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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB study identifies factors for rise in pitching injuries — Major League Baseball released a 62-page, yearlong study on pitching injuries Tuesday, identifying contributing factors to an increase in arm ailments — including players chasing higher velocity and better “stuff” …
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Baseball America, Associated Press, Boston Herald, Athletics Nation, Camden Chat and baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Passan: 5 biggest takeaways from MLB's pitching study — In Major League Baseball's much-anticipated pitching injury report, the league spends most of the 62 pages breaking little new ground. This is by design. To address the game's rash of arm injuries with a sense of urgency …
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Baseball America, New York Times and Lookout Landing
ESPN:
MLB managers survey: Skippers on rules, playoffs, each other — Each year at MLB's winter meetings, the spotlight is on the players, the agents and the general managers. Trade buzz and free agent signings — we're talking about you, Juan Soto, and all you starting pitchers — dominate the headlines.
New York Times:
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado nixes trade to Astros, for now — Despite the St. Louis Cardinals' intentions to trade him, Nolan Arenado is not close to making a decision about his future. — The Athletic first reported Saturday that the Houston Astros had emerged as legitimate suitors for Arenado.
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MLB.com, New York Post, NESN.com, Lone Star Ball, Sportsnet.ca, Bleacher Nation and MLB Trade Rumors
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New York Times:
Astros at a crossroads? Plus, the Yankees add a closer — The Kyle Tucker trade is a sign the Cubs are serious. It also makes the AL West a more interesting division, as does the trade of Jeffrey Springs to the A's. And we finally know Devin Williams' landing place: He's a Yankee now.
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Associated Press, Forbes, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Seattle Sports and NBC Sports Bay Area …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Cubs trade Cody Bellinger, cash to Yankees for Cody Poteet — The New York Yankees acquired outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, continuing to stock up on high-end talent in the wake of outfielder Juan Soto's free agent defection to the New York Mets.
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Associated Press:
Florida county votes to OK financing for new $1.3B Rays ballpark — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After a nearly two-month delay, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday in favor of its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, part of a plan to keep the team in St. Petersburg for another 30 years.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Burnes favorite? Pair of 3B with fates intertwined? Your questions, answered — A flurry of trades and free agent signings gave fans plenty to talk about during Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings last week, but that doesn't mean the dealing is done.
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Over the Monster, NESN.com, Bleacher Nation, MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sign RHP Ryan Miller, who made debut at Comerica Park, to MiLB deal — The Detroit Tigers have signed right-handed reliever Ryan Miller to a minor league contract. — Miller, who struck out Tigers catcher Jake Rogers for the first strikeout of his career in his MLB debut at Comerica Park …
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MLB Trade Rumors and Last Word On Baseball
New York Times:
Nuggets searching for offensive help via trade, eyeing Bulls' Zach LaVine: Sources — As of Tuesday night, Nikola Jokić is on pace to become just the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. It would go down as one of the best individual seasons in NBA history …
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Last Word On Basketball, Bleacher Nation, HoopsHype and Hoops Rumors
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves, Jordan Weems Agree To Minor League Deal — The Braves have agreed to a minor league deal with free agent righty Jordan Weems, per MLBTR's Tim Dierkes. He'll be in major league camp as a non-roster invitee in spring training. Weems is represented by O'Connell Sports Management.
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