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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Brewers Agree To Four-Player Trade  —  2:00pm: The Brewers have formally announced the deal.  They'll also receive a player to be named later or cash from the Padres, per a team press release.  —  9:57am: The Padres and Brewers have broken open a quiet trade market with an interesting swap of young big leaguers.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres To Sign Drew Pomeranz  —  1:54pm: Pomeranz will be guaranteed $34MM over a four-year term, pending a physical, Murray tweets.  —  1:20pm: Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports that Pomeranz has been promised a rather stunning four-year guarantee (Twitter link).  Robert Murray adds that it'll pay him $8-9MM annually.
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:
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 …
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.
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 …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Claim C.D. Pelham  —  The Cubs announced that they've claimed left-hander C.D. Pelham off waivers from the Rangers.  The move brings Chicago's 40-man roster to a count of 38 players.  Texas has also announced the move, adding that right-hander Taylor Guerrieri went unclaimed on waivers …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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 …
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.
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.
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.
 
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ESPN:
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