Top News:
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Prospect's health holds up 3-team trade involving Mookie Betts — The blockbuster three-way trade that would send star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers has been held up due to questions regarding the health of at least one player …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
MLB mulls live video limits, may rule on Red Sox next week — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball intends to impose new limits on what live video is available to teams, and Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes to complete his investigation into alleged electronic sign stealing by the Boston Red Sox …
Discussion:
Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Three-team Mookie Betts trade held up, may be adjusted over medical review — Officials involved in the three-team Mookie Betts blockbuster remain confident the deal will be completed, but perhaps not in its original reported form. — The Red Sox, after viewing the medical records …
Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Report: Dodgers Sign Max Muncy to Three-Year, $26 Million Extension — The Dodgers have signed infielder Max Muncy to a three-year, $26 million extension, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. — The deal also includes a $13 million option for a fourth year or a $1.5 million buyout.
Discussion:
NBCSports.com, Dodgers Digest and True Blue LA
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Rob Manfred hints at new video rules with Red Sox decision imminent — ORLANDO, Fla. — The bell tolls wicked hahd for the 2018 Red Sox. — As he wrapped up the Major League Baseball owners' meeting on Thursday, commissioner Rob Manfred declared that he hoped to release imminently …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Plain Dealer, WKYC-TV, The Ringer, Surviving Grady and baseballmusings.com
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Acquire Betts, Price In Three-Team Trade; Twins To Acquire Maeda
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Red Sox didn't have to trade Mookie Betts
Discussion:
Lookout Landing, FiveThirtyEight, Boston Red Sox News …, Bless You Boys and FanGraphs Baseball
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Steven Cohen is out, but Mets are still selling the team — After three days of swirling rumors and not-so-quiet whispers surrounding a retail of the Mets franchise, two pieces of critical information arrived late Thursday evening. One, Mets ownership is continuing in its plans to sell the team.
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ESPN:
Mets say they intend to find another buyer after sale to Steve Cohen falls through — The New York Mets said Thursday night in a statement they intend to find another buyer after talks ended over the proposed sale of a controlling share of the team from the families of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz to hedge fund manager Steve Cohen.
Discussion:
Associated Press
Thornton McEnery / New York Post:
Jeff Wilpon's power play derailed Mets sale to Steve Cohen — In the end, it all came down to Jeff. — Multiple sources have now confirmed to The Post that the biggest and unsolvable issue in the now all-but-dead sale of the New York Mets to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen …
ESPN:
Back surgery sidelines starter James Paxton 3-4 months as Yankees spring training nears — New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton is expected to miss three to four months after undergoing back surgery on Wednesday. — The Yankees announced that Paxton underwent a microscopic lumbar discectomy …
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley, New Jersey Online, MLB Baseball News …, MLB.com and baseballmusings.com
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Bradford William Davis / New York Daily News:
Yankees should make a move for another pitcher after James Paxton's injury
Discussion:
New York Post and Pinstripe Alley
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
MLB moves Joe Torre to advisor role, elevates Chris Young to head of on-field ops — Today Major League Baseball announced a number of changes in the Commissioner's Office. The most notable move: Joe Torre, who had been head of baseball operations since February 2011, and whose title was most recently …
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
Alex Pavlovic / NBCSports.com:
Former manager Bruce Bochy will remain with Giants as special advisor — SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy said goodbye at the end of September, but he's not going to be far away. — Bochy will serve as a special advisor for the organization, a role the Giants had set for him when he retired last February.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and MLB Baseball News …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
MLB: Montreal sharing plan ‘100 percent’ best way to keep Rays in Tampa Bay — Commissioner Rob Manfred said there is “significant receptivity” among owners for the unprecedented plan. — Updated Yesterday — ORLANDO — Major League Baseball officials and owners now see the season-sharing plan …
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Tampa Bay Times, NBCSports.com and Yahoo! Sports
