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8:45 PM ET, January 20, 2015

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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yankees Held Private Workout For Yoan Moncada  —  Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada can't sign just yet, but he's in the process of conducting private workouts for teams.  The Yankees, Baseball America has learned, are one team that has already held a private workout for Moncada.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Touted Cuban infielder Moncada works out for Yanks  —  Jesse Sanchez joins MLB Network's Hot Stove to give an update on possible landing spots for Yasmany Tomas and Yoan Moncada  —  Yoan Moncada, the 19-year-old Cuban sensation, reportedly has had a private workout for the Yankees.
Discussion: Bronx Baseball Daily
Fox Sports:
BREWERS COMMITTED TO JIMMY NELSON, SO SCRATCH JORDAN ZIMMERMANN  —  JP Morosi  —  Since I previously made the case here for the Milwaukee Brewers to trade for Jordan Zimmermann, I should share with you something Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said on the subject Monday.
Discussion: CBSSports.com
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JP Morosi  —  Despair not, Wisconsin sports fans.
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Astros sign Rasmus; Vogelsong deal near  —  Veteran free-agent outfielder Colby Rasmus has signed a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, the team announced Tuesday.  —  Financial terms weren't released.  —  The Astros also are nearing a deal with free-agent right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, baseball sources told ESPN.com.
Discussion: Athletics Nation and ESPN
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs acquire Dexter Fowler from Astros
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs acquire Fowler from Astros for Valbuena, Straily
Discussion: Purple Row and Cubs 101
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Sources: MLB looks to trim inning breaks  —  Under a new proposal by Major League Baseball, pitchers would be required to finish their warm-up pitches and be ready to make their first pitch of an inning 30 seconds before the end of all between-inning commercial breaks, sources told ESPN.com.
Jared Hopkins / Chicago Tribune:
Wrigley rooftops sue Cubs, say team violated revenue-sharing contract  —  Businesses owning and operating two Wrigley rooftops sued the Chicago Cubs and team chairman Tom Ricketts in federal court Tuesday, accusing the team of breaching the terms of its revenue-sharing contract …
Associated Press:
Baseball Notes: Scherzer contract makes history  —  Max Scherzer will become the highest-paid righthanded pitcher in major-league history after agreeing to a $210 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals that includes a record $50 million signing bonus.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Signing Max Scherzer makes Washington Nationals better — right now and beyond
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Scherzer part of Rizzo's grand plan, or Lerner's all-in play for 2015?
Darren Rovell / ESPN:
Mets cash owed to Strawberry won at auction  —  The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday auctioned off the money owed to Darryl Strawberry from the New York Mets contract he signed in 1985.  —  A man, who did not want to be identified, agreed to pay $1.3 million to receive a check from the Mets …
Ann Killion / San Francisco Chronicle:
Curry looks to avoid paying for his mistakes  —  A mom's got to have nice shoes and a great handbag, right?  Especially if she's going to Manhattan to see her son play in the All-Star Game.  —  Sonya Curry's accessories collection is on the line every time her son takes the floor.
Associated Press:
Kang can earn $750,000 annually in bonuses from Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — South Korean infielder Jung Ho Kang can earn $750,000 annually in performance bonuses based on plate appearances as part of his $11 million, four-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Designate Carlos Corporan For Assignment  —  The Astros announced that they've designated catcher Carlos Corporan for assignment in order to clear a 40-man roster spot for Colby Rasmus.  —  The 31-year-old Corporan hit .235/.302/.376 with six homers in 190 plate appearances for Houston last year.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
 
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