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Bruce Levine / audacy.com:
Cody Bellinger's trade market is beginning to heat up  —  (670 The Score) The Winter Meetings should have a dramatic impact on the Cubs' hope to improve their club for 2025 and beyond, and one of the main storylines for them as executives come together next week is first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger's future.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
MLB winter meetings: Free agency intel from Olney and Passan  —  MLB's winter meetings begin Monday in Dallas, signaling when baseball's offseason activity is likely to take off after a relatively slow first month.  —  All eyes will be on the free agency of superstar outfielder Juan Soto …
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ESPN:
Juan Soto free agency: Predicting teams, contract date  —  With the MLB winter meetings just around the corner, Juan Soto's free agent decision has the attention of the entire sport.  —  After helping the New York Yankees reach the World Series, Soto is expected to receive one of the richest contracts …
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros have offer in to Bregman, but there's a contingency plan in place  —  HOUSTON - The Astros haven't ruled out a reunion with free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman as the Winter Meetings approach, but their ability to re-sign him hinges on what other offers he's received on the market.
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New York Times:
Cubs adding Jose Javier from Yankees as Craig Counsell reshapes coaching staff: Sources  —  The Chicago Cubs are putting Jose Javier on their major-league staff as the new first-base coach, league sources told The Athletic, continuing the adjustments ahead of Craig Counsell's second year as manager.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Athletics, Luis Severino reach 3-year, $67M deal  —  Right-hander Luis Severino and the Athletics are in agreement on a three-year, $67 million free agent contract that is the largest guarantee in the franchise's history, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
The Mets are getting calls about Brett Baty.  Are they ready to make a move?  —  Teams are asking about Brett Baty this winter.  That's not to say the Mets are in a hurry to trade the third baseman, but the outside interest is understandable given Baty's potential upside and what the team's roster could become by spring training.
Matt Gelb / New York Times:
Where the Phillies stand heading into the Winter Meetings  —  As baseball gathers next week in Dallas for the annual Winter Meetings, little has changed for the Phillies.  They remain in search of an outfielder and a right-handed reliever.  They have shopped numerous players on their current roster in an effort to shake up things.
Joe Trezza / MLB.com:
Competitive Balance rounds set for 2025 Draft  —  The top of the 2025 Draft won't be set until Tuesday's MLB Draft Lottery presented by Nike.  But the overall Draft order is beginning to take shape, now that the Competitive Balance rounds are set.  —  Since 2017, Major League Baseball …
 
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MLB Notebook: As Craig Breslow prepares for winter meetings, lots on his plate
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers re-sign Wilmer Flores, Eddys Leonard to minor league contracts
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