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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:
Orioles matched Phillies' contract offer to Kyle Schwarber: Sources  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles' failure to land Kyle Schwarber wasn't for lack of trying.  Their proposal to the free-agent designated hitter signaled how serious they are about spending big this offseason.
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 …
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing on the eve of MLB's winter meetings: Pirates make offer to free agent Kyle Schwarber
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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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.
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.
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 …
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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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.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
A Schwarber deal (before Meetings end?) will get market moving in hurry  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — As the first full day of the Winter Meetings came and went, the baseball world was still waiting for the first major free-agent domino of the week to fall.  —  In the eyes of many executives, that domino is Kyle Schwarber.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets interested in Kyle Schwarber as Winter Meetings get underway  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Brandon Nimmo's departure has presented the Mets with another possibility that was previously less appealing: adding a power lefty bat.  —  Along those lines, team executives have shown interest in Kyle Schwarber …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Kent, all-time HR leader at 2B, earns Hall election on Contemporary Era ballot  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Hard-nosed to his core and one of the most prolific run producers the second-base position has ever seen, Jeff Kent spent years wondering if Cooperstown would take notice.  On Sunday, the answer finally arrived.
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Jeff Kent elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by Contemporary Baseball Era Committee
 
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