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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
2021-22 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions — MLB Trade Rumors is proud to present our 16th annual Top 50 Free Agents list! For the entire list of free agents, plus the ability to filter by signing status, position, signing team, and qualifying offer status, check out our mobile-friendly free agent tracker here.
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Kiley McDaniel's 2021-22 MLB free agent rankings — Before we get into the full 2021-22 free-agent rankings of this MLB offseason, here is some important context for next year's projections: — I'm ranking players by the guaranteed money I think they'll get offered and, in all but a few cases, what I think they'll sign for.
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Rob Bradford / Audacy:
Red Sox were in attendance at Justin Verlander's showcase — Live BP: Remembering Jerry Remy — Justin Verlander, a Red Sox. It's an intriguing idea. — While such a scenario might seem a long shot, the Sox have at least put themselves in a position to enter the conversation for the free-agent pitcher.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets expected to talk Kris Bryant with Scott Boras at GM meetings — CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Mets' need for a right-handed bat, third-base upgrade and versatility all point to Kris Bryant as a strong fit for a lineup that underperformed in 2021. — Bryant, 29, is among the players the Mets …
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
METRO SPORTS BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY OPINION CORONAVIRUS SPOTLIGHT RHODE ISLAND POLITICS EDUCATION LIFESTYLE ARTS GLOBE MAGAZINE CARS REAL ESTATE EVENTS — CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Red Sox were among the many teams that gathered in Florida to watch Justin Verlander — who is recovering from Tommy John surgery — pitch in front of scouts.
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Ben Clemens / FanGraphs Baseball:
2022 Top 50 Free Agents — Welcome to perhaps the most uncertain edition of FanGraphs' annual top-50 free-agent rankings. In past years, luminaries like Dave Cameron, Kiley McDaniel, and Craig Edwards have helmed this exercise. This year, I've enlisted a little help from my friends to fill their shoes.
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Ranking the top 40 MLB free agents and predicting where they'll sign
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Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Ben Simmons trade talk, where things stand with the Sixers, plus more NBA notes: Shams Charania's Inside Pass — The NBA season is three weeks old and there have already been several significant developments we have kept close tabs on in the Inside Pass. — On the court, brilliant …
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Pedro Feliciano, workhorse Mets reliever, dies at 45 — Pedro Feliciano, a lefthanded bullpen stalwart for the 2000s Mets, died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday night or Monday morning, a Mets official confirmed. He was 45. — The cause of death was not immediately known. He was at his home in Puerto Rico.
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Associated Press:
Record five St. Louis Cardinals capture Gold Glove awards as full list of winners announced — ST. LOUIS — A record five St. Louis players won National League Gold Gloves, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, center fielder Harrison Bader …
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Manny Randhawa / MLB.com:
Your 2021 Gold Glove Award winners are ...
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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams — ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — ATLANTA BRAVES — BALTIMORE ORIOLES — BOSTON RED SOX — CHICAGO CUBS — CHICAGO WHITE SOX — CINCINNATI REDS — CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — COLORADO ROCKIES — DETROIT TIGERS — HOUSTON ASTROS
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John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's GM David Forst maps out blueprint to hire manager to replace Bob Melvin — CARLSBAD, San Diego County — The A's aren't in a rush to hire a successor to Bob Melvin, who left Oakland two weeks ago to become the Padres' manager. — On the first day of the general meetings in Carlsbad …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
How big will Rangers go this offseason — Trevor Story, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager? ; Reds' Wade Miley mess; more notes — Let's start with the obligatory disclaimer: Money matters most to players in free agency. More than geography. More than relationships. More than whether a team is a contender, or any other factor.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Here are 17 bold free agency predictions
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Will the Brewers trade Josh Hader this winter?; why the Dodgers signed Andrew Heaney; more notes — At the time, the sequence of events attracted little attention beyond the fact that, well, it helped end the Brewers' season. But when the Brewers inserted Josh Hader into Game 4 of the Division Series, they did not double-switch.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Nick Castellanos rejects qualifying offer from Cincinnati Reds. Here's what comes next. — Nick Castellanos was one of the 14 players who was issued a one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer, a formality for the top free agents. — Castellanos will reject the qualifying offer …
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Associated Press:
Trevor Bauer, Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon decline opt-outs; Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard get qualifying offers from New York Mets — MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
14 Players Receive Qualifying Offers — Today was the last day for teams to issue qualifying offers to eligible free agents, as teams had to make their decisions by 4pm CT. With the deadline now behind us, here are the players who were issued the one-year, $18.4MM offers... - Raisel Iglesias, Angels (link)
