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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Brewers Strike Multi-Player Swap  —  The Padres and Brewers have broken open a quiet trade market with an interesting swap of young big leaguers.  Outfielder Trent Grisham and righty Zach Davies are heading to San Diego, with second baseman Luis Urias and southpaw Eric Lauer going to Milwaukee in exchange.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres To Sign Drew Pomeranz  —  11:55am: Pomeranz is expected to receive a three-year guarantee, per ESPN.com's Jeff Passan (via Twitter).  —  10:20am: The Padres have struck a deal with free agent lefty Drew Pomeranz, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (via Twitter).
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Sign Stephen Vogt  —  7:47pm: The Diamondbacks have announced the move.  —  5:50pm: Vogt will be guaranteed $3MM on the contract, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports (via Twitter).  The Athletic's Zach Buchanan reports that the vesting option's base is rather low …
The Athletic:
MLB investigating pitcher Sam Dyson for domestic violence after allegations posted on social media  —  Major League Baseball is investigating free agent reliever Sam Dyson for domestic violence, sources tell The Athletic.  —  Dyson's ex-girlfriend, Alexis Blackburn, authored two lengthy Instagram posts …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Sign Josh Harrison  —  The Phillies have signed infielder Josh Harrison to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training, per a team announcement.  MLB Network's Jon Heyman had recently reported that the MSM Sports client was weighing minor league interest from as many as five clubs (Twitter link).
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers To Sign Kyle Gibson  —  The Rangers are poised to make their first big addition of the winter, as they've reportedly agreed to a three-year, $30MM pact with free-agent right-hander Kyle Gibson.  The agreement is pending completion of a physical.  Gibson is a client of Rowley Sports Management.
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Bernie Sanders blasts MLB's ‘greed’ in letter to commissioner over proposal to cut minor league teams  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, known for fighting for labor rights and against big corporations, stood up for the little guys once again.
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Facing a payroll crunch, the Oakland A's are discussing trades for Blake Treinen, Jurickson Profar  —  The Oakland Athletics' trade of right-hander Jharel Cotton to the Cubs for cash considerations on Saturday likely was only the first in a series of moves.  —  The A's, facing …
David Ovalle / Miami Herald:
Newborn baby offered for sale in a Miami Craigslist ad.  The state is investigating  —  State agents are trying to figure out who recently posted a Craigslist ad purporting to want to sell a newborn child for $500.  —  “Baby is 2weeks old.  It sleeps, don't make noise at night,” the ad read.
David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Jeter's free agency plan: ‘We must be responsible,’ but if there's a fit, 'we'll go get him'  —  Derek Jeter spent his Monday at Marlins Park doing what he so often does when he's out in public somewhere in Miami.  He posed for pictures, smiled at adoring fans and, he said …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays re-commit to catcher Mike Zunino  —  With the veteran catcher coming off a rough 2019 season, Tampa Bay is banking on an offensive rebound.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Having lost Travis d'Arnaud on Sunday to the Braves, the Rays are re-committing to veteran Mike Zunino.
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Doctor at center of Jacoby Ellsbury dispute says he never treated the player for a work-related injury  —  For the Yankees to avoid paying the remaining $26 million on Jacoby Ellsbury's contract, they will need to demonstrate the outfielder not only visited an outside specialist without …
 
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