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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Robinson Cano: What the NY Mets lineup would look like if they trade for him — Robinson Cano's silky smooth swing is set to be on display in the Big Apple with the Mets and Seattle Mariners moving toward a five-for-two deal, per sources. — A deal is not expected to be announced Friday since …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mariners to cover much of Robinson Cano's remaining salary to complete blockbuster deal with Mets: source — The Mets and Mariners have the parameters in place for a trade that will bring elite closer Edwin Diaz and eight-time All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano to New York.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Robinson Cano trade success for Mets would be determined by prospects involved in deal — Robinson Cano began his career in New York, and it's possible Brodie Van Wagenen could acquire the slugger and allow him to finish his career in the Big Apple. — The Mets and Mariners are involved …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Mets on verge of potentially reckless deal. Here's a better Plan B — What distinguishes the newest generation of baseball executives from their peers is their devotion to risk management. This is largely how we've gotten to a place where the sport is getting younger …
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce headed to Seattle Mariners in trade — Former Cincinnati Reds fan favorite Jay Bruce is headed to the Seattle Mariners in a blockbuster trade with the New York Mets that is expected to be finalized soon, according to multiple reports.
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Associated Press:
New Mets assistant GM Baird believes team ready to win now — NEW YORK (AP) — Allard Baird believes the New York Mets are ready to win now. — “You need impact starting pitching and they have it here. That was one of the attractive things,” he said Thursday, a day after leaving …
ESPN:
Reports: Mets closing in on deal for Mariners' Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Brodie Van Wagenen's first big Mets move is getting skewered
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
The good, the bad and the ugly of this potential Robinson Cano to Mets deal
Matt Ehalt / USA Today:
Robinson Cano to the Mets? A closer look at pros, cons of possible trade with Mariners
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners, Mets Close To Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz Blockbuster
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Edwin Diaz, Robinson Cano to the Mets gaining momentum? …
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Eric Barrow / New York Daily News:
Brian Cashman talks educating Patrick Corbin on the Yankees and other key issues after dangling from a Stamford building — Moments after dangling off the side of the Landmark Building in downtown Stamford, Brian Cashman gave a few details into his meeting with free-agent pitching target Patrick Corbin Friday.
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Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
Patrick Corbin meeting with Yankees “went very well” according to a source
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Patrick Corbin, free-agent lefthander, meets with New York Yankees
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Report: Cleveland Indians, L.A. Dodgers in talks for two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber — The Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly have had talks about a trade for two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber. — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians …
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Chandler Rome / Baseball America:
Strom Can't Stop Learning — Fired on the final day of Nationals spring training, and faced with few feasible opportunities to revive his coaching career, Brent Strom cleaned the scruffy dogs for his wife to groom inside her shop. — “You'll laugh,” he says now, “but my job was actually …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
MLB's next big thing: What A's plan says about new ballparks — The refrain over much of America this month is that it has been a rough winter, except we haven't yet even gotten to winter. It's actually been a harsh autumn, especially in November. We're only a month removed …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs trade Tommy La Stella to Angels — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs traded their best pinch hitter, infielder Tommy La Stella, to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday for a player to be named later or cash considerations. — The trade comes one day after the Cubs acquired versatile infielder Ronald Torreyes from the New York Yankees.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Tommy La Stella, Release Jabari Blash
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers could move on from catcher James McCann. Here's why — Taking a look at what the Tigers' starting lineup and pitching rotation could look like to open the 2019 season. Video by Anthony Fenech and Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. — CONNECT
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Red Sox doing right thing by not dealing prospects for Edwin Diaz — Red Sox doing right thing by not dealing prospects for — BOSTON - Acquiring Edwin Diaz in a hypothetical trade would have been a mistake for the Red Sox. Not because he's anything less than excellent, but because the Sox
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Sam McDowell / Kansas City Star:
Royals agree to contracts with all three of their arbitration-eligible players — The Royals' desire to bolster the production from their bullpen begins with a look at internal options. — To that end, they're bringing back one of their more useful left-handed arms.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker feeling good after shoulder surgery; Redsfest to begin — Since the end of the 2018 season, Reds outfielder Jesse Winker visited the club's Spring Training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, nearly every day to rehab his surgically repaired right shoulder.
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