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What Will It Take to Sign Juan Soto? At Least $600 Million. — LOS ANGELES — The floor for Juan Soto is $600 million. — The bidding for the free-agent MLB outfielder has surpassed that amount, according to two people briefed on the negotiations who were not authorized to speak publicly.
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MLB.com:
Soto favorites have emerged, and rumors are flying. Let's discuss — Mets? Yankees? Red Sox? Blue Jays? Mystery team? — While many free agents have yet to come off the board, nearly all of the attention is on 26-year-old outfielder Juan Soto, who by this time next week might have signed a new contract.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Source: Superstar Juan Soto nearing decision on free agency — LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto's much-hyped free agency is nearing its final stages, with a source familiar with the process opening the possibility that the star outfielder could pick his destination by the end of this week — before the start of the annual winter meetings.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
MLB teams interested in Clay Holmes as a starter — including the Mets — Add one more potential starting pitching arm to the free-agent market. — A few teams are inquiring about Clay Holmes transitioning from the bullpen to the rotation, including the Mets, a source told The Post.
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Jon Conahan / Sports Illustrated:
New York Yankees Considered Threats To Poach Philadelphia Phillies Star Relievers
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New York Times:
Farhan Zaidi talking to Dodgers about front office role: Sources — The Los Angeles Dodgers are talking to their former general manager and ex-San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi about returning to the organization, league sources told The Athletic on Tuesday.
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
The trades we want to see at MLB's 2024 winter meetings — Open Extended Reactions — Baseball's winter meetings start on Monday, and while there's plenty of buzz surrounding this year's free-agent class, led by Juan Soto, the trade market could prove to be just as exciting.
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Jayson Stark / New York Times:
The Golden At-Bat rule could give MLB a new shine. But is it worth it? — When the commissioner of baseball speaks, we listen. — So we were listening a few weeks ago when Rob Manfred stopped by the podcast of Puck's John Ourand and dropped this giant breadcrumb about a rule change …
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Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
What I'm hearing in MLB free agency about potential Juan Soto dominoes and more — Call them the Soto Dominoes, the free agents that will fall once free-agent outfielder Juan Soto picks his next team. The impact of the Soto signing will be profound and far-reaching not only for the bidding clubs …
Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
KBO's Kiwoom Heroes Post Hyeseong Kim — 10:41pm: The Heroes announced that the posting window will open at 8:00 am Eastern on Thursday. MLB is evidently waiting until tomorrow to formally notify teams about his availability. Kim will have until 5:00 pm Eastern on January 3 to sign (X link via Yoo).
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds have ‘flexibility’ heading into Winter Meetings — This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. — CINCINNATI — Once free agent Nick Martinez became the Reds' highest paid player …
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Associated Press:
Bad Bunny — Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and Taylor Swift is once again the platform's most-streamed artist — 'Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped. And it should come as no surprise that in 2024, for a second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named its most-played artist, ranking in more than 26.6 billion streams.
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Jim Bowden / New York Times:
7 big trades I'd like to see happen at MLB's Winter Meetings — MLB's Winter Meetings begin Monday, and this offseason the anticipation is a bit higher than the past few years. Many in the industry believe the top free agents, who have been garnering offers for weeks, are close to making decisions.
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