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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes may force Juan Soto to wait for trade — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One tipoff that Juan Soto will likely be traded is the Padres have yet to make the multiyear offer they originally suggested they would make. — If pressed, Padres people will only admit it's better …
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
At Winter Meetings, Padres wait for movement, right offer for Juan Soto — A.J. Preller continues to maintain possibility of keeping star outfielder, but the Padres have much to do and not that much money with which to do it — The Padres have a lot of work to do.
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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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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Shohei Ohtani, Blue Jays believed to have met Monday at team's Florida complex — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the clearest sign yet of the Blue Jays' interest in Shohei Ohtani, club officials are believed to have met Monday with the Japanese superstar at the team's spring-training complex in Dunedin, Fla.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dodgers admit meeting with free agent Shohei Ohtani while Cubs look out of contention — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Los Angeles Dodgers are cautiously optimistic they will sign free agent Shohei Ohtani, but the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants still remain firmly in the running for baseball's biggest star.
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Mets could target Blake Snell as a Yoshinobu Yamamoto fallback plan — While rival teams were suggesting they viewed the Mets as a big player for Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, many believe that is far from a certainty with every big-spending team in the mix.
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Mariners' momentum continues to fade after trade of Jarred Kelenic — Some thoughts on the Mariners' end of their trade Sunday night with the Braves, in which Seattle traded outfielder Jarred Kelenic, left-hander Marco Gonzales and first baseman Evan White for right-hander Jackson Kowar and minor-league righty Cole Phillips:
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Hall of Fame to honor Negro League's East-West All-Star Game — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The traditional format of the Negro Leagues' East-West All-Star Game will be revived in the spring when the National Baseball Hall of Fame hosts a tribute to the one-time fixture with a legends exhibition in Cooperstown, New York.
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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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The Athletic:
Zach Wilson reluctant to step back into starting role as Jets mull QB change: Sources — The New York Jets are prepared to make another switch at quarterback — but their top choice is reluctant to take on the job. The team is leaning toward turning back to Zach Wilson to start but he is hesitant …
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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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Hoops Rumors, Crossing Broad, New York Post and Los Angeles Times
Bob Klapisch / New Jersey Online:
Yankees have a secret weapon to put Yoshinobu Yamamoto in pinstripes — NASHVILLE - I ran into an American League executive on Monday. Like all conversations at the Winter Meetings, the exchange quickly turned into a bargaining session. Here you trade in news updates. — “What are you hearing?” he began.
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ClutchPoints, IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR!, Dodger Blue and CBSSports.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals exploring trade offers for Tyler O'Neill, other outfielders, says John Mozeliak — NASHVILLE — In what could be considered an annual rite of Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings, the Cardinals are exploring trades that could reduce the number of outfielders on the roster.
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ClutchPoints, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Trade Rumors, The Good Phight and Viva El Birdos
