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5:15 PM ET, January 2, 2020

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Twins bolster rotation with veterans Rich Hill, Homer Bailey  —  MLB, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals  —  The Minnesota Twins added two veteran arms to their starting rotation, signing free agents Rich Hill and Homer Bailey to one-year deals, the team announced Tuesday.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Sign Rich Hill, Homer Bailey  —  The Twins have pulled off a fascinating New Year's Eve double-strike.  The club announced that hurlers Rich Hill and Homer Bailey have each agreed to contracts, as Dan Hayes of The Athletic first reported (Twitter link).
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Josh Donaldson  —  The Braves could lose third baseman Josh Donaldson in free agency, but they're not going down without a fight.  They've made the longtime star a four-year offer, David O'Brien of The Athletic tweets.  They join the Twins and Nationals as teams known to have made recent four-year proposals for Donaldson.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Morosi: 50/50 Chance Of Nolan Arenado Trade  —  With the market showing a big appetite for star third basemen, the Rockies now appear to be increasingly likely to strike a trade involving Nolan Arenado.  MLB.com's Jon Morosi reports on Twitter that there's now “roughly a 50/50 chance” …
Hannah Keyser / Yahoo Sports:
Sources: MLB suspends Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán 81 games under domestic violence policy  —  New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 season as part of an 81-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Don Larsen, who pitched only perfect game in World Series history, dies at 90  —  By his own admission, Don Larsen was a most imperfect fellow and therefore about the unlikeliest man to ever pitch the only perfect game in World Series history.  But pitch it he did, on October 8, 1956 …
Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
Ranking Every MLB Team's Draft Performance In The 2010s  —  The 2010s saw waves of young stars arrive at a nearly unprecedented rate in Major League Baseball, and talent-rich drafts were a big part of that.  —  The 2010 and 2011 drafts are widely considered two of the best drafts in recent memory.
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
Ranking The Best Draft Classes Of The 2010s
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Designate Tayron Guerrero  —  The White Sox have designated right-hander Tayron Guerrero for assignment, the team announced.  The moves makes room for outfielder Luis Robert, whom the White Sox signed to a long-term contract Thursday.  —  This ends a very short run with the White Sox …
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White Sox finalize $55.5 million, 3-year deal with Keuchel
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Corey Kluber gives Texas Rangers a solid rotation, but I Don't Know is still at third  —  Two months into the baseball offseason, the Texas Rangers have taken one big loss (Anthony Rendon chose the Los Angeles Angels) but rebounded with one big win (trading for two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber).
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Baseball Prospectus:
Long Relief: How Will This Baseball Decade End?  (Part One)  —  The first pitch of the first game of the 2010 Major League Baseball season was thrown by Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox.  It was hit by Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees.  Shortstop Marco Scutaro scooped it up and threw …
Sahadev Sharma / The Athletic:
10 Cubs predictions for 2020: Kris Bryant's future, Yu Darvish's success and more  —  The Cubs' last decade got off to an inauspicious start.  The 2010 season was the first of five straight losing seasons in which the Cubs averaged 94 losses a year.  But then, the promise …
Jim Bowden / The Athletic:
Month-by-month bold predictions for 2020  —  Happy New Year, everyone!  On Day 1 of the 2020 calendar year, just for kicks, it's time for my bold predictions for the baseball industry, which I have broken down on a monthly basis.  Feel free to add your own predictions in the comments section.
 
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