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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB free agency: Offseason winners, teams in need of a move — With less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, Major League Baseball's free agent pool remains flush with talent. It's not just the best position player available this winter, Kyle Tucker …
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Robert Murray / FanSided:
Exclusive: Mets put a $50 million-per-year offer on the table for Kyle Tucker — The Mets and Steve Cohen aren't playing around. … John Mincone first reported the Mets' offer. The structure of the deal (not just the number) signals how aggressively the Mets are willing to reshape the market.
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Mets' pursuit of Tucker raises questions about defense, plus more MLB offseason notes — New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns told the team's beat reporters Tuesday that after the season opposing coaches and executives shared with him a common sentiment:
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Will Sammon / The Athletic:
Where Mets stand in free agent Kyle Tucker sweepstakes — If the New York Mets are in the range of offering $120 million to $140 million over three years to free-agent outfielder Kyle Tucker, as league sources on Tuesday suggested is the case, the question is whether that will be enough.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Trade Nolan Arenado To Diamondbacks — After more than a yearlong residency on the rumor mill, Nolan Arenado's time in St. Louis is over. The Cardinals announced Tuesday that they've traded Arenado and cash to the D-backs in exchange for minor league right-hander Jack Martinez …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Royals moving walls in at Kauffman Stadium in bid to boost scoring — The Kansas City Royals are moving the majority of their outfield fence in by 10 feet, drastically changing the offensive environment of a notoriously bad stadium for home run hitting into one the team hopes will play as league average.
ESPN:
Source: Ranger Suarez agrees to 5-year, $130M deal with Red Sox — The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a five-year, $130 million deal with left-hander Ranger Suarez, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. — He joins a rotation projected to include left-hander Garrett Crochet …
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
FanDuel Sports Network makes new offers to MLB teams, hinging on the company being sold — The Washington Nationals became the seventh team to join Major League Baseball's broadcasting arm on Wednesday, an expected move after years of legal disputes with their old television partner.
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
As Phillies' Bo Bichette pursuit gains momentum, their openness to longer deals could win out — As rival clubs are beginning to view the Philadelphia Phillies as Bo Bichette's most serious suitor, a development even the Phillies would not have envisioned last month, the momentum toward a surprising match is difficult to ignore.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers offered Tarik Skubal $19.8M, then filed for less in arbitration — The Detroit Tigers believe left-hander Tarik Skubal is worth $19.8 million this year, but that's not what they offered him in arbitration. — The Tigers ultimately filed at $19 million and Skubal filed at $32 million …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Mike Tomlin can pick his TV landing spot, with Fox the favorite — With Mike Tomlin deciding he no longer wants to be an NFL head coach, he can likely pick his TV studio job. — Fox, ESPN, NBC, CBS and Amazon Prime Video would all be better with Tomlin to impart his Tomlin-isms via the small screen.
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