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'Building something special': Padres sign top international prospect Ethan Salas for $5.6 million

The Padres are coming off their third NLCS berth in franchise history. They walked away from the hot-stove season with one of the top free agents available. Their commitment to the foundation is as strong as ever, too, as they signed top Venezuelan catching prospect Ethan Salas as the 2023…

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Cubs’ Yan Gomes has some old shoes to fill

Gomes is interested in managing someday and reminds skipper David Ross of a former Cub who famously made an impact as a positive influence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chairman Tom Ricketts: Cubs ‘will compete for the division this year’

New Cubs catcher Tucker Barnhart called the National League Central a “winnable” division.

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Rangers Sign Pablo Guerrero, Son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, per Report

Texas signed him on the first day of the new international signing period.

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Report: Trey Mancini, Cubs Agree to Two-Year Deal

The veteran hitter is reportedly taking his talents to the Windy City.

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Cubs, Trey Mancini agree to two-year deal: reports

Mancini adds a right-handed bat to the Cubs’ first-base mix.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Cubs’ Cody Bellinger, hitting coach Dustin Kelly developed ‘good chemistry’ fast

A head start built on a common vocabulary could prove to be vital as Bellinger embarks on what both parties hope will be a comeback season.

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Bill Madden: Where do Steve Cohen’s Mets stand after moving on from Carlos Correa?

NEW YORK — Now that Steve Cohen has successfully gotten out from under his $315 million flight of fancy with Carlos Correa, there is no way of really knowing just how much of a difference the free-agent shortstop would have made for the Mets, who still need another bat. Or…

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Ryne Sandberg will be 5th Cubs player with a statue outside Wrigley Field

CHICAGO — Ryne Sandberg thought something was off.

Chicago Tribune

Cubs great Ryne Sandberg statue set to join fellow Hall of Famers on Gallagher Way

The statue is set to be unveiled in 2024, president of business operations Crane Kenney said at Cubs Convention.

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Correa Shares What Giants Said About Ankle When Contract Fell Through

The shortstop revealed a connection between the San Francisco and New York deals falling apart.

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Ohio State Baseball gets a commit from instate hard-throwing pitcher

The baseball Buckeyes get a verbal from instate high-level pitcher #GoBucks

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White Sox avoid arbitration with Giolito, Cease, Kopech

Giolito signs for $10.4 million, Cease for $5.7 million; Kopech, Lopez, Ruiz also sign one-year deals

Chicago Sun-Times

Polling Place: Your take on Cubs’, White Sox’ fan conventions — and why SoxFest was nixed

Putting eyes on new players, meet-and-greets with beloved former ones, Q-and-A sessions with ownership and the front office — these are just some of the enticements that bring Chicago seamheads out to the annual January events.

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Andrew Benintendi’s power numbers could be revived at Guaranteed Rate Field

White Sox’ big free-agent signing hit only five home runs in 2021.

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Baseball quiz: Gone but not forgotten

This week’s quiz pays tribute to those we lost last year in baseball.

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Ramirez, Bass elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Former sluggers Alex Ramirez and Randy Bass were elected to Japan pro baseball's Hall of Fame on Friday, along with composer Yuji Koseki (1909-'89), who composed the theme song for the national high school baseball championship.

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What the shortstop aging curve means for the Phillies’ 11-year contract with Trea Turner

PHILADELPHIA — In stretching out Trea Turner’s $300 million contract over 11 years, the Phillies diluted the average annual salary for luxury-tax purposes and payroll flexibility. It’s the approach they took four years ago in signing Bryce Harper. The length of Turner’s deal, like Harper’s 13-year pact, was predicated on…

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Cubs Convention: Shawon Dunston, Mark Grace announced as 2023 Cubs Hall of Fame inductees

The pair of former teammates had plenty of stories to tell about their years on the field together.

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Cubs’ Ian Happ in arbitration limbo as extension questions loom

When asked about potential extensions for Happ and Nico Hoerner, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said the club has “started the process.”

Chicago Tribune

As the Cubs Convention opens, Chairman Tom Ricketts talks long-term free-agent contracts and the smaller national reach on Marquee

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs could not afford to sit on the sideline in free agency.

Chicago Sun-Times

Out with the old Cubs; in with Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and all the new

It was still warm and fuzzy at the last Cubs Convention in 2020. It’s different now, isn’t it? There’s a wafting sense of a desperate need to become good and win again.

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Andrew McCutchen, a franchise legend, is returning to the Pirates

PITTSBURGH -- Neil Walker was visiting family in Colorado on Friday morning when his phone began buzzing with news and excitement. As the Rocky Mountains provided a picturesque backdrop, Walker glanced down and saw what he sort of suspected had come true — Andrew McCutchen, the Pirates' franchise pillar for…

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Braves agree to contracts with all arbitration-eligible players except Max Fried

ATLANTA — The Braves and Max Fried could not come to an agreement on a contract for 2023 before Friday’s deadline for teams and arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures. The Braves and Fried presumably will head to an arbitration hearing in the near future.

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Padres' Soto to make $23 million, Hader $14.1 million in '23; team agrees to terms with multiple arbitration-eligible players

SAN DIEGO — To keep Juan Soto beyond the next two seasons, the Padres may eventually have to make him the highest-paid player in MLB history.

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