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MLB Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates Favorites to Sign Derek Holland
While still waiting for the market to develop, lefty Derek Holland hasn’t made it a secret that if he would have it his way, he’ll be playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates next season.
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MLB Rumors: Mets & Yankees Interested in Boone Logan
The New York Yankees and New York Mets are after the same pitcher to fill the spot of a lefty relief pitcher: Boone Logan, who has a pretty successful history in the Big Apple.
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MLB Rumors: Astros, Braves & Nationals Interested in Trade With Yankees & Brian McCann
Whether the New York Yankees acknowledge it or not, the trade rumors regarding Brian McCann aren’t going away. The obvious destination is Atlanta and the Braves, but the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals are more than willing to be a part of this trade discussion.
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MLB Rumors: Phillies, Angels, Royals Trade Options for Dodgers & Howie Kendrick
No one knows if the Los Angeles Dodgers have decided on whether or not to trade Howie Kendrick, but they’re certainly keeping their eyes and ears open, with a lot of teams, like the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals providing potential landing spots.
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MLB Rumors: Red Sox Free Agency Involves Power Hitting & Bullpen Signings
The Boston Red Sox don’t seem to be heading into this offseason thinking they’re going to need massive changes. With most of their key players locked up, it looks like adding a formidable slugger for the DH role and figuring out their relief pitching situation, and especially the bullpen setup man role, are the two priorities.
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MLB Rumors: Red Sox, Blue Jays, Astros, Rangers & White Sox Chasing Mark Trumbo
There are quite a few DH-type players hitting free agency this season. One of them is Mark Trumbo, the home run king in major league Baseball last season. The Baltimore Orioles will obviously look into bringing him back, but there will be plenty of interest in him coming from the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers.
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MLB Rumors: Blue Jays, Red Sox, Royals & Yankees Interested in Signing Kendrys Morales
The Kansas City Royals elected not to hand Kendrys Morales a qualifying offer, making him a more desirable free agent. They would like to keep him but will have to compete with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays for his services.
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MLB Rumors: Boston Red Sox & Texas Rangers Interested in Signing Carlos Beltran
Age isn’t going to stand in the way of Carlos Beltran and getting what might be his last big major league contract. The Texas Rangers would want to keep him, while the Boston Red Sox are interested in signing him as well.
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MLB Rumors: New York Yankees Considering Bringing Back Aroldis Chapman
Not surprising to anyone, news of the New York Yankees already contacting free agency pitcher Aroldis Chapman suggests they’ve very much open to the idea of bringing him back, this time on a long term deal.
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MLB Rumors: Chicago Cubs Starting Pitching Already Set for 2017
Due to the Chicago Cubs declining the $10 million Jason Hammel had for the 2017 season, he becomes a free agent, while their 5-man rotation for next season becomes clear: Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey and Mike Montgomery.