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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 …
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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 …
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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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners, Mets Close To Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz Blockbuster — 11:30pm: McNeil will not be included in the trade if it is ultimately completed, per Sherman. Instead, he tweets that the Mets will send Kelenic, Dunn, Bruce, Swarzak and another reliever to the Mariners.
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Lookout Landing, NBCSports.com, New York Post, Sports Illustrated, Elite Sports NY and Al's Ramblings
Matt Ehalt / USA Today:
Robinson Cano to the Mets? A closer look at pros, cons of possible trade with Mariners — Robinson Cano began his career in New York, and it's possible new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen could acquire the slugger and allow him to finish his career there.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
The good, the bad and the ugly of this potential Robinson Cano to Mets deal — The Mets appear to be nearing a deal that would bring Robinson Cano and closer Edwin Diaz to Flushing. It may seem like a solid move on paper, but there are some red flags. Let's take a look: — PROS
ESPN:
Reports: Mets closing in on deal for Mariners' Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz — The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners are closing in on a trade that would send All-Star closer Edwin Diaz and former All-Star Robinson Cano to New York, with the Mariners getting top prospects from the Mets, according to multiple reports.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Edwin Diaz, Robinson Cano to the Mets gaining momentum? …
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
How a Robinson Cano New York encore could (and couldn't) work
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Amazin' Avenue
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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NBCSports.com and MLB Daily Dish
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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Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
Patrick Corbin meeting with Yankees “went very well” according to a source — Patrick Corbin's tour of the Northeast Amtrak Corridor took him to the Bronx on Thursday, where he was given the royal treatment at Yankee Stadium - his head photoshopped into a Yankees hat and pinstriped jersey …
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Elite Sports NY
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Patrick Corbin coming to New York to hear Yankees' pitch
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Pinstripe Alley, Washington Post and Elite Sports NY
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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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Are Cincinnati Reds pursuing Noah Syndergaard trade? Depends who you ask
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Red Reporter, CBSSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
Ehire Adrianza agrees to 1-year, $1.3M contract with Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — Infielder Ehire Adrianza and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $1.3 million, one-year contract, a raise of $300,000. — The deal was announced Thursday, a day before the deadline for teams to offer 2019 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' mighty mite Ramon Urias smacks three homers in Mexican League game — Infielder Ramon Urias, just added to the Cardinals' 40-man winter roster after playing at Springfield and Memphis this past season, walloped three homers and drove in seven runs in a Mexican Pacific League game on Wednesday.
Wells Dusenbury / Baltimore Sun:
Plans to rename Miami street in memory of former Marlins star Jose Fernandez ‘indefinitely on hold’ — Plans to rename a street after former Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez are “indefinitely on hold.” The Cuban star died in a boating accident on Sept. 25, 2016.
