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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs GM: Giving second chance to Addison Russell ‘was the right thing to do’  —  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs ownership on Thursday reasserted its stance that having suspended shortstop Addison Russell under contract for 2019 is not an endorsement of his having violated the league's domestic abuse policy …
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Can Cubs do more in 2019 by doing less this offseason?  Seems unlikely.  —  Photos of Theo Epstein, the Cubs' president of baseball operations.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  In the middle of a Chicago winter, Joe Maddon delivered a cold reality.  —  “Not going to happen,” …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ian Happ excited to be reunited with new Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce: 'He's a really high-energy guy'  —  For the Cubs' Community Service Day, the team partnered with Good Sports, a nonprofit that provides equipment, apparel and footwear youngsters in need, for an event on Jan. 17, 2019, at Patrick Henry Elementary School.
John Harper / SNY:
Why Mets making Cubs castoff Chili Davis hitting coach shouldn't cause alarm  —  Cubs president Theo Epstein didn't really want to fire Davis, according to multiple sources  —  Curious as to why the Mets hired a hitting coach, Chili Davis, who lasted all of one year with the Cubs?
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:   ‘I came up on one-year deals’: How Joe Maddon is approaching 2019
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   ‘The Cubs got the perfect guy’: Daniel Descalso brings leadership skills and versatility to Wrigley Field
Jeff PassanESPN / ESPN:
Yankees, Adam Ottavino agree to 3-year, $27 million deal  —  Free-agent reliever Adam Ottavino and the New York Yankees agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal Thursday, league sources told ESPN, fortifying an already deep bullpen with a strikeout-happy right-hander who was one of the best setup men in baseball last season.
Discussion: New York Times and Uni Watch
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Red Sox unlikely to spend big to sign closer, Dave Dombrowski says
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:   Adam Ottavino is no splash signing, but this Yankee bullpen is now the best in baseball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Close To Dealing Sonny Gray
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Clint Frazier says he's ready to participate in Yankees spring training camp  —  NEW YORK — Clint Frazier is ready for spring training, a development he excitedly announced on Twitter.  —  Via his account Thursday, the Yankees' outfielder — who battled through a concussion …
Discussion: Sporting News and Pinstripe Alley
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Kyle Schnitzer / New York Post:   Clint Frazier finally cleared, immediately angles for Yankees job
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
With an active offseason, Cincinnati Reds players happy to move on from rebuilding stage  —  Making a guest appearance on WLW's “Hot Stove League” on Wednesday night, one day before the team's annual caravan began, Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart didn't mince words about the last few seasons:
Discussion: redsminorleagues.com
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:   2019 Cincinnati Reds: Annual caravan to Reds Country rolls with optimism in its wake
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Free agent Dallas Keuchel wonders what it takes to get signed  —  With spring training approaching and top free agents remaining unsigned, it's been an another icy winter for baseball's hot stove.  —  Left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel is one of the best players still available and took …
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Scott Orgera / Forbes:
Harper And Machado Sweepstakes: A Look Back At 10 Long-Term Free Agent Contracts
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ESPN:
Angels reach one-year deal with Cody Allen to be closer next season  —  Free-agent reliever Cody Allen agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels, league sources told ESPN, filling a void in the back end of their bullpen after a half-decade closing for the Cleveland Indians.
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:   Report: Padres pursuing Indians SP Corey Kluber to flip him to third team
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hernandez's star was rising 40 years ago with Cards  —  In the past 50 years, only four Cardinals players have hit double figures in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in the same season.  By the way, that would have been an impossibility in 2018 because the entire team didn't have double figures in triples (nine).
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
If MLB Implements a Significant Rule Change in 2019, It Will Be a Pitch Clock  — Several potential rule changes were recently discussed between MLB and the players union, but a pitch clock remains the primary focus.  —  No proposed rules change would improve baseball's pace of action issue …
Discussion: DodgerBlue.com
Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com:
Red Sox still need bullpen help in lame offseason  —  BOSTON — This offseason sucks.  —  Apologies if that comes off crude.  But it is a daily thought, and likely shared by some.  —  What a boring, dragging winter.  Red Sox fans and employees still bask in the glow of the World Series, as they should.
Discussion: Over the Monster
 
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