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Baltimore Sun:
Manny Machado gets chance to explain infamous comments to Yankees this week — A long-anticipated meeting will finally take place this week in the city Manny Machado may one day call home. — The shortstop will get the chance to explain his broken down “Johnny Hustle” …
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New York Daily News:
Manny Machado gets chance to explain infamous comments to Yankees this week — A meeting years in the making will finally take place this week in the city Manny Machado may one day in the near-future call home. — The superstar free agent will get the chance to explain his “Johnny Hustle” …
New York Daily News:
Why potential Corey Kluber-Yankees trade seems even more unlikely — The idea of Corey Kluber donning pinstripes has quickly become a pipe dream. — A source told The Daily News' Kristie Ackert last week that the Yankees deemed the Indians' asking price for the ace too high …
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DodgerBlue.com
Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Manny Machado free agency tour is on as Yankees await meeting — Manny Machado may whiz by you on the New Jersey Turnpike. — The superstar shortstop is scheduled to meet with the Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love this coming week, MLB.com reports, so it would only make sense …
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Pinstripe Alley and Bleacher Report
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees have more competition for their Manny Machado fallback
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley, Bucs Dugout and MLB Trade Rumors
Rotoworld.com:
Lowdown: Mets Snag Ramos — Mets Snag Ramos — Mets' general manager Brodie Van Wagenen isn't taking his time getting acclimated to his new gig, he has jumped in head first. The first-time executive has already swung a major deal with the Mariners to acquire Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz …
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Associated Press:
Indians trade Yonder Alonso to White Sox for prospect — CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have made another offseason move, trading first baseman Yonder Alonso to the Chicago White Sox. — Cleveland gets 24-year-old outfielder Alex Call in a deal made official Saturday.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers at Winter Meetings: Grading every move (or non-move) — LAS VEGAS — The Detroit Tigers don't wait around. — Last offseason, the Tigers made two of their three free-agent signings before the MLB Winter Meetings. This offseason, they had three done by the end of the meetings …
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ESPN:
Wilson Ramos, Mets reportedly agree to two-year contract — The New York Mets continued their busy offseason Sunday, agreeing to a two-year contract with veteran catcher Wilson Ramos, according to multiple reports. — The deal is pending a physical. Once completed, it will be worth a total of $19 million, according to Fancred.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets To Sign Wilson Ramos — 4:44pm: It is indeed $19MM guaranteed, tweets the New York Times' James Wagner, who adds that Ramos will earn $8.25MM next season and $9.25MM in 2020. The contract also includes either a $10MM club option or a $1.5MM buyout for 2021. The max value is $27.5MM.
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Sporting News, Yahoo News and Fish Stripes
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
The state of the starting pitching market — The winter meetings were mostly a bust. Most of the offseason trades have involved Jerry Dipoto, including one the Mariners general manager completed from a hospital bed. The Dodgers, with money to spend and players to trade, have yet to add a new major league player to their roster.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler gets vote of confidence, vows 'I don't want to disappoint' — SUMMERLIN, Nev. • As blunt as the numbers were on the scoreboard every time he walked up to hit, the heavier struggles dragging on Dexter Fowler revealed themselves when his irrepressible, day-glow smile curved …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Josh Kosman / New York Post:
MLB eyes giving teams streaming rights challenging pay-TV model … Baseball may be big on tradition — but that could change. — Major League Baseball is discovering the upside of streaming and moving away from a pay-TV-focused model, according to some league insiders.
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baseballmusings.com
Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Giants have interest in Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar — The San Francisco Giants are interested in trading for Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Pillar, 29, slashed .252/.282/.426 with 15 home runs and a career-high 40 doubles in 142 games for the Jays in 2018.
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Ty Bradley / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Rumors & Notes: Brewers, Lowrie, Nats, Giants, Pillar, Kelly
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