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chris sale to Boston
aroldis chapman to NYY
adam eaton to Washington
ian desmond to Colorado
wilson ramos to Tampa

some intersting moves so far. cant believe how much Wash gave up for Eaton. damn good ballplayer but im not sure hes worth that much.......

where doe Kenley jansen end up? who signs Encarnacion/Bautista? Hot Stove Baby!
 
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Sources: Jose Bautista in serious talks about returning to Toronto
Jeff Passan
MLB columnist
Yahoo Sports USJanuary 16, 2017
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Jose Bautista hit .234 with 22 home runs last season. (Getty Images)
After two months of waiting, Jose Bautista is getting closer to going back to the only place he wanted to be.

The 36-year-old slugger is deep into discussions to return to Toronto, where he resurrected his career and hopes to revitalize it after his toughest season since his 2010 breakout, sources familiar with the talks told Yahoo Sports. The sides are focusing on a two-year deal that would guarantee him close to $40 million, though multiple iterations of an agreement have been bandied about, including a one-year contract. MLB.com first reported the sides were working on a deal.

Bautista, hampered by nagging injuries, hit .234/.366/.452 in 2016, a far cry from the previous six seasons, when his 227 home runs led baseball by more than two dozen.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...lks-about-returning-to-toronto-073457044.html
 
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Report: Mets want two prospects for Jay Bruce
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By Bill BaerJan 15, 2017, 4:28 PM EST
  • In a column for CSN Philly on Sunday, Jim Salisbury mentions that the Mets are seeking two prospects for outfielder Jay Bruce. “Prospects,” in this case, seems to be a nebulous term. Salisbury adds that the Phillies have had “longstanding interest” in Bruce, but the team prefers to hold onto its prospects. As a result, free agents Brandon Moss or Michael Saunders are better fits for the Phillies, per Salisbury.

Bruce, 29, is under contract for the 2017 season at $13 million before becoming eligible for free agency. The Mets, with a crowded outfield, have made it no secret throughout the offseason that Bruce is available via trade.

Bruce, however, is coming off of a lackluster second half of the 2016 season. He hit quite well in 97 games with the Reds, batting .265/.316/.559 with 25 home runs and 80 RBI in 402 plate appearances, earning him an All-Star nomination. After joining the Mets, though, Bruce hit a paltry .219/.294/.391 with eight home runs and 19 RBI in 187 PA.

The Mets’ relative lack of leverage and a still-crowded free agent outfield market will likely hurt the club’s ability to get what it wants for Bruce. As a result, the Mets may carry Bruce into spring training and try to trade him near the start of the regular season. If that doesn’t work, Bruce may have to accept being a part-time player until the summer.



http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/01/15...-bruce/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs&yptr=yahoo
 
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Sources: Danny Duffy signs five-year, $65 million extension with Royals

Jeff Passan
MLB columnist
Yahoo Sports USJan 16, 2017, 2:26 PM



Danny Duffy has been with the Royals for six seasons. (AP)
Starter Danny Duffy signed a five-year, $65 million contract extension with the Kansas City Royals, sources told Yahoo Sports, locking up the homegrown left-hander whose breakout season in 2016 persuaded the team to give him more money than it ever had a pitcher.

Duffy had expressed a significant desire to stay in Kansas City, intoning on multiple occasions something that became a slogan: “Bury me a Royal.” While the 28-year-old is far from the grave, his $65 million payday did not represent a significant hometown discount, as free agency beckoned after the 2017 season and promised Duffy a potentially huge payday.

Still, the contract – which does not include any options – is a significant price for a pitcher who as recently as last season wasn’t considered a rotation mainstay for the Royals. Duffy started the season in the bullpen before transitioning to starter, where he put up a 3.56 ERA and struck out 167 with 37 walks in 161 2/3 innings.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...-million-extension-with-royals-192604802.html
 
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Report: Padres to sign Wil Myers to six-year, $83 million deal



  • Wil Myers committed to the Padres for six seasons. (Getty Images/Andy Hayt)
    Wil Myers isn’t leaving San Diego any time soon. A few days after the Chargers deserted the city for Los Angeles, the San Diego Padres reached an agreement to keep their cornerstone first baseman around for at least another six seasons.

    Myers is expected to sign a six-year extension with the club worth $83 million, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. The deal will include one option year, meaning it could wind up being seven years total.

    The first three years of the deal will cover Myers’ remaining arbitration-eligible seasons. The final four years of the contract will cover what would have been Myers’ free-agent years. Once official, the deal will become the largest contract in franchise history, surpassing the four-year, $75 million deal signed by James Shields in 2015.

    The 26-year-old turned in a career-year for San Diego in 2016. Over 676 plate appearances, Myers hit .259/.336/.461, with 28 home runs. That performance earned him his first trip to the All-Star game.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/report...-six-year-83-million-extension-024742643.html
 
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Phillies find perfect free-agent fit in Michael Saunders

  • Michael Saunders is heading to Philadelphia. (Getty Images/Matthew Hazlett)
    Few teams understand exactly where they are in their contention cycle more than the Philadelphia Phillies. They proved as much Monday, reportedly agreeing to a one-year deal with free-agent outfielder Michael Saunders. While Saunders isn’t the best player remaining on the market, he’s the perfect fit for the Phillies.

    It’s tough to criticize any one-year deal, and Saunders’ contract with Philadelphia is no exception. The 30-year-old will make just nine million in 2017, and has an $11 million club option for 2018. That option can increase to $14 million depending on whether Saunders can reach certain incentives.

    Last season, Saunders hit .253/.338/.478, with 24 home runs, over 558 plate appearances with the Toronto Blue Jays. His excellent first half, in which he hit .298/.372/.551, with 16 homers, earned him his first-ever trip to the All-Star game. He couldn’t keep up that hot streak. Saunders slumped badly in the second half, hitting just .178/.282/.357 to finish the year.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/phillies-find-perfect-free-agent-fit-in-michael-saunders-003646972.html
 
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Dodgers acquire IF Logan Forsythe from the Rays for RHP Jose De Leon

De Leon was rated as the #23 prospect by BA last season.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/m...-rays-swap-2b-logan-forsythe-for-jose-deleon/

Forsythe, 30, hit .264/.333/.444 (113 OPS+) with 24 doubles, 20 home runs, 52 RBI, 76 runs and six stolen bases last season. A DL stint limited him to 127 games. He's served as a super-utility type in the past, but settled in as an everyday second baseman with good seasons in 2015 and 2016.

The Dodgers have been trying to fill a void at second base for a greater portion of the offseason.
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The return of De Leon gives the Rays additional starting pitching depth. He was regarded as a top-25 prospect in baseball before last season. In 16 Triple-A starts, he had a 2.61 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 111 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings. He got a cup of coffee in the bigs and didn't fare well, but that doesn't change the upside. Lots of great players have a rough start in The Show.
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Cardinals must give Astros top 2 picks, $2M for hacking


RONALD BLUM (AP Baseball Writer)
The Associated Press•Jan 30, 2017, 3:23 PM


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In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, photo, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak speaks during an introductory news conference announcing free agent center fielder Dexter Fowler has signed with the Cardinals in St. Louis. Mozeliak wants to avoid any notion that the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series is the driving force behind the St. Louis push to improve after missing the postseason for the first time since 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals were stripped of their top two picks in this year's amateur draft Monday and ordered to give them to Houston along with $2 million as compensation for hacking the Astros' email system and scouting database, the final step in an unusual case of cybercrime involving two Major League Baseball teams.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred also banned former St. Louis executive Christopher Correa for life as he ruled the Cardinals must give the 56th and 75th draft choices in June to Houston. They must pay the Astros the money within 30 days.

Correa, the Cardinals' director of baseball development until July 2015, pleaded guilty in federal court to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer. He was sentenced last summer to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay the Astros $279,039 in restitution.

''Although Mr. Correa's conduct was not authorized by the Cardinals, as a matter of MLB policy, I am holding the Cardinals responsible for his conduct,'' Manfred wrote. ''A club suffers material harm when an employee of another club illegally accesses its confidential and propriety information, particularly intrusions of the nature and scope present here. In addition, as a result of Mr. Correa's conduct, the Astros suffered substantial negative publicity and had to endure the time, expense and distraction of both a lengthy government investigation and an MLB investigation.''

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/cardinals-lose-top-2-picks-must-pay-astros-192545020--mlb.html
 
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Cardinals must give Astros top 2 picks, $2M for hacking


RONALD BLUM (AP Baseball Writer)
The Associated Press•Jan 30, 2017, 3:23 PM

In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, photo, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak speaks during an introductory news conference announcing free agent center fielder Dexter Fowler has signed with the Cardinals in St. Louis. Mozeliak wants to avoid any notion that the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series is the driving force behind the St. Louis push to improve after missing the postseason for the first time since 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The St. Louis Cardinals were stripped of their top two picks in this year's amateur draft Monday and ordered to give them to Houston along with $2 million as compensation for hacking the Astros' email system and scouting database, the final step in an unusual case of cybercrime involving two Major League Baseball teams.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred also banned former St. Louis executive Christopher Correa for life as he ruled the Cardinals must give the 56th and 75th draft choices in June to Houston. They must pay the Astros the money within 30 days.

Correa, the Cardinals' director of baseball development until July 2015, pleaded guilty in federal court to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer. He was sentenced last summer to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay the Astros $279,039 in restitution.

''Although Mr. Correa's conduct was not authorized by the Cardinals, as a matter of MLB policy, I am holding the Cardinals responsible for his conduct,'' Manfred wrote. ''A club suffers material harm when an employee of another club illegally accesses its confidential and propriety information, particularly intrusions of the nature and scope present here. In addition, as a result of Mr. Correa's conduct, the Astros suffered substantial negative publicity and had to endure the time, expense and distraction of both a lengthy government investigation and an MLB investigation.''

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/cardinals-lose-top-2-picks-must-pay-astros-192545020--mlb.html
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