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MLB Rumors – Miami Marlins, Colorado Rockies Moving Things in Free Agency
The remaining free agents in baseball are getting a rarer and rarer breed, with the Miami Marlins signing Wei-Yin Chen to their pitching staff and the Colorado Rockies adding Gerardo Parra to their outfield. Both players finished last season with the Baltimore Orioles, who didn’t really make an effort to re-sign them.
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MLB Rumors – New York Yankees Setting Up Their Bullpen Order
As expected, adding Aroldis Chapman to the bullpen will make him the closer for the New York Yankees, their third in three years, demoting Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller to do the setup work.
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MLB Rumors – Chicago White Sox & San Diego Padres Interested in Signing Wilmer Flores
The New York Mets almost traded Wilmer Flores last season and made him cry. Not sure about tears this time, but with their shortstop overload it won’t be surprising to see the interest from the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres turn into a trade as well.
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MLB Rumors: St. Louis Cardinals & Washington Nationals Interested in Signing Wei-Yin Chen
One player that seems to currently be pricing himself out of anyone’s reach is Wei-Yin Chen, whose demands are keeping the Baltimore Orioles from trying to re-sign him despite his form last season, while the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals, two teams with a bigger spending power, might be the only ones actually interested and capable of signing him under the current conditions.
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MLB Rumors – Miami Marlins Unsure About Keeping or Trading Marcell Ozuna
The Miami Marlins have a very talented outfielder in Marcell Ozuna, who has been receiving trade offers all offseason and still coming their way. Right now, they’re not quite sure how to move forward, with different people pulling in different directions regarding the 25-year old.
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MLB Rumors – Washington Nationals Sticking With Jonathan Papelbon, For Now
The Washington Nationals trading Drew Storen to the Toronto Blue Jays should be a message suggesting they’re not trading Jonathan Papelbon and have full confidence in him as their closer. But things can change quickly in baseball, and nothing is ever certain.
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MLB Rumors – St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Indians & Chicago White Sox Interested in Signing Carlos Gonzalez
With movement finally happening again in the free agency market, there seems to be plenty of talk surrounding Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies, eager to move him in order to get some pitching talent instead, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox likely landing spots.
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MLB Rumors – Miami Marlins & Texas Rangers Interested in Making a Chi Chi Gonzalez Trade Happen
While this offseason we’ve mostly been hearing about Miami Marlins players teams want to make a trade for, the team itself is also in the business of acquiring from others, believe it or not. One name that’s recently come up is Chi Chi Gonzalez of the Texas Rangers.
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MLB Rumors – Chicago Cubs Hoping to Keep, Arizona Diamondbacks & San Diego Padres to Sign Fernando Rodney
There’s still a market out there for relief pitcher Fernando Rodney, who is likely going to end up playing once again for the Chicago Cubs, while the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks are also in contention.
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MLB Rumors – Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers Closest to Justin Upton Signing
With things beginning to move in the market, it might not be long before Justin Upton is signed by someone, with the Texas Rangers and possibly the Baltimore Orioles closer than anyone else to completing the deal.