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Jon Paul Morosi / MLB.com:
Arenado deal is 50-50, but is LA move possible? — The chances of a Nolan Arenado trade this offseason have climbed to around 50 percent, multiple sources told MLB.com in recent days. — But the Dodgers — Arenado's favorite team while growing up in Southern California …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Morosi: 50/50 Chance Of Nolan Arenado Trade — With the market showing a big appetite for star third basemen, the Rockies now appear to be increasingly likely to strike a trade involving Nolan Arenado. MLB.com's Jon Morosi reports on Twitter that there's now “roughly a 50/50 chance” …
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NBCSports.com, Talking Chop, Bleacher Nation and Cubs Insider
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Josh Donaldson — The Braves could lose third baseman Josh Donaldson in free agency, but they're not going down without a fight. They've made the longtime star a four-year offer, David O'Brien of The Athletic tweets. They join the Twins and Nationals as teams known to have made recent four-year proposals for Donaldson.
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Hannah Keyser / Yahoo Sports:
Sources: MLB suspends Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán 81 games under domestic violence policy — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 season as part of an 81-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees' Domingo German Suspended 81 Games for Domestic Violence — The suspension includes 18 games German missed in 2019 while M.L.B. conducted an investigation, so he will be out for the first 63 games of 2020. — The Yankees learned on Thursday that Domingo German …
ESPN:
Ex-Astros reliever Will Harris agrees with Nationals on 3-year deal — Former Houston Astros reliever Will Harris is heading to the team that beat him in last season's World Series. — Harris confirmed Thursday that he has agreed to join the Washington Nationals, with a source confirming …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Designate Tayron Guerrero — The White Sox have designated right-hander Tayron Guerrero for assignment, the team announced. The moves makes room for outfielder Luis Robert, whom the White Sox signed to a long-term contract Thursday. — This ends a very short run with the White Sox …
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Associated Press:
White Sox, Robert agree to $50 million, 6-year contract — SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS — CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert is locked in with the Chicago White Sox — for the next six years at least, and possibly for the opening day lineup, too. — The White Sox and their prized …
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baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Twins bolster rotation with veterans Rich Hill, Homer Bailey — MLB, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals — The Minnesota Twins added two veteran arms to their starting rotation, signing free agents Rich Hill and Homer Bailey to one-year deals, the team announced Tuesday.
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baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Sign Rich Hill, Homer Bailey
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Twinkie Town, Dodgers Way, The Good Phight, MLB Baseball News …, Cubs Insider and Lone Star Ball
Jon Paul Morosi / MLB.com:
Betts deal more likely as LA's Lindor talks cool — The possibility of Francisco Lindor joining the Dodgers has tantalized the baseball industry for the past few months, as observers wonder how emotionally — or logically — the Dodgers will respond to their latest October disappointment.
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
How the Red Sox are approaching Mookie Betts' situation
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Over the Monster, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation and MLB Baseball News …
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Don Larsen, who pitched only perfect game in World Series history, dies at 90 — By his own admission, Don Larsen was a most imperfect fellow and therefore about the unlikeliest man to ever pitch the only perfect game in World Series history. But pitch it he did, on October 8, 1956 …
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Pinstripe Alley, MLB Baseball News …, Elite Sports NY and Lookout Landing
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Defense is still a glaring weakness as Mets flip the calendar to 2020 — Amidst a rewarding offseason that gave them Dellin Betances, the Mets are closing out 2019 with a feeling of satisfaction. The rotation is set with six starters in Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Marcus Stroman …
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MLB Baseball News …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Corey Kluber gives Texas Rangers a solid rotation, but I Don't Know is still at third — Two months into the baseball offseason, the Texas Rangers have taken one big loss (Anthony Rendon chose the Los Angeles Angels) but rebounded with one big win (trading for two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber).
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Lone Star Ball and Rangers News
Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
Ranking Every MLB Team's Draft Performance In The 2010s — The 2010s saw waves of young stars arrive at a nearly unprecedented rate in Major League Baseball, and talent-rich drafts were a big part of that. — The 2010 and 2011 drafts are widely considered two of the best drafts in recent memory.
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Elite Sports NY and Lookout Landing
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
Ranking The Best Draft Classes Of The 2010s
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Fish Stripes
Jim Bowden / The Athletic:
Month-by-month bold predictions for 2020 — Happy New Year, everyone! On Day 1 of the 2020 calendar year, just for kicks, it's time for my bold predictions for the baseball industry, which I have broken down on a monthly basis. Feel free to add your own predictions in the comments section.
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Sports Illustrated and Federal Baseball
Sahadev Sharma / The Athletic:
10 Cubs predictions for 2020: Kris Bryant's future, Yu Darvish's success and more — The Cubs' last decade got off to an inauspicious start. The 2010 season was the first of five straight losing seasons in which the Cubs averaged 94 losses a year. But then, the promise …
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Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation, Da Windy City, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Baseball News …
