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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies reach 5-year, $150M deal — ORLANDO, Fla. — Slugger Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a five-year, $150 million contract, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, reuniting the National League home run leader and the franchise with whom he blossomed into a perennial MVP candidate.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about Ketel Marte's trade market and more from MLB's winter meetings — ORLANDO — Three years ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks began discussing outfielder Daulton Varsho with the Toronto Blue Jays at the winter meetings in early December. They did not trade Varsho …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing on the eve of MLB's winter meetings: Pirates make offer to free agent Kyle Schwarber — Are you sitting down? — The Pittsburgh Pirates have made free-agent designated hitter Kyle Schwarber a four-year offer, according to people briefed on their discussions.
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Potential Red Sox free agent target Kyle Schwarber reaches five-year, $150 million deal to remain with Phillies — ORLANDO — The first major bat of the offseason — and a potential target of the Red Sox — appears to be off the board. — According to multiple reports …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Best fits for top potential MLB pitching trade candidates — In 2025, 369 pitchers started a game in MLB, for an average of 12.3 per team. Only 53 started at least 30 games, an average of fewer than two seasonlong starters per team. More injuries, more shuffling of players on and off the roster …
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Dennis Lin / The Athletic:
Why the Padres are entertaining trade interest in top starter Nick Pivetta — ORLANDO, Fla. — As he embarks on his 12th Winter Meetings as a general manager, A.J. Preller seemingly has to move money to address the San Diego Padres' needs for multiple starting pitchers and a bat.
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The Athletic:
Mets open to moving All-Star starting pitcher David Peterson: Sources — ORLANDO — In what Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has described as a “pretty active” trade market, left-hander David Peterson is generating interest, according to league sources.
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Will Sammon / The Athletic:
Mets need top-tier starters, but contract length looms as a sticking point
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ESPN:
2025 MLB winter meetings updates, rumors and predictions — The MLB winter meetings are underway in Orlando, Florida, with the baseball industry gathering for an action-packed week of rumors, signings and trades. — We've got it all covered for you, from our predictions going into the meetings …
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
For Astros at Winter Meetings, ‘the priority is starting pitching’ — ORLANDO, Fla. — Astros general manager Dana Brown entered the team's suite at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Monday afternoon, the first day of baseball's 2025 Winter Meetings, and couldn't help but smile.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Mets, Yankees among teams calling Brewers about ace, top reliever — Yes, the Brewers are open for business on starter Freddy Peralta if a suitor is willing to meet a steep price for their ace. — But they are getting calls from even more teams about reliever Trevor Megill, including from both the Mets and Yankees.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Pete Alonso driving to MLB Winter Meetings to meet with interested teams — ORLANDO, Fla. — Pete Alonso's residence in Tampa has turned these Winter Meetings into something of a home game for the free-agent slugger. — To that end, Alonso will take the 90-minute drive to central Florida on Tuesday …
Jack Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers downplay Teoscar Hernández rumors, continue assessing bullpen options — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and GM Brandon Gomes downplayed reports of a potential Teoscar Hernández trade. — The Dodgers have not landed marquee relievers this offseason but remain interested in targets like Robert Suárez.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers head to Winter Meetings hoping to get better - but not older
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Baseball Hall of Fame:
Jeff Kent elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by Contemporary Baseball Era Committee — (ORLANDO, Fla.) - Jeff Kent, the slugging infielder who totaled more home runs than any second baseman in history, earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday via …
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers interested in Ha-Seong Kim. Better fit than Alex Bregman? — ORLANDO, FL — It's not Alex Bregman. — But it might be a better fit. — The Detroit Tigers have interest in shortstop Ha-Seong Kim in free agency, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
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