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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Gerrit Cole agrees to record nine-year, $324 million deal with Yankees — SAN DIEGO — The New York Yankees are betting the biggest contract for a pitcher in baseball history that Gerrit Cole is the man to break their 11-season championship drought. — The Yankees and Cole reached …
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MLB Baseball News … and Chicago Sun-Times
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Source: Texas Rangers expecting to trade Nomar Mazara at winter meetings — Three teams are attempting to acquire outfielder Nomar Mazara, and the Texas Rangers expect to complete a trade for him as soon as Wednesday. — Talks developed quickly Tuesday during the second day of the winter meetings …
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball, South Side Sox, Bleacher Nation and MLB Baseball News …
ESPN:
Sources: Yankees, Gerrit Cole agree to record 9-year, $324M deal — MLB, Houston Astros, New York Yankees — Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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The Good Phight and baseballmusings.com
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Dodgers Made ‘Strong’ Push to Win Gerrit Cole Sweepstakes — In addition to the Yankees and Angels, the Dodgers have a heavy presence in the ongoing bidding for Gerrit Cole. — Editor's note: Gerrit Cole has reportedly signed with the Yankees. — SAN DIEGO — It doesn't happen often …
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, Pinstripe Alley, FanGraphs Baseball, MLB Daily Dish, True Blue LA and Lone Star Ball
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Stuart Sternberg: Aim is Montreal split plan for 2028 — Principal owner says staying full time in Tampa Bay remains unlikely, so the focus remains on sharing games with Montreal. — Published Earlier today Updated Earlier today — SAN DIEGO — Splitting future seasons …
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The Athletic, DRaysBay and Ballpark Digest
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL East Notes: Yankees, Gardner, Red Sox, Luxury Tax, Rays, Relocation — Now that the ink on Gerrit Cole's contract is dry, Brett Gardner may be next on the docket, per the SNY Network's Andy Martino. Though there's no explicit mention of the Yankees, it's easy to presume Gardner will return to the Bronx for a thirteenth season.
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Pinstripe Alley, Over the Monster and The Boston Globe
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Agent: Cubs aren't working on Anthony Rizzo extension — SAN DIEGO — Though the Chicago Cubs' front office indicated it would be attempting to complete extensions this offseason for several of its players with two years of club control remaining, that apparently doesn't apply to first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, NBCSports.com, Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Kole Calhoun Market Taking Shape — We've yet to hear much of anything this winter regarding Kole Calhoun — a reflection both of the primacy of starting pitching on the market and the devaluation of the long ball around the league. The veteran corner outfielder has waited his turn as teams chase higher-priority targets.
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Brew Crew Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies “Willing To Listen” On Nolan Arenado — The Rockies are “willing to listen” to trade proposals regarding third baseman Nolan Arenado, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). But Colorado fans probably shouldn't chuck their #28 threads just yet.
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MLB Baseball News …, Red Reporter and Bleacher Nation
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
MLB News — SAN DIEGO — Baseball had never before had an official star squad that salutes a full season's worth of work the way other major professional sports do. But the results of the voting for the first All-MLB Team finally arrived Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. — And the 2019 winners are ...
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FanGraphs Baseball, Houston Astros on Yahoo! …, NESN.com, Athletics Nation and Brew Crew Ball
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Carlos Beltran mum on Astros' scandal — SAN DIEGO — Mets manager Carlos Beltran, among the individuals near the center of the 2017 Astros' alleged illegal sign-stealing scandal, declined to comment Tuesday on all matters related to Major League Baseball's investigation into the issue.
Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Royals not motivated to trade key pieces of major-league roster — Several Kansas City Royals made clearly quantifiable strides in 2019. All-star infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield characterized it as several players taking “big steps forward in their career.” — Players enjoyed career years statistically.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation