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11:10 AM ET, January 15, 2021

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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina stays ready, waits, says in interview he could retire with ‘head held high’ if no offer fits  —  On his social media platform of choice, Instagram, free agent Yadier Molina shared video Tuesday of him taking batting practice with his brother's team in an otherwise empty ballpark.
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Dan Caesar / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Media Views: Shannon could be entering final season as Cards broadcaster … Will it be a 50 finale for Mike Shannon?  —  Multiple sources say 2021 will be the last year in the Cardinals' radio booth for Shannon, who began there in 1972 and is heading into his 50th season in that role.
Discussion: Awful Announcing
Scott Lauber / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Three former Phillies who could return and be a big boost to the 2021 roster  —  If anything, the Chicago White Sox's four-year, $54 million agreement this week with reliever Liam Hendriks affirmed that, even in a pandemic, some teams will still pay a premium for top-level talent.
Kyle Koster / The Big Lead:
Rey Ordóñez and the Fault in Our Stars  —  When logging onto the Internet (capitalized in assorted style guides back then) required a dial tone, they pumped up to four baseball games into my childhood home for the price of a cable-television package.
Dan Hajducky / ESPN:
Mickey Mantle baseball card shatters record, sells for $5.2 million  —  A Mickey Mantle baseball card has shattered a 5-month-old record for highest-selling sports card of all time, going for $5.2 million, PWCC Marketplace announced on Thursday.  —  The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9 …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Realmuto to Astros unlikely; Hendriks' contract; Padres consider more arms  —  Free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto is a fit for the Astros, at least from a baseball perspective.  But the quality of the draft picks the team would sacrifice for signing Realmuto, or any other free agent attached …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cubs, Cardinals, and NL Central rivals are busy making moves, going nowhere  —  In what has been a whirlwind winter in some corners of Major League Baseball, the Windy City has added a Hall of Fame manager, a needlepoint outfielder, a pitcher with Cardinals ties who has been one of the steadiest starters …
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
The Athletic:
Will a James Harden trade happen soon?  Sources indicate it could  —  When James Harden brought the Houston Rockets' messy melodrama to center stage late Tuesday night, announcing during his 90-second postgame Zoom session that “it's something that I don't think can be fixed,” …
Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Here's where top int'l prospects are signing  —  January 15th is the new July 2nd.  —  The date has changed, but the excitement and its significance to baseball remains the same.  —  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the international signing period that was scheduled to begin on July 2, 2020, starts today and ends on Dec. 15, 2021.
Kyle Koster / The Big Lead:
Wouldn't Mind Seeing Charlie From Manitowoc Get More Reps in the Green Bay Packers Booth  —  Comedian Charlie Berens put together this joyful bit as a joke because that's what comedians do.  But if you dig past the laughter, there's something extremely endearing about having an Average Joe in the broadcast booth.
MLB Insiders / ESPN:
One year after the scandal, how do we view the Astros — and what's next for MLB?  —  On Jan. 13, 2020, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred released his findings and announced the Houston Astros' punishment for electronically stealing signs during the team's 2017 World Series run.
Discussion: DRaysBay
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Pitcher Corey Kluber hopes bullpen session shows he's healthy after 2 lost seasons  —  Free agent Corey Kluber is out to prove he's healthy, as the right-hander prepares for a bullpen session in front of major league teams Wednesday in Florida.  —  The two time Cy Young winner has pitched …
 
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