Ex-MLB players Luis Valbuena, Jose Castillo killed in car crash — Former Major League Baseball players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car accident Thursday night, a spokesperson for their Venezuelan team, Cardenales de Lara, confirmed. — Valbuena was 33. Castillo was 37.
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NESN.com and Let's Go Tribe
Chris Lingebach / 106.7 The Fan:
Mark Lerner: Nats' offer to Bryce Harper ‘best we can do’ — Friday at Nationals Park was supposed to be about introducing Patrick Corbin to fans, but arguably the largest news item to come from the day wasn't about Corbin at all. — Nationals managing principal owner Mark Lerner spoke …
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
In a winter of bold moves, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are still waiting — The Washington Post — It takes a certain resolve to trade away the best position player in your franchise's history, coming off a season in which you contended until mid-September, but that's what the Arizona Diamondbacks …
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MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds could be active at next week's Winter Meetings — Throughout the offseason, the Cincinnati Reds have reached out to teams to gauge the trade market and they've talked to agents to find out how much money it would take to sign some of their free-agent targets.
Sam McDowell / Kansas City Star:
As the MLB winter meetings near, let's take a look at the Royals' objectives there — During a span of 72 hours in a haven for those with a risk-seeking propensity, the top brass of 30 MLB teams will gather in a hotel and install, tweak and refine offseason blueprints.
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Fish Stripes and Red Reporter
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Brian T. Smith / Houston Chronicle:
Smith: It's a little early to be worrying about Astros' offseason
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Plain Dealer and Arizona Sports
ESPN:
Kluber for Schwarber and more trades we want to see in Vegas — Trades have dominated the hot stove season so far, and why should that stop in Las Vegas? — Before the winter meetings begin in Sin City, we identified another wave of big-name players who could be on the move …
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New Jersey Online and True Blue LA
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Keeping playoff hero Eovaldi a risk Red Sox could afford to take — One of my favorite moments of the postseason came when the Red Sox lost Game 3 of the World Series to the Dodgers, the 18-inning game that never ended. Nathan Eovaldi was the losing pitcher after serving up a walk-off home run to Max Muncy.
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and Over the Monster
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Darren Hartwell / NBCSports.com:
MLB Rumors: Is Craig Kimbrel holding up free-agent reliever market?
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Over the Monster and The Athletic
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's head to winter meetings in need of starter — lots of them — Oakland's surprising success in 2018 came despite its rotation devastation, but repeating such a high-wire act would be next to impossible. — So the A's quest going into the winter meetings, which open Monday in Las Vegas …
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Athletics Nation
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
MLB's next big thing: Ranking the Today's Game Era Hall of Fame ballot — When the baseball industry makes its way to Las Vegas this weekend for the winter meetings, among the early arrivals will be the members of the 16-person “Hall of Fame-appointed electorate,” which is charged with evaluating …
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
With bulk of playoff team returning, Brewers can be patient in evaluating player moves — Some elite players have been moved in the early stages of baseball's hot stove season, but the Milwaukee Brewers aren't expected to make a similar big splash this winter, which actually might be a good thing.
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Brew Crew Ball
Associated Press:
Stocks sink again, continuing a dismal streak for markets; Dow drops 574 points — Stocks sank again Friday, continuing a dismal streak for markets; the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped more than 500 points in midday trading. — The sharp fall erased an early gain …
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Whittier Daily News
