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Then there was 1: What Dansby Swanson’s free agency means for the Cubs’ offseason

Carlos Correa agreeing to a record-setting deal with the Giants made Swanson the last of the Big 4 free agent shortstops left on the market.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dodgers Reach One-Year Agreement With Noah Syndergaard, per Report

The veteran right-hander went 10-10 with a 3.94 ERA with the Angels and Phillies in 2022.

Sports Illustrated

What We’re Hearing After the Carlos Correa Signing

Here’s what his deal with the Giants means for Dansby Swanson and MLB free agency.

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Carlos Correa Is Exactly Who the Giants Needed

Missing out on Aaron Judge could end up being a blessing for San Francisco.

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Broken heart mended as Zach Eflin finally joins Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Zach Eflin had hoped for a long time to be a Ray.

Tribune News Service

Former Phillies ace, Whiz Kid Curt Simmons dead at 93

One of the greatest pitchers in franchise history, the lefty posted a record of 115-110 with 109 complete games, 18 shutouts and a 3.66 ERA in 325 games (263 starts) in 13 seasons with the team.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB’s Top 25 Free Agents Still Available, With Signing Predictions

After a flurry of huge signings this month, here is an updated list of the best remaining players on the market.

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Derrick Goold: As costs soar, Cardinals must enter race for arms to fill wide-open 2024 rotation

With a major free agent signing that answers a few of the Cardinals’ looming questions this winter, the biggest of which was who their everyday catcher would be in 2023, the club must turn a prudent eye to the horizon and the rising unknown that’s about to be glaring.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bill Madden: It’s contract madness from MLB owners at winter meetings in ‘age of irrationality’

NEW YORK — Sometime around the midpoint of the baseball owners’ nearly two billion dollar spending spree at the winter meetings in San Diego this week, Billy Eppler got off the phone in the Mets war room and announced to his troops that the earth had just shifted.

Tribune News Service

David Murphy: Trea Turner is the latest tribute to John Middleton’s desire to win

PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner owned the stage, but the venue belonged to the man wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a brown blazer with elbow patches. John Middleton went out of his way to make this something other than his day. But that’s what it was.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Willson Contreras Pushes Cardinals Closer to World Series Contention

A few hours after Aaron Judge re-signed with the Yankees on Wednesday morning, and before A.J. Preller added Xander Bogaerts at the end of the night in his latest push to field an entire roster of shortstops, the Cardinals agreed to a five-year, $87.5 million contract with ...

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Cubs leave winter meetings happy with signings, still active on market

Only two free-agent shortstops remain among this winter’s Four.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mets Just Keep on Spending—but They Shouldn’t Be Done Yet

New York re-signed Brandon Nimmo and grabbed David Robertson off the open market, and it could still do more.

Sports Illustrated

The Phillies won over their ‘No. 1 target’ Trea Turner without offering him the most money

Last month — nobody seems to recall the exact date, but it was between the end of the World Series and Thanksgiving — Dave Dombrowski, Sam Fuld, and Rob Thomson flew to Florida, sat down at Trea and Kristen Turner’s dinner table, and talked.

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Phillies dominated the winter meetings, and showed they plan on more Red Octobers

SAN DIEGO — As Dave Dombrowski packed his garment bag Wednesday and checked out of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, he might have considered borrowing a line from Michael Corleone near the end of The Godfather.

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David Murphy: Breaking down the Phillies’ signings of Taijuan Walker and Matt Strahm, and what they do next

Those annoying dinging sounds that you hear are the push alerts from John Middleton’s online banking apps. Two more transactions have gone through. Taijuan Walker, Matt Strahm ... welcome to the club, and stay tuned.

Sports Illustrated

Aaron Judge’s New Contract Ranks Third in MLB

With Wednesday’s contract news, here’s where the slugger ranks in the league.

Tribune News Service

Michael Cunningham: Mets, Phillies spend big. Will Braves do same for Dansby Swanson?

The Phillies committed $300 million to shortstop Trea Turner. The Mets are set to splurge on ace pitcher Justin Verlander. Meanwhile, the Braves have signed no free agents of note while their top priority, shortstop Dansby Swanson, remains on the market.

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‘These are the guys we want, so go get them’: How owner John Middleton pushed the Phillies to land Trea Turner

SAN DIEGO — Four years ago, John Middleton gassed up his private jet — the white Bombardier Challenger with a Phillies “P” on the tail — and flew to Las Vegas twice to meet with Bryce Harper and help close the largest deal in franchise history.

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Phillies, Taijuan Walker Agree to Four-Year Contract, per Report

The free-agent pitcher is reportedly headed to join the National League champs.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Turner Turned Down $342 Million Offer From Padres

The shortstop signed for $300 million with the Phillies on Monday.

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SI:AM | The 2022 Sportsperson of the Year Is …

Congratulations to Stephen Curry.

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David Murphy: With a hefty contract for Trea Turner, the Phillies are all in on the next five seasons

The biggest question was when. You can’t often say that about $300 million contracts. But Trea Turner’s was one of them. That’s how much sense he made for the Phillies. And if the Phillies were willing to pay him $27.5 million a year through his 40th birthday, well, they certainly…

Chicago Sun-Times

Phillies, shortstop Trea Turner strike $300 million deal; your move, Cubs

As of late Monday, top shortstops Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson were still available.

Sports Illustrated

2022 MLB Free Agency Tracker: Turner, Verlander Headline Signings

As the free agency period continues to unfold, check out this list for noteworthy transactions around the league.

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