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Red Sox ace Chris Sale (elbow) cleared to start throwing — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale has been cleared to begin throwing. — Chaim Bloom, the team's chief baseball officer, told WEEI in Boston that Sale saw Dr. James Andrews last week in Pensacola, Florida, and got permission to being throwing …
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Chris Sale gets green light after visit to Dr. James Andrews — The trip to Pensacola, Fla. was finally made. Chris Sale has seen Dr. James Andrews. — According to Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom the pitcher's long-anticipated follow-up with Dr. Andrews …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Acquire Sandy Leon, Designate James Hoyt — The Indians announced Monday that they've acquired catcher Sandy Leon from the Red Sox in exchange for minor league right-hander Adenys Bautista. In order to open a spot for Leon on the 40-man roster, Cleveland has designated right-hander James Hoyt for assignment.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Josh Hader faces a unique offseason; Red Sox weigh Jackie Bradley Jr.'s value; Phillies' exits; more notes — In their never-ending quest for payroll efficiency, low-revenue teams often entertain ideas that, on the surface, appear to make little sense. — Trading Josh Hader would be precisely …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds To Sign Mike Moustakas — The Reds have agreed to a deal with free agent infielder Mike Moustakas, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter links). It's a four-year, $64MM pact for the Scott Boras client, according to reports from Heyman and Jeff Passan of ESPN.com (via Twitter).
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Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mike Moustakas agrees to four-year, $64M deal with Cincinnati Reds — Mike Moustakas has been waiting for something more than — a one-year contract and in his third test of MLB free agency, he finally got it. — Moustakas, the versatile 31-year-old infielder, has finally gotten a big payday, joining the
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres To Acquire Jurickson Profar — The Padres and Athletics have reportedly agreed to a trade that'll send infielder Jurickson Profar from Oakland to San Diego in exchange for catcher Austin Allen and a player to be named later. Profar, who'd been projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Non-Tender Domingo Santana, Tim Beckham — The Mariners have non-tendered outfielder Domingo Santana and infielder Tim Beckham, per a club announcement. Both players are now free agents.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Lou Whitaker's Hall of Fame case never far from Alan Trammell's mind — Get the numbers on a Detroit Tigers' all-time great, Lou Whitaker — When Alan Trammell hopped on a plane from San Diego to the 2017 Winter Meetings in Orlando, he wasn't thinking about being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Josh Norris / Baseball America:
CLICK HERE TO SEE CHICAGO'S TOP 10 2020 PROSPECTS — A homegrown frontline starter has mostly eluded the Cubs under Theo Epstein. — Soon, though, they hope that finally changes. — Lefty Brailyn Marquez headlines Chicago's system, which ended 2019 ranked among the worst in baseball.
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Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
James McCann signs with the White Sox — Chicago White Sox have agreed on a one-year, $5.4 million deal, avoiding arbitration. — McCann presumably lost his starting job when the White Sox signed — Yasmani Grandal, and was suspected by many to be a non-tender candidate …
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T.R. Sullivan / Rangers News:
What's next for Rangers after adding Gibson? — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have a three-year agreement in place with right-handed pitcher Kyle Gibson, a deal that is pending a physical. The Rangers also need to make room on their 40-man roster, but the deal is expected to be officially announced later …
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