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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
ESPN: Justin Bour agrees to 1-year deal with Angels, could split time with Albert Pujols — LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Angels, in need of protection for the recovering Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani, agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left-handed-hitting first baseman Justin Bour on Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Angels' Brad Ausmus focusing on balancing ABs for Albert Pujols, Shohei Ohtani — LAS VEGAS — Albert Pujols will be coming off another knee surgery and heading into his age-39 season, with no guarantee that he'll even perform at replacement level. Shohei Ohtani will be recovering …
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Halos Heaven
Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels planning to allow farm system to continue to grow
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Mercury News and MLB Trade Rumors
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
D-Backs believe path to contention doesn't have to include a teardown — LAS VEGAS - With Paul Goldschmidt and Patrick Corbin gone and A.J. Pollock soon to follow, the Diamondbacks have lost multiple pieces of the core they had built around over the past half-decade.
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Arizona Republic:
Torey Lovullo on Paul Goldschmidt trade: ‘One of the hardest days I ever had’
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AZ Snake Pit
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Sources: Charlie Morton agrees to 2-year deal with Tampa Bay
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MLB Trade Rumors, FanGraphs Baseball, DRaysBay, South Side Sox and Lone Star Ball
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Top free-agent starting pitchers like Happ, Morton disappearing from market — If the Cincinnati Reds are interested in adding more starting pitching this offseason, it's appearing increasingly likely that they may look to do so via trade - as they did Wednesday when they acquired starting …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Acquire Tanner Roark
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Federal Baseball and MLB Daily Dish
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds add pitcher Tanner Roark in trade with Washington Nationals
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MLB Baseball News … and Redleg Nation
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
McCutchen, Phillies finalize $50M, 3-year deal — FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, New York Yankees' Andrew McCutchen is greeted in the dugout after he hit a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, in Seattle.
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USA Today:
Andrew McCutchen agrees to 3-year deal with Phillies - who still have room to maneuver — LAS VEGAS - To the surprise of no one, the Philadelphia Phillies made the first big free-agent strike at baseball's winter meetings, agreeing to a multi-year deal with an All-Star outfielder.
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The Good Phight and MLB Baseball News …
Kristie Ackert / Baltimore Sun:
Yankees not ruling Bryce Harper out as Evil Empire mentality may win out — LAS VEGAS — Cue the Darth Vader music and dust off the old Evil Empire Strikes Back headlines. — Brian Cashman not only refused to push back against agent Scott Boras' prediction that the Yankees would eventually cave …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Noah Syndergaard responds to Mets-Yankees-Marlins trade rumors — It seems Noah Syndergaard is growing tired of all this trade talk and wants to stay put in Flushing. — The Mets ace took to Twitter to share his feelings on the matter Wednesday night and, yes, his GIF game is just as flashy as his pitching.
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New York Post and CBS Boston
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Keith Law / ESPN:
Lance Lynn, Tanner Roark solid additions for Rangers, Reds — The Rangers fell to 67-95 last year, last place in the AL West, for many reasons, but their run prevention was a huge one — they allowed 848 runs last year, tied for second-most in the AL, because they allowed the second-most homers …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Nearing Deal With Lance Lynn — The Rangers are nearing a deal with veteran free agent hurler Lance Lynn, according to MLB.com's TR Sullivan (via Twitter). It's said to be a rather surprising three-year arrangement with a strong $30MM guarantee, with MLB.com's Mark Feinsand adding the financial details on Twitter.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball and FanGraphs Baseball
New York Daily News:
Mets GM weighs outfield options and Yoenis Cespedes' future — Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen confirmed reports that he met with outfielder Adam Jones. — The Mets are looking for a right-handed hitting center fielder, but it's a much lower priority than upgrading behind the plate because they already have Juan Lagares.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees and Mets running out of time to make big Winter Meetings splash
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Federal Baseball
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The defensive force Yankees and Mets are both in on
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River Avenue Blues
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shildt set to open the doors to Cardinals players — LAS VEGAS • With months yet to go before spring training, Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has maintained and encouraged open lines of communication with all of his players via calls, texts, and in a few cases in-person chats.
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Associated Press:
Al Helfer, radio pioneer, wins Hall of Fame's Frick Award — LAS VEGAS — Al Helfer, who broadcast games on radio for the “Mutual Game of the Day” in the 1950s, has won the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by baseball's Hall of Fame and Museum.
Associated Press:
Tigers to be cautious in spring training with Miguel Cabrera — LAS VEGAS — Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera might play only a game or two each week at the start of spring training as he returns from season-ending biceps surgery. — Manager Ron Gardenhire says he'll go day by day with Cabrera when the exhibition season begins.
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Will the Phoenix Suns move to Seattle or Las Vegas if an arena deal fails? — Opinion: Phoenix City Council doesn't have the votes to pass the Suns arena deal. But will they put the final stake into the heart of it? — CONNECT — Splash one arena deal.
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Deadspin, Arizona Sports, NESN.com, USA Today and Las Vegas Review-Journal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers announce their promotional schedule for 2019 — yes, including the bobbleheads — On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced their promotional giveaways for the 2019 season, including a number of player bobbleheads. — Let's just get to the good stuff, shall we: Here's who's getting a bobblehead in 2019.
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's have some interest in Detroit lefty Blaine Hardy — Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Blaine Hardy (36) pitches in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, July 14, 2018. Astros won the game 9-1 and lead the Tigers 2-0 in the series. ( Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle )
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Athletics Nation
