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Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
Giants rebuffed after making aggressive pitch for Nationals' CJ Abrams: Source — With their options thinning out and just two weeks remaining before players report to spring training, the San Francisco Giants recently turned up the aggression to get something done on the trade market.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Report, New York Post and NBC Sports Bay Area …
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The Athletic:
What people around MLB are saying about the MacKenzie Gore deal, plus more offseason notes — Prospect-based trades are impossible to evaluate the day they are made, and often for years afterward. But within the industry, certain types of deals are immediately recognizable.
Jim Callis / MLB.com:
NEW: The 2026 preseason Top 100 Prospects list is live!
NEW: The 2026 preseason Top 100 Prospects list is live!
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redsminorleagues.com, Sportsnet.ca, Yahoo Sports and SNY
Shawn McFarland / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Jacob Latz has sights set on rotation, but MacKenzie Gore deal complicates things — Latz will enter spring training in a competition for Texas' fifth and final spot in the starting rotation. — FRISCO — In the midst of a declaration of interest in a rotation gig …
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MLB.com and The Athletic
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ESPN:
Bold predictions for rest of 2026 MLB offseason — With Cody Bellinger, Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker coming off the board in the last week, MLB free agency has entered the homestretch — but there will still be some big moves in the weeks to come before spring training begins.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
With Bellinger back, are the Yankees done making moves? — NEW YORK — The dance between Cody Bellinger's representatives and the Yankees was deep into a second month, the club having offered five years and the player's side holding out for more, as Aaron Boone held out hope for a speedy resolution.
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New York Daily News, MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports and New York Post
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
After offseason additions, are 2026 Mets better than 2025 team? — No MLB team has had as interesting an offseason as the New York Mets. Gone are longtime lineup anchors Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil, plus closer Edwin Diaz and designated hitter Starling Marte, a group that played a combined 36 seasons with the Mets.
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New York Daily News, Yahoo Sports, New York Post and The Athletic
USA Today:
José Ramírez contract extension being finalized with Cleveland Guardians … Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services. Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: White Sox, RHP Seranthony Dominguez agree to $20M deal — Right-handed reliever Seranthony Domínguez and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $20 million contract with a mutual option, sources told ESPN, adding another veteran to a White Sox team that has been among …
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MLB.com, Yahoo Sports, The Athletic and New York Post
Jake Rill / MLB.com:
As a newbie, Alonso embraces ‘New Oriole Way’ — BALTIMORE — This week, Pete Alonso has become better acquainted with Baltimore, a city whose people have given the slugging first baseman a hero's welcome for a month-plus now. — On Thursday night, Alonso joined new Orioles manager Craig Albernaz …
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MASNsports.com, The Banner, Baltimore Sun and Camden Chat
Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox To Sign Seranthony Domínguez — The White Sox and right-hander Seranthony Domínguez are in agreement on a two-year, $20MM deal, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Passan adds that the Epitome Sports Management is expected to be the closer for the Sox.
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Yahoo Sports, Chicago Tribune, Lookout Landing, MLB.com and Sportsnet.ca
Joel Reuter / Bleacher Report:
MLB Power Rankings For All 30 Teams 1 Month From 2026 Spring Training Games — An eventful MLB offseason is winding to a close, and while there are still a few notable names left in free agency, the recent flurry of activity that saw Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Cody Bellinger …
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Yahoo Sports and Dallas Morning News
Dan Szymborski / FanGraphs Baseball:
2026 ZiPS Projections: St. Louis Cardinals — For the 22nd consecutive season, the ZiPS projection system is unleashing a full set of prognostications. For more information on the ZiPS projections, please consult this year's introduction, as well as MLB's glossary entry.
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