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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Rays agree to trade Tyler Glasnow to Dodgers, sources say — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a trade to send frontline starter Tyler Glasnow to the Dodgers, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN on Thursday. The deal is contingent on Glasnow signing …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about Dylan Cease and the starting pitcher market — For all the talk of trades involving starting pitchers, six weeks in the offseason passed before a big name actually moved, assuming the Tyler Glasnow deal becomes official on Friday. — As often is the case, free agents come first.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Max Scherzer Undergoes Back Surgery — The Rangers announced Friday that right-hander Max Scherzer underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. General manager Chris Young tells reporters that the team and Scherzer tried “multiple conservative treatments in pain management” …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays-Dodgers trade agreed upon, contingent on Glasnow extension with LA — Tampa Bay will also send Manuel Margot and $4 million west to get back pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfielder Jonny DeLuca. — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays and Dodgers are in agreement on the trade to swap Tyler Glasnow …
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The Athletic:
Shohei Ohtani's first pitch: Helping Dodgers woo Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Sources — Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. How's that for a sales team to make their pitch to coveted Japanese free agent Yoshinobu Yamamoto? — All three stars were present Tuesday for the Dodgers' presentation …
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Logan Reardon / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
Explaining Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers contract, breaking down deferred money in MLB
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB to give top prospects four-day spring showcase in 2024 — Major League Baseball will showcase the sport's best young players during a series of spring training games it's calling “Spring Breakout,” the league announced Wednesday. — The event, scheduled to take place March 14-17 …
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Sam Dykstra / MLB.com:
Spring Breakout! 30-team prospect showcase to debut in March
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
What's the holdup on Red Sox adding starting pitching? In large part, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. — It is a time of impatience. Six weeks into the offseason, nearly every conversation about the Red Sox comes with an unavoidable and exasperated inquiry: When will they add a starting pitcher?
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Miguel Cabrera, retired from Detroit Tigers, plans to play one final season in Venezuela — Former Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera, now a special assistant in the front office, retired from his playing career in Major League Baseball at the end of the 2023 season.
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Associated Press:
Ohtani can opt out of Dodgers deal if either of two executives lose their roles, an AP source says — Shohei Ohtani can opt out of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers if either of two key executives is no longer in place, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Mets, Yankees eying Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga as fallback option — The Yankees are considering Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga if they don't land Yoshinobu Yamamoto, joining the Mets with interest. The Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs are among others looking at Imanaga, who'll wait out the Yamamoto decision. ...
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Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
Shohei Ohtani turned down Giants' $700M offer. Buster Posey reflects on team's ‘free-agent slump’ — Buster Posey is learning how to draw parallels. — He is still figuring out his transition from the San Francisco Giants' franchise catcher to member of its ownership group.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers keep Freddy Pacheco on minors deal as reliever continues Tommy John rehab — The Detroit Tigers always planned to retain Freddy Pacheco. — Pacheco, a right-handed reliever with remarkable upside, has re-signed with the Tigers on a minor-league contract.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Giants, OF Jung Hoo Lee agree on 6-year, $113M deal — Center fielder Jung Hoo Lee and the San Francisco Giants agreed Tuesday on a six-year, $113 million contract, sources told ESPN, the biggest outlay for an Asian-born hitter coming to Major League Baseball and a vital signing …
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Sign Jung Hoo Lee To Six-Year Deal
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