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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the Royals' interest in Jarren Duran and more MLB notes — Even after signing free agent Lane Thomas and trading for Isaac Collins, the Kansas City Royals are open to adding another outfielder - most notably Jarren Duran, if the Boston Red Sox lower their asking price.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the DBacks' interest in Alex Bregman, plus more MLB offseason notes — On Monday, a rival executive summed up the Arizona Diamondbacks' offseason messaging thusly: — “We have no money, we have no money, we have no money . . . oh, Ken got aggressive.”
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks showing interest in big-name free-agent Alex Bregman … The Arizona Diamondbacks have shown interest in free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman, sources confirmed, a surprising development for a club that has been hyper-focused on adding pitchers, not position players, for the first few months of the offseason.
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Tim Healey / The Boston Globe:
Maybe Craig Breslow actually won't trade an outfielder, and other Red Sox thoughts — Publicly, Craig Breslow has been steady in saying the Red Sox do not need to trade an outfielder, and that even though they have four players for three spots, they can make it work in 2026 in the same …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
How David Stearns is remaking Mets after historic collapse — The New York Mets arrived in Orlando, Florida, for the winter meetings last week with a chance to re-sign closer Edwin Diaz and first baseman Pete Alonso. — Díaz had already received two contract offers …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Updated contract projections for top four free agent hitters — The market for free agent hitters got a jolt last week at the winter meetings when 32-year-old designated hitter Kyle Schwarber agreed to a five-year, $150 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, and that was followed …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB free agency reset: Predictions for top remaining targets — We've started to see some top free agents come off the board as the MLB offseason has gotten rolling: Kyle Schwarber back to the Philadelphia Phillies, Pete Alonso to the Baltimore Orioles and Dylan Cease to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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MLB.com:
Giants adding Houser to rotation on 2-year deal (report) — The Giants are adding a veteran arm to their rotation, agreeing with right-hander Adrian Houser on a two-year, $22 million deal, according to a report by ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday. The team has not confirmed the deal, which reportedly includes a club option for 2028.
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Pat Ragazzo / Sports Illustrated:
Source: Mets sign outfielder Cristian Pache to minor league deal — The Mets have added a versatile outfielder to the mix in Cristian Pache. … The New York Mets have added major league experience to their outfield depth. — The Mets are in agreement on a minor league contract …
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Dan Hayes / The Athletic:
Partial team sale will significantly clear Twins' finances, may set table for future sale — The Minnesota Twins have completed a partial sale of the team, a move that will clean up the club's finances in what was described as a “significant” manner and could set the stage for a more lucrative deal in the future.
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Jessica Camerato / MLB.com:
Red Sox, Nationals exchange pitching prospects — Paul Toboni spoke of “creating a scouting and player development monster” when he was hired as the Nationals' president of baseball operations. — Toboni addressed the Nats' Minor League system on Monday by swapping pitching prospects with the Red Sox …
Andrea Adelson / ESPN:
Texas QB Arch Manning will return to school for 2026 season — Texas quarterback Arch Manning will return to school to play in 2026, finally putting to rest questions about his future beyond this season. — In a text message to ESPN's Dave Wilson on Monday night, Arch's dad, Cooper Manning …
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