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Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Big Mookie Betts Deal Is Finally Happening, but the Dodgers-Angels Trade Isn't — On Tuesday, word got out that Mookie Betts would be traded to the Dodgers. Over the course of the week, the trade moved from a seeming certainty to something less so, as the Red Sox reportedly raised concerns …
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La Velle E. Neal III / Star Tribune:
Brusdar Graterol could stay with Twins as their portion of baseball megadeal falling through — Boston balked at the big trade, and the Twins aren't planning to give up more. — TEXT SIZE — FORT MYERS, FLA. - If a blockbuster trade involving Red Sox star outfielder Mookie Betts is to be made …
Max Goodman / Sports Illustrated:
Breaking Down a Potential Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series Matchup — The Mookie Betts blockbuster trade is reportedly set. Rumors of the three-team deal falling through were quashed after the transaction was revised with new parameters on Sunday night. — As planned, Betts and lefty David Price …
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ESPN:
Sources: Mookie Betts and David Price trade to Dodgers finally done — Mookie Betts and David Price are finally going to Los Angeles. Sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan that a deal has been agreed upon to send the players to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a package that includes outfielder Alex Verdugo …
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Nancy Armour / USA Today:
Pitcher Mike Bolsinger says cheating Astros changed course of his career — The Houston Astros wronged a lot of people, in a lot of ways. — But the damage they did to Mike Bolsinger - to his career and to his whole life - was particularly harsh, and the former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher wants them held accountable.
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Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
‘Dark Arts’ and ‘Codebreaker’: The Origins of the Houston Astros Cheating Scheme — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's previously undisclosed letter to Astros GM Jeff Luhnow details the team's spreadsheet and algorithm to steal signs in one of the biggest scandals in baseball history
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Charlie Morton on Astros cheating: ‘I regret not doing more to stop it’ — Talking for the first time on the scandal, Morton said their 2017 World Series title was “negatively affected, at minimum.” — ST. PETERSBURG — Charlie Morton in 2017 was not the Charlie Morton he is today.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Key quotes and takeaways from AJ Hinch's first interview since sign-stealing scandal
Key quotes and takeaways from AJ Hinch's first interview since sign-stealing scandal
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
MLB plotting playoff expansion — with reality TV twist — Imagine a team picking its playoff opponent. Think about Brian Cashman and the Yankees deciding whether to face the Red Sox or avoid them in the first round of the postseason. All on live TV. — Well, it is probably coming soon to the major leagues.
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Manny Randhawa / MLB.com:
Benintendi signs 2-year deal, avoids arbitration
Benintendi signs 2-year deal, avoids arbitration
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Reportedly Plan To Name Ron Roenicke Manager
Red Sox Reportedly Plan To Name Ron Roenicke Manager
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Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
NY Mets Said to Be for Sale With No Preconditions on Control — Allen & Co. will begin new sales process for Mets immediately — Deal with billionaire Steve Cohen died over issue of control — The proposed sale of the New York Mets to billionaire hedge fund titan Steve Cohen …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
One thing to watch for all 30 teams as spring training begins — When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros' cheating scandal …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Why the Detroit Tigers' spring training emphasis is on ‘doing the work and earning it’ — Our Detroit pro teams had plenty of “What if” moments in a mostly disastrous decade. Here are a few favorites for Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Lions. — CONNECT — The menu for the Detroit Tigers …
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Acquire Emilio Pagan From Rays For Manuel Margot And Prospect Logan Driscoll — The San Diego Padres have acquired reliever Emilio Pagan from the Tampa Bay Rays. In exchange, they're sending centerfielder Manuel Margot and prospect Logan Driscoll to Tampa Bay, per The Athletic's Josh Tolentino (via Twitter).
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