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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 …
ESPN:
Reports: Lefty Sean Manaea joins Mets' revamped rotation  —  Sean Manaea became the latest pitcher to join the revamped rotation of the New York Mets, agreeing to a two-year, $28 million contract, according to multiple reports.  —  A 31-year-old left-hander, Manaea gets $14.5 million this year and $13.5 million in 2025.
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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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
5 free agents whose markets could heat up soon  —  More than 100 players are still unsigned this offseason, yet the headlines have been dominated by the same half-dozen players since the season ended.  —  But what about the rest of the free agents?  Why hasn't there been much buzz about them to this point?
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers reach 1-year, $23.5M deal  —  Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed on a one-year, $23.5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday, adding another All-Star bat to the lineup of a team that's already the World Series favorite.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Sign Teoscar Hernandez  —  The Dodgers have continued their free agent spending spree, agreeing to one-year, $23.5MM deal with outfielder Teoscar Hernandez.  Only $15MM of that salary will be paid to Hernandez this year, as the rest is deferred and will be paid out in installments from 2030-39.
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners' roster looks mostly complete after recent moves  —  In offseasons past, where the climate surrounding the organization was more than withering skepticism, the trio of moves made by the Mariners over the last two weeks, including two trades Friday, might've been met with optimism.
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Trade Robbie Ray To Giants For Mitch Haniger, Anthony DeSclafani
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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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the trade market for Dylan Cease
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.
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.
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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