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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Wilmer Flores loved by fans, but Mets won't tender him a deal to stay — This time, Wilmer Flores truly is no longer a Met. — The Mets have non tendered beloved fan favorite Wilmer Flores, and he is now a free agent and can sign with another organization.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Robinson Cano: What the NY Mets lineup would look like if they trade for him
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mariners to cover much of Robinson Cano's remaining salary to complete blockbuster deal with Mets: source
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Brodie Van Wagenen's first big Mets move is getting skewered
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce headed to Seattle Mariners in trade
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Robinson Cano trade success for Mets would be determined by prospects involved in deal
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Brian Cashman: What will decide Patrick Corbin sweepstakes … STAMFORD, Conn. — The way Brian Cashman sees it, cotton and linen are thicker than blood. — Sure, the Yankees' general manager doesn't mind that Patrick Corbin, the free-agent left-hander who visited Yankee Stadium on Thursday …
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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
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Brian Cashman doing everything to get a Sonny Gray trade done
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds To Non-Tender Billy Hamilton — The Reds are planning to non-tender center fielder Billy Hamilton, reports C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic (via Twitter). He'll become a free agent and will be eligible to sign with any team once the move is official.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds will part ways with center fielder Billy Hamilton — With another projected salary bump through arbitration, the Reds will not offer a contract to center fielder Billy Hamilton before the non-tender deadline Friday, according to club sources.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs tender contract to Addison Russell amid 40-game domestic violence ban — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs on Friday tendered a contract to suspended shortstop Addison Russell, who is eligible for arbitration. — Russell, 25, will miss the first month of the season after accepting …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs tender contract to shortstop Addison Russell despite MLB suspension — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs will tender a 2019 contract to Addison Russell before Friday's 7 p.m. deadline despite the shortstop's 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic-violence policy.
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Mariners acquire C Omar Narvaez from White Sox for P Alex Colome — The Seattle Mariners continued their cost-cutting Friday, sending reliever Alex Colome to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Omar Narvaez. — Colome has 96 saves in six seasons with Tampa Bay and Seattle …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Trade Alex Colome To White Sox For Omar Narvaez — The Mariners announced Friday that they've traded reliever Alex Colome to the White Sox in exchange for catcher Omar Narvaez. — Colome, 29, is arbitration-eligible and projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $7.3MM in his second trip through the process.
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Associated Press:
One unidentified MLB player tests positive for banned stimulant — NEW YORK — One unidentified major league player tested positive for a banned stimulant in the year ending with the World Series. — Under the joint drug agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association …
Matt Layman / Arizona Sports:
Diamondbacks do not tender contracts to Chris Owings, Shelby Miller — The Arizona Diamondbacks will not tender a contract offer to longtime infielder/outfielder Chris Owings, reports 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station's John Gambadoro. — Friday marked the deadline for teams to decide whether …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals sign reliever Shreve to one-year deal — The Cardinals tendered contracts to three arbitration-eligible players in left fielder Marcell Ozuna, righthanded starter Michael Wacha and righthanded reliever Dominic Leone on Friday and reached agreement on a one-year deal with a fourth eligible player …
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TMZ.com:
KC Chiefs Running Back Kareem Hunt Brutalizes and Kicks Woman in Hotel Video — 1:33 PM PT — Hunt has reportedly been sent home from the Chiefs' practice facility, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. — He reports Hunt will likely be placed on the commissioner's exempt list …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Yan Gomes — 7:09pm: The deal is official. — 6:47pm: Righty Jefry Rodriguez and a PTBNL are also in the deal, Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer tweets. The hard-throwing 25-year-old reached the majors last year, bringing control problems with him.
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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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Avoid Arbitration With Hernan Perez — The Brewers have settled on a 2019 salary with infielder Hernan Perez, per Jon Heyman of Fancred (via Twitter). He'll earn $2.5MM, just a bit under the $2.7MM that MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz had projected.
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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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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Report: Cleveland Indians, L.A. Dodgers in talks for two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber
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