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Manny Randhawa / MLB.com:
Your 2021 Gold Glove Award winners are ...  It's that time of year — awards season.  And among the most prestigious honors handed out each offseason are the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, recognizing the best defensive players at each position in each league.  The nominees for each position …
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Associated Press:
Record five St. Louis Cardinals capture Gold Glove awards as full list of winners announced  —  ST. LOUIS — A record five St. Louis players won National League Gold Gloves, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, center fielder Harrison Bader …
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Ranking the top 40 MLB free agents and predicting where they'll sign  —  MORE FROM:  —  CARLSBAD, Calif. — It will be the best of Hot Stove Leagues, it will be the worst of Hot Stove Leagues.  —  Check out The Post's Top 40 free agents.  That's right, 40.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
14 Players Receive Qualifying Offers  —  Today was the last day for teams to issue qualifying offers to eligible free agents, as teams had to make their decisions by 4pm CT.  With the deadline now behind us, here are the players who were issued the one-year, $18.4MM offers...  - Raisel Iglesias, Angels (link)
Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Ben Simmons trade talk, where things stand with the Sixers, plus more NBA notes: Shams Charania's Inside Pass  —  The NBA season is three weeks old and there have already been several significant developments we have kept close tabs on in the Inside Pass.  —  On the court, brilliant …
New York Mets:
METS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PEDRO FELICIANO  —  “The Mets are so saddened to hear of the loss to their family today.  Pedro Feliciano will be remembered as a beloved member of the Mets organization for his impact as a great teammate as well as his reputation as one of the most competitive …
Associated Press:
Trevor Bauer, Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon decline opt-outs; Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard get qualifying offers from New York Mets  —  MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Kiley McDaniel's 2021-22 MLB free agent rankings  —  Before we get into the full 2021-22 free-agent rankings of this MLB offseason, here is some important context for next year's projections:  — I'm ranking players by the guaranteed money I think they'll get offered and, in all but a few cases, what I think they'll sign for.
Discussion: The Athletic and Bleacher Nation
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Here are 17 bold free agency predictions  —  The 88-win Braves just won the World Series, and Buster Posey just announced his retirement after hitting .304 with an .889 OPS.  —  But sure, let's try to accurately predict what's going to happen in baseball these next few months.  I'm sure this will go well!
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs cancel their 2022 fan convention because of COVID-19 concerns  —  The Chicago Cubs have canceled plans to hold their annual fan convention in January because of COVID-19 concerns.  —  It's the second-straight year Cubs Convention will not be held because of the pandemic.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Chili Davis goes scorched earth: Mets are broken after ‘dismal’ stretch  —  Chili Davis was fired as Mets hitting coach in May, but his contract with the club didn't officially expire until Oct. 31.  —  Now free of that contract, the 61-year-old Davis, during a 45-minute interview with The Post this week …
Jon Paul Morosi / MLB.com:
Japanese OF Suzuki to be posted (source)  —  Star right fielder Seiya Suzuki will be made available to Major League Baseball clubs via the posting process this offseason, one source told MLB.com on Friday.  —  While the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball have yet …
The Athletic:
MLB Players Association makes second economics proposal to MLB, likely leaving next move to the owners  —  The ball appears to be in the owners' court.  —  A week ago, on Oct. 29, the Major League Baseball Players Association made its second proposal on core economics …
 
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