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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB winter meetings end, but these 10 questions still hang over offseason — ORLANDO, FL — Tigers Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal stayed in Detroit. — Slugger Kyle Schwarber returned to Philadelphia. — The Los Angeles Dodgers got better. — The New York Mets got worse.
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ESPN:
MLB 2025 winter meetings: Winners, losers and takeaways — The MLB winter meetings have come and gone, and though there's always a hope that there will be plenty of action, that's not always the case. The 2025 meetings didn't have a $700-plus million deal like last year …
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Jake Rill / MLB.com:
Pete Alonso going to Orioles on 5-year, $155M deal (sources) — ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orioles wanted to be aggressive this offseason. President of baseball operations Mike Elias was expressing a willingness to spend more money than at any point in his seven-year tenure.
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The Athletic:
Orioles to sign Pete Alonso after missing on slugger Kyle Schwarber: Sources — The Baltimore Orioles emerged as winners in the sweepstakes for slugging first baseman Pete Alonso, who on Wednesday agreed to a five-year, $155 million deal pending a physical, sources confirmed to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Do the Mets have a plan? Pete Alonso's defection causes an uproar — ORLANDO, FL — It's like Elon Musk trading in his Tesla for a rusted Ford Taurus. — It's seeing Beyonce giving up her career to be a lounge singer. — It's Leonardo DiCaprio walking away from films to do local tire commercials.
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Tim Healey / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox target Pete Alonso signing with Orioles — ORLANDO — One of the Red Sox' top targets is no longer an option. — Free agent slugger Pete Alonso agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract with the Orioles on Wednesday, league sources said, the falling of another major domino as MLB's Winter Meetings neared a close.
ESPN:
Sources: Alonso finalizing 5-year, $155M deal with Orioles — First baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. — Alonso, after failing to get the long-term deal that he coveted, made $30 million …
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The Athletic:
What's next for Dodgers after Winter Meetings? What we're hearing — ORLANDO, Fla. — The Los Angeles Dodgers arrived in Orlando for this week's annual Winter Meetings as back-to-back World Series winners and spoke of not needing to make a splash to extend their clear championship window.
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The Athletic:
Yankees, Red Sox, Giants among teams interested in Brewers' Freddy Peralta: Sources — ORLANDO, Fla. — A week ago, the Milwaukee Brewers viewed the interest in right-hander Freddy Peralta as significant enough for them to consider “cracking the door open” for trade discussions.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Time is of the essence as trade rumors grow around Bulls' Coby White — The Timberwolves feel like they are a title contender and also a point guard short of completing that, so while they've kicked the tires on big-name items like Ja and Kyrie, White is a realistic option they can settle on.
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David Shovein / NBCSports.com:
Dodgers snag closer Edwin Díaz with three-year, $69M contract: Contract details, fantasy impact — If the two-time defending World Series Champion Dodgers weren't already considered the favorites to three-peat in 2026, their chances of doing so received a major boost on Tuesday.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
The Mets have blown it all up — and for what? — ORLANDO, Fla. — Pete Alonso is gone now, and that hits even harder than the beloved Edwin “Sugar” Díaz leaving the day before, because Alonso was a lifetime Met. — I don't know if this offseason could get any worse …
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The Athletic:
What we're hearing about the Braves, Reds and Blue Jays as MLB's Winter Meetings continue — ORLANDO, Fla. — The Atlanta Braves explored price points for free-agent closer Edwin Díaz as well as other late-inning relievers, according to people briefed on their discussions.
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