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Japan Times:
Hanshin Tigers to acquire Justin Bour, GM Osamu Tanimoto says — KOBE - The Hanshin Tigers are set to acquire major league free agent Justin Bour for the 2020 season, Tigers general manager Osamu Tanimoto said Thursday. — Tanimoto said in an interview that the Central League team has reached …
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Associated Press:
Justin Bour agrees to play for Japan's Hanshin Tigers, report says — TOKYO — The Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League are set to acquire major league free agent Justin Bour. — Per the Kyodo News agency, Tigers general manager Osamu Tanimoto said this week the team has reached …
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Jason Coskrey / Baseball America:
Analyzing Japanese Baseball Stars Aiming For MLB Debuts In 2020 And Beyond — Four talented Japanese players already this offseason have been given a path to pursue a career in the majors, and all four are big-ticket names in Japan. — Outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, infielder Ryosuke Kikuchi …
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MLB Trade Rumors
George A. King III / New York Post:
Phillies interested in Dellin Betances and Austin Romine — There is a chance Dellin Betances and Austin Romine will remain teammates in 2020 — and won't have to travel far from The Bronx to do so. — According to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Phillies have an interest …
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Phillies Nation and MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Seymour Siwoff, longtime Elias Sports Bureau owner, dies at 99 — Seymour Siwoff, the statistics maven who turned the Elias Sports Bureau into the place to go for exact information on teams and athletes for more than a half-century, died Friday. He was 99.
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Justin Rimpi / Sports Illustrated:
Is J.D. Davis a Viable Everyday Option for New York Mets Heading Into 2020? — Should the New York Mets find a replacement for J.D. Davis next season — New York Mets left fielder J.D. Davis had the best year of his MLB career in 2019. In 2017 and 2018, the first two seasons of Davis' career …
ESPN:
Source: Catcher Yan Gomes agrees to 2-year, $10M deal with Nationals — Veteran catcher Yan Gomes has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal to return to the World Series champion Washington Nationals, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday. — Gomes caught the final …
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baseballmusings.com
Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLBTR Poll: Grading The Brewers/Padres Trade — Yesterday, the Brewers and Padres linked up on an interesting four-player swap. MLBTR's Jeff Todd discussed the players involved in the immediate aftermath of the deal, but it's worth pondering a little further.
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Brew Crew Ball
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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.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres To Sign Drew Pomeranz
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Bleacher Nation, Over the Monster, New York Daily News, Call to the Pen and Gaslamp Ball
Dave Birkett / Detroit Free Press:
Matt Patricia's future in limbo as Detroit Lions eliminated from playoff contention — Matt Patricia looked and sounded like a beaten man. — The Detroit Lions lost their fifth straight game Thursday in frighteningly familiar fashion. — They got off to a decent start …
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Chicago Sun-Times and ProFootballTalk
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Reportedly Place Jonathan Villar On Waivers — The Orioles have placed infielder Jonathan Villar on outright waivers after being unable to find a trade partner for the fleet-footed switch-hitter, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports (via Twitter).
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Let's Go Tribe, Yahoo! Sports, MLB Baseball News … and Bleacher Nation
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners sign free agent reliever Carl Edwards Jr. to a one-year contract — If Carl Edwards Jr. can harness his mid 90s fastball, re-find the command that disappeared in 2019 and re-establish some confidence in himself as a reliever, the Mariners may have picked up a key late-innings reliever and a potential trade chip in July.
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Lookout Landing, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
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 …
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Lone Star Ball
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.
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Forbes, Baseball America, Purple Row, MLB Baseball News … and Camden Chat
