Top News:
Toronto Sun:
Cardinals agree to 2-year deal with reliever Andrew Miller — ST. LOUIS (AP) The Cardinals have found their elite left-handed reliever: Andrew Miller has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with St. Louis, with a vesting option for 2021. — “One of our stated goals this offseason was to improve our bullpen …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
It's Miller time: Cardinals closing in on multi-year deal for All-Star reliever — Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller celebrates the end of an inning against the Chicago Cubs during Game 1 of the 2016 World Series in Cleveland. (AP Photo) — Cleveland Indians pitcher Andrew Miller throws …
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MLB Baseball News …, FanGraphs Baseball and The Sports Daily
Jessica Kleinschmidt / MLB Baseball News …:
Here's why Andrew Miller to Cardinals might be good news for Giants — Well, it's the moment Giants fans have been waiting for — a pitching move. — Nope, the Giants weren't the ones involved in the transaction, but this certainly affects the team, its fans hope.
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NBC Bay Area, NBCSports.com and Viva El Birdos
Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
Commentary: If the White Sox are rebuilding, why are they in the Bryce Harper-Manny Machado chase? — The Washington Post — Once, not so long ago, the Chicago White Sox leaped spikes-first into a painful teardown, one that seemed to signal the start of a long rebuilding process and represented …
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Associated Press:
J.A. Happ wants Manny Machado join him on Yankees — NEW YORK — Now that he's staying with the New York Yankees, J.A. Happ would like to see Manny Machado join him in the Bronx. — “You get any kind of player like that on a team, that would be exciting,” the pitcher said Thursday …
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
Scott Chiusano / New York Daily News:
Manny Machado meets with Phillies for over four hours, says it was “pretty awesome”: reports
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Phillies Nation and The Good Phight
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Will White Sox fans get over it if neither Manny Machado nor Bryce Harper comes to the South Side?
Discussion:
Viva El Birdos
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Manny Machado visits Yankee Stadium as part of free-agency tour
Discussion:
NESN.com and New York Post
John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants sign switch-pitcher Pat Venditte — The Giants signed ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte on Friday, giving manager Bruce Bochy a different level of matchup possibilities in the bullpen. — Venditte, 33, signed a one-year major-league contract and will be on the 40-man roster.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Lefty reliever Zac Rosscup agrees to 1-year deal with Mariners — SEATTLE — Left-handed reliever Zac Rosscup and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a one-year contract that pays $610,000 in the major leagues and $140,000 in the minors, adding depth to the team's overhauled bullpen.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Angels looking to win now — for Mike Trout — The Seattle Mariners had an aging team that was only going to get more expensive and more fragile as birthdays passed, and while general manager Jerry Dipoto and his bosses could have tried to bend reality and continue to spend big dollars to prop …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Jurickson Profar In Three-Team Trade With Rangers, Rays — 11:45am: The Rangers are receiving $750K worth of international allotments in the trade, tweets Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. — 11:22am: The teams have formally announced the trade.
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MLB Baseball News …, Lone Star Ball, MLB Daily Dish, DRaysBay and Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
Angels agree to $9M, 1-year deal with pitcher Trevor Cahill — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have added to their pitching staff, agreeing to a $9 million, one-year deal with Trevor Cahill. — Cahill can earn $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on innings …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies, Daniel Murphy Agree To Terms — Dec. 21: Murphy's deal with the Rockies is frontloaded and comes with some deferrals, per Rosenthal (Twitter link). He'll earn $10MM in 2019 and $8MM in 2020. The buyout on the mutual option is valued at $12MM and comes with a $6MM buyout, though $3MM of that buyout payment is deferred.
Discussion:
Sporting News, Purple Row, MLB Baseball News … and Bleacher Nation
ESPN:
Anibal Sanchez agrees to two-year deal with Nationals — Free-agent pitcher Anibal Sanchez has agreed to a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals, according to multiple reports. — The deal is worth $19 million, according to the Detroit Free Press, which first reported the news.
