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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: 10 questions heading into MLB's winter meetings — NASHVILLE, Tenn. − Christmas trees are everywhere, wreaths are hung, carolers singing, and there are enough bright lights to illuminate a small country. — But no matter where you look at the 3.3 million square foot complex …
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The Athletic, ESPN, MLB Trade Rumors, ClutchPoints, Bleacher Nation and NBC Sports Chicago
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Shohei Ohtani could become $600 million man as free agency bidding intensifies — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is believed to already have received multiple bids well north of $500 million, and some speculate he could even wind up as baseball's first $600 million man — or come close, at least.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Phillies Nation, NBC Sports Bay Area …, Yahoo Sports, True Blue LA, Lookout Landing and ClutchPoints
Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Juan Soto, starters atop Padres' agenda as winter meetings set to begin — With many additions needed and limits to spending power, Padres seem almost certain to trade Juan Soto — and probably soon — The Padres let Nick Martinez go over what essentially was $3 million per year when compared to the deal he agreed to with the Reds.
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The Seattle Times, ClutchPoints, Gaslamp Ball, MLB Trade Rumors, Lookout Landing, Bleacher Nation, Covering the Corner and Forbes
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Andy Martino / SNY:
Sources: Momentum stalls — for now at least — on Yankees/Padres Juan Soto talks — Yanks believe Padres are asking too much for one-year rental player — POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY — MORE FROM SNY — Meier back in Devils lineup; Hamilton, Nosek out indefinitely
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Bleacher Nation, The Athletic, ClutchPoints, New York Post, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
The Athletic:
In Juan Soto trade talks, Yankees and Padres far apart but Blue Jays are suitors: Sources — As of Friday afternoon, the Yankees and Padres were far apart on a deal involving outfielder Juan Soto, according to sources briefed on the discussions. The negotiations are not taking place in a vacuum.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB winter meetings preview: Trade rumors, Ohtani news, more — Finally, after a month of relative inaction, Major League Baseball's offseason is primed to pop off. Over the next few weeks, executives and agents expect a deluge of free agent signings and big-name trades.
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Jack Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Waiting game: Why the Dodgers' winter plans hinge on Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto — About a month into free agency, a de facto waiting game is underway — for both the Dodgers, and many other clubs around Major League Baseball. — In what has been a quiet offseason around the league …
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Leyland, postseason manager extraordinaire, elected to Hall — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With his gray hair and mustache, his crusty countenance and his penchant for sneaking cigarettes during games, Jim Leyland long looked the part of the venerable, veteran skipper.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ESPN, The Seattle Times, Bucs Dugout, Dodger Blue, Washington Post, MASNsports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, New York Daily News, Associated Press, Hot Corner Harbor, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Bless You Boys, ClutchPoints, Bleacher Nation and Lone Star Ball
Sam Amick / The Athletic:
James Harden unplugged: On Sixers/Daryl Morey divorce, early LA Clippers days and more — SAN FRANCISCO — James Harden is weighing his options again. — It's late Thursday at Chase Center, some five months after he chose to issue his third trade request in the past four seasons and 20 minutes …
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Crossing Broad, Los Angeles Times and Hoops Rumors
Nick Deeds / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Jarred Kelenic, Marco Gonzales, Evan White From Mariners — The Braves have acquired outfielder Jarred Kelenic from the Mariners, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, left-hander Marco Gonzales and first baseman Evan White are also headed to Atlanta in the deal.
Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
'Everyone knows we're supposed to be good.' The Reds are embracing new expectations — Cincinnati Reds infielder Matt McLain lives in the Phoenix area in the offseason, but he didn't make the drive downtown during October to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions: Nov. 7-28, 2023 — A recounting of minor league transactions, conveyed by MLB, for the period Nov. 7-28, 2023. — Arizona Diamondbacks — Signed: RHP Humberto Castellanos, RHP Ricky Karcher, RHP Francisco Morales — Signed for 2024: RHP Fabian Perez
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MLB Trade Rumors and Redleg Nation
Andrew Mearns / Pinstripe Alley:
Yankees claim Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez — The 2022 Cleveland cult hero is heading to New York. — The Yankees have acquired an outfielder from another organization. No, it isn't the possible Juan Soto trade that everyone is dreaming about. Instead, it's righty hitter Oscar Gonzalez of the Cleveland Guardians.
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Associated Press, Plain Dealer, Bleeding Yankee Blue, New York Post, New York Daily News, MLB.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
The Athletic:
The secrecy of Shohei Ohtani's free agency starts with the man and agency behind him — The instructions were clear. The repercussions were not. But no baseball executives involved in Nez Balelo's highly structured process wanted to risk finding out the price of disobedience.
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Jeff Wilson's Texas …, NBC Sports Bay Area … and Wall Street Journal
