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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
10 predictions for the rest of the 2024 MLB offseason | Nightengale's Notebook — Spring training is just a few weeks away and most of baseball's free agents are still unsigned. — PHOENIX — It has been nine weeks and four days since the Texas Rangers celebrated their first World Series championship in franchise history.
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Patrick Mooney / The Athletic:
Where Cody Bellinger, Shota Imanaga and the Cubs stand during slow-moving offseason
Where Cody Bellinger, Shota Imanaga and the Cubs stand during slow-moving offseason
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Mets sign Sean Manaea to two-year, $28M deal — The Mets agreed to a $28 million, two-year deal with free agent left-hander Sean Manaea early Sunday morning, The Post has learned. — The deal includes a player opt-out after the 2024 season. — The Manaea signing will further enhance …
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Nick Deeds / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets In Agreement On Two-Year Deal With Sean Manaea — The Mets and left-hander Sean Manaea are in agreement on a two-year deal worth $28MM guaranteed, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The deal comes with an opt-out following the 2024 season. — Manaea, 32 in February …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the trade market for Dylan Cease — In their search for another starting pitcher, the New York Yankees are not simply exploring the top remaining free agents, left-handers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. They also are pursuing trade possibilities …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Mets join Yankees in Dylan Cease trade sweepstakes — The Mets are among the teams that continue to check in on White Sox starter Dylan Cease, who is one of the most likely players to still be traded this offseason. — Cease is among the group of starters the Mets are considering to fill out the rotation.
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ESPN:
Trevor Bauer: Did ‘a lot of damage,’ want second shot in MLB — Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer says he would “love a second opportunity to do things better” and make a return to Major League Baseball after sexual assault allegations halted his career, leading to a long suspension and eventual release from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Korean RHP Woo Suk Go joining Padres on 2-year, $4.5M deal — The San Diego Padres have signed Korean relief pitcher Woo Suk Go to a two-year contact, the team announced Wednesday. — The deal is worth $4.5 million, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by the New York Post.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After a fast start to offseason, Cardinals still shopping for bullpen's finishing touches — Somewhat by design and definitely due to opportunity, the Cardinals offseason has played out as if they were managing a game. — They started with starting pitchers and saw how deep that could get them.
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Dianna Russini / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the NFL coaching carousel entering Week 18 — Most of my conversations around the NFL this past week centered on coach and general manager firings that are expected to go down early Monday. We'll get to that in a minute. — Over the past 10 years …
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Sam Amick / The Athletic:
Lakers' Darvin Ham hot seat chatter is real, but there's a simple solution: Win — “Trouble in Paradise.” — When that Lakers-related text message popped up on my cell phone screen Thursday morning, with a source close to the situation confirming what our Shams Charania and Jovan Buha …
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Dallas Morning News:
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The Athletic:
Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr: Sources — After sitting for the final 18 minutes of Thursday night's loss to the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr, and the 2021 lottery pick no longer believes Kerr …
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Plenty of power left on free agent market — We tend to spend so much time during the winter talking about the top free agents on the market, but there are dozens of players still looking for jobs as we approach the end of the first week in January. — That includes some potentially impactful bats …
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