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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Billy Hamilton could fit Rockies, Dodgers or Rays, writes MLB.com's Petriello  —  The Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are favorite fits for center fielder Billy Hamilton - who became a free agent after the Cincinnati Reds did not offer him a contract …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Billy Hamilton, Jonathan Schoop among non-tenders looking for work  —  Friday was non-tender day across the majors.  Teams have to offer players on their 40-man rosters a contract for the 2019 season, with those not offered one becoming free agents.  As always, the list of non-tenders is interesting …
Associated Press:
Outfielder Billy Hamilton non-tendered by Reds, becomes free agent  —  CINCINNATI — Speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton became a free agent when the Cincinnati Reds failed to offer a 2019 contract by Friday's deadline.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Hamilton, 28, hit .236 with four homers and 29 RBIs …
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.
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.
Discussion: Red Reporter
USA Today:
Reds OF Billy Hamilton, Brewers 2B Jonathan Schoop headline non-tendered players  —  Add speedster Billy Hamilton and former All-Star Jonathan Schoop to the free agent pool.  —  Friday was the non-tender deadline for teams to offer players on their 40-man rosters a contract for the 2019 season.
R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
MLB non-tender deadline: Billy Hamilton, Wilmer Flores among those joining the free-agent pool
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:   Brewers don't offer 2B Jonathan Schoop contract after trade falls flat
Associated Press:
Right-handed reliever Tyler Thornburg agrees to 1-year deal  —  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Tyler Thornburg on a one-year deal worth $1.75 million on Friday.  —  Thornburg, who earned $2.05 million this past season, can also earn $400,000 …
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Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com:
Red Sox approaching organizational crossroads post-World Series championship
Discussion: Over the Monster
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Red Sox doing right thing by not dealing prospects for Edwin Diaz
Discussion: NBCSports.com and Over the Monster
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Yan Gomes  —  The Nationals have officially swung a deal with the Indians to bring in catcher Yan Gomes.  Outfielder Daniel Johnson, righty Jefry Rodriguez, and a player to be named later will go to Cleveland in the swap.  —  With this swap in the books …
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Tom Withers / Star Tribune:
Indians trade All-Star Gomes to Nationals for prospects
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
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 …
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 …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals sign reliever Beck to minor-league deal
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 …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:   D-Backs Non-Tender Boxberger, Miller, Owings
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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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs tender contract to Addison Russell amid 40-game domestic violence ban
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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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Brian Cashman doing everything to get a Sonny Gray trade done
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
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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Associated Press:
Pirates avoid arbitration, reach deal with reliever Michael Feliz  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pirates avoided arbitration with reliever Michael Feliz, reaching an agreement on Friday on an $850,000, one-year contract.  —  Feliz went 1-2 with a 5.33 ERA in 47 appearances for the Pirates in 2018 …
KOIN-TV:
Forbes analyst at KOIN talks Portland MLB  —  Forbes baseball writer Maury Brown talked about the proposed stadium  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Maury Brown, the national baseball writer for Forbes, stopped by the KOIN 6 News studio to talk about the proposed Major League Baseball stadium in Portland.
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 …
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
Buster Olney / ESPN:   Mets on verge of potentially reckless deal. Here's a better Plan B
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves tender contracts to all arb-eligible players, bring back Venters  —  The Braves tendered contracts Friday to all their eligible players, with some choices clearer than others.  —  Starters Mike Foltynewicz and Kevin Gausman, along with utility extraordinaire Charlie Culberson.
 
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