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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2025-26 MLB offseason: Ranking players who could be traded — With baseball's annual winter meetings set to begin next week in Orlando, Florida, and some intriguing moves already stoking the fire of this hot stove season, it's time to rank the top players who could be included …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Will Tigers deal Skubal? Top 10 MLB trade candidates before winter meetings — There's nothing but turkey bones, sweet potato scraps and stale biscuits left over from Thanksgiving. — Black Friday has come and gone and Cyber Monday has passed. — But now is the time for Major League …
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Cody Stavenhagen / The Athletic:
What's the ugliest contract in MLB? Ranking baseball's worst underwater deals — Fans always want their teams to spend big, and rightfully so. The Los Angeles Dodgers did not become baseball's first back-to-back World Series champions since the dynastic Yankees solely by seeking value at the margins.
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
No end in sight to rising velocity numbers in MLB as clubs and pitchers continue to chase numbers in arms race — Not everyone in the big leagues can throw 100 miles per hour — but sometimes it feels as if that's the case. — Scoreboard velocity readings that once inspired “oohs” and awe in ballparks have become routine.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets agree to three-year deal with reliever Devin Williams (source) — NEW YORK — In establishing his reputation as an ace bullpen architect, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has long sought high-octane stuff in relievers. Monday, he acquired one of the most potent arms in the sport.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Sources: Mets give Devin Williams 3-year, $51 million deal — The New York Mets and reliever Devin Williams agreed to a three-year, $51 million deal, league sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Monday night, giving the club a replacement for Edwin Diaz should the All-Star closer sign elsewhere.
Jason Owens / Yahoo Sports:
Mets reportedly agree to $50M contract with former Yankees closer, 2-time All-Star Devin Williams — The New York Mets have agreed to a three-year contract with former Yankees closer and two-time All-Star reliever Devin Williams, The Athletic and ESPN report.
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The Athletic:
What we're hearing about the MLB offseason: Pete Fairbanks, Cody Ponce and more — With Ryan Helsley off the market, Pete Fairbanks might be the next closer to sign. The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins are among the teams interested in him, according to industry sources briefed on his market.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Orioles agree to two-year deal with Ryan Helsley, sources say
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Associated Press:
Exemptions for ADHD drugs in MLB drop to record-low 54 — NEW YORK — A record low 54 major league players were given permission to use medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, down from 61 last year and 119 in 2013. — The total was revealed Monday in the annual report …
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Associated Press:
Hall of Fame reveals committee to consider Bonds, Clemens — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Hall of Fame players Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Tony Pérez, Ozzie Smith, Alan Trammell and Robin Yount are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider …
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB formed a fan council. It wasn't long before the league made its pitch on labor issues — Early this year, Major League Baseball formed a fan council, a group of now 90 diehard fans from across the sport who meet monthly on a video call with league executives.
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Sean McAdam / masslive.com:
Some Things I Think I Think: Emergence of a second AL East big spender a challenge for Red Sox — ∗ Don't look now, but the American League East has become a beast again. — The division was already home to the free-spending Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, who went from last place …
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