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How much more will Mets spend this winter? Here's what they still need — The Mets have holes to fill but finances may limit what GM Brodie Van Wagenen can do. — CONNECT — Brodie Van Wagenen certainly has backed up his words from his introductory press conference when he said he planned to be in on every free agent.
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USA Today
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB teams close winter meetings with Christmas lists, but who will get the presents? — LAS VEGAS — Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto pulled off a three-way trade while lying in his hospital bed with a blood clot in his lung, but still managed to fist-bump his assistant, and even the nurses, while hooked up to monitors.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets have beefed up the bullpen with addition of Jeurys Familia, but what about J.T. Realmuto?
Associated Press:
Encarnacion, Santana go, 3-team trade wraps winter meetings
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San Francisco Chronicle
Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians trade Edwin Encarnacion and Yandy Diaz, reacquiring Carlos Santana
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Let's Go Tribe, MLB Trade Rumors and Lookout Landing
Jon Tayler / Sports Illustrated:
Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Santana Move in Three-Team Trade Between Indians, Mariners and Rays
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Bleacher Nation and DRaysBay
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Carlos Santana returns to Cleveland as Indians, Mariners, Rays pull off huge three-team deal
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DRaysBay and Beyond the Box Score
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
AP source: Righty Lance Lynn, Rangers reach three-year deal — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Free agent right-hander Lance Lynn and the Texas Rangers reached agreement on a $30 million, three-year contract during the winter meetings, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said.
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Kristie Ackert / Baltimore Sun:
Yankees now turn their attention to shoring up the bullpen — LAS VEGAS — Having already addressed the holes in their rotation and having set up a meeting with top infielder free agent Manny Machado back in the Bronx, the Yankees' “fully operational Death Star” is turning its focus to fixing the bullpen.
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Sporting News
George A. King III / New York Post:
Cashman's absence fans Manny Machado Yankees intrigue … LAS VEGAS — When the Yankees announced assistant general manager Michael Fishman would address the media following Thursday morning's Rule 5 draft instead of Brian Cashman, it was easy to wonder if the GM had left the winter meetings for a sit-down with free agent Manny Machado.
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Pinstripe Alley and Sporting News
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees exit Winter Meetings still seeking bullpen help, as are the Red Sox
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Over the Monster
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
What each team should do next after the winter meetings — LAS VEGAS — The story is all too common. People fly into Las Vegas, full of hope and energy, and all too ready to throw caution to the wind. They leave a little poorer, a little sicker and with a nagging question over what just happened.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Why Detroit Tigers took Reed Garrett in Rule 5 draft — LAS VEGAS — After last season's struggle to find Victor Reyes playing time in the outfield, the Detroit Tigers went a different direction in Thursday's Rule 5 draft. — With the No. 5 pick, the team selected Reed Garrett …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves take 3 minor leaguers in Rule 5 Draft — The Atlanta Braves lost no players in baseball's Rule 5 Draft on the final day of Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. — Atlanta selected three players in the minor league phase of the draft. — Atlanta selected right-haner Jason Creasy from Arizona …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
All quiet as Arizona Diamondbacks return home after winter meetings — LAS VEGAS - The Diamondbacks departed here on Thursday morning having accomplished little more than they had when they arrived four days earlier. — For them, the winter meetings were far more active beneath the surface than they appeared from the outside.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals aim to play it smart as Alex Reyes prepares for return — LAS VEGAS • As the Cardinals sift this winter through their options to protect late-game leads, there is one young, internal candidate for a pivotal role who has the Cardinals thinking about how they'll protect him.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
5 takeaways for the White Sox and Cubs from the quiet winter meetings — Cubs manager Joe Maddon said he is happy with his contract status despite not having been offered an extension on Dec. 11, 2018. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Red Sox' offer to Joe Kelly comes into focus — Joe Kelly was clearly enamored by the idea of going to the Dodgers. — After meeting with team president Andrew Friedman for almost three hours last Friday, Kelly came away impressed with how Los Angeles viewed the pitcher's evolution, future and predicted role.
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MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com and NBCSports.com
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Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers sign Joe Kelly to bolster their bullpen
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Bleacher Report
Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Yankees swing back over report of Yankee Stadium's unsanitary concession areas — LAS VEGAS - After taking a hit regarding sanitary conditions at Yankee Stadium concession areas, the club swung back. — A detailed report by ESPN's Outside the Lines into food safety ranked Yankee Stadium …
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MLB Baseball News …, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Charlotte Observer
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's in no rush after slow winter meetings, despite all their roster needs — LAS VEGAS - The winter meetings often lead right into some major moves for the A's, who tend to be at their most active at the end of baseball's annual confab or in the following days. — Not this time around.
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Washington Post and Bleacher Nation
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Ex-A's catcher Bruce Maxwell can't find work, fires agent
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News …, Deadspin and NBCSports.com
Dan Caesar / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals fall off their roost as ESPN prime-time national TV attraction — It's bye bye Birdies as a big ESPN prime-time attraction, at least as of now. — For eight years in a row, the Redbirds made the maximum number of appearances on ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball” …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox's bid for Bryce Harper could come down to details — Chicago Tribune — As the Bryce Harper sweepstakes move into the homestretch, the White Sox's chances to sign the prized free agent may come down to details and determination. — “There's only so much we can control in the end …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: The White Sox are making progress just by being in the Bryce Harper sweepstakes
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