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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
David Price in play as Blue Jays weigh options to upgrade pitching (while Red Sox look to move salary) — The three months David Price spent with the Blue Jays in 2015 were among the most enjoyable of his career. The Jays are in a different place now, with a different front office.
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Source: Travis Shaw, Blue Jays have 1-year, $4M deal — Travis Shaw and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract, a source confirmed to ESPN. — The source said the deal includes $675,000 in performance bonuses. — The deal ends up creating a swap …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mutual Interest Between Blue Jays, Edwin Encarnacion
Mutual Interest Between Blue Jays, Edwin Encarnacion
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ESPN:
Sources: White Sox get Keuchel at 3 years, $55.5 million — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a three-year, $55.5 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. — The agreement includes a vesting fourth-year option worth $18.5 million, sources said.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Are the White Sox MLB contenders with their reinforced rotation? — We all know the recent history of the Chicago White Sox is uglier than those collared uniforms they wore in the late 1970s: Seven consecutive losing MLB seasons, one of four teams in the 2010s not to make a postseason appearance …
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labor deal — NEW YORK (AP) — Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. — Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing …
John Boell / Newsday:
Mets hire Ricky Meinhold as minor-league pitching coordinator — The Mets are looking for ways to improve as an organization, even in the offseason. — “[Mets general manager] Brodie [Van Wagenen] has challenged us every day to be more creative and innovative,” said Mets executive director, player development Jared Banner.
Maury Brown / Forbes:
MLB Sees Record $10.7 Billion In Revenues For 2019 — The business of Major League Baseball continued to be strong in 2019 with record revenues for the ... [+] 17th straight years. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) — Getty Images — Revenues for Major League Baseball continue …
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers To Sign Jonathan Schoop — The Detroit Tigers are “in agreement” with free agent second baseman Jonathan Schoop, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. It's a one-year deal worth $6.1MM plus performance bonuses for Schoop, a client of VC Sports Group. Rosenthal notes that the Tigers plan …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
“I gave it everything I had” — Ian Kinsler retires, moving to a front-office role with the Padres — In the end, only a herniated cervical disk could drive Ian Kinsler from the game he played with rare intensity and singular dedication for 14 major-league seasons.
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
It's hard to take Yoenis Cespedes' comeback seriously — The question marks surrounding Yoenis Cespedes' potential return to a Major League dugout will take at least a few months to be answered. But the oft-injured slugger made one thing clear: he's motivated to gain back some trust.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Sign Ryan Tepera — The Cubs have struck a deal with reliever Ryan Tepera, as first reported by Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). It comes with a 40-man roster spot, though Tepera will play on a split arrangement. He'll earn at a $900K rate in the majors and $300K in the minors.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Sign Tyler Clippard — 11:20am: Clippard will be guaranteed $2.75MM, ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets. — 11:13am: The Twins announced Friday that they've signed veteran reliever Tyler Clippard to a one-year contract. Minnesota also made its previously reported one-year deal (plus a club option) with Sergio Romo official.
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