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Jon Paul Morosi is a reporter for MLB.com and MLB Network. He has also covered baseball for FOX Sports, the Detroit Free Press, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
![]() | Doug Fister, a reliable right-hander for the Tigers' dominant rotations in the early years of this decade, has decided to retire from his Major League pitching career, his agent, Page Odle, told MLB.com on Wednesday.
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![]() | When Seattle acquired Edwin Encarnacion from Cleveland at the Winter Meetings, the Mariners acknowledged almost immediately that Encarnacion could be traded again before the start of Spring Training.
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![]() | At various points in the offseason, sources have said the Dodgers, Padres, Brewers, Yankees and Reds were in contact with the Indians about the possibility of trading for ace Corey Kluber. Recently, the trade conversations surrounding the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner have quieted to a whisper.
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![]() | J.T. Realmuto has a new team. Finally. And now that the All-Star catcher is bound for Spring Training with the Phillies, the temptation exists to predict Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are certain to determine their destinations before the weekend is over.
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![]() | In this discursive offseason, San Diego has become the focal point -- for a few days, at least.
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![]() | Corey Kluber is poised to report for his ninth Spring Training with the Indians, unless the Dodgers or Brewers make a more compelling offer for the ace right-hander in the two weeks before camps open in Arizona and Florida.
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![]() | Kyler Murray is one of the biggest stories in two sports. Murray was the Oakland Athletics' first-round Draft pick last year and is due to report to Spring Training with the team next month. But he's also a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who's now weighing a future in football.
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![]() | Pitchers and catchers report in one month. Corey Kluber's destination remains uncertain.
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![]() | Once again, Mike Moustakas' search for a new deal has stretched for more than two months after the final out of the World Series. If there's any consolation for the two-time All-Star, it's that his 2019 plans could be one move away from coming into focus.
More»Morosi discusses potential suitors for Moustakas |
![]() | It's far from certain that the Giants will trade Madison Bumgarner before Spring Training. But if they do, Milwaukee is his most likely destination. The Brewers and Giants have had substantive communication about a Bumgarner trade this winter, sources say, and the Brewers are continuing their internal deliberations about how much they're willing to give up in order to acquire the three-time World Series hero.
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![]() | Teams interested in acquiring Corey Kluber or Trevor Bauer surely hoped the new year would bring a different approach from the Indians in considering offers for their All-Star starting pitchers.
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![]() | The Padres and Indians are engaged in discussions about a trade that would send Corey Kluber to San Diego, sources told MLB.com.
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![]() | Friday's seven-player trade between the Dodgers and Reds raised more questions than it answered about the Dodgers' 2019 roster. Saturday, sources indicated that the Dodgers remain in contact with the Indians about a trade that would send Cleveland ace Corey Kluber to Los Angeles.
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![]() | The Padres and Blue Jays are engaged in ongoing discussions about a trade that would send Marcus Stroman to San Diego, sources told MLB.com, although there was no tangible progress toward a deal as of Saturday night.
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![]() | The Indians' front office is known to be one of the most thorough in the Major Leagues, and so it's no surprise that they're moving deliberately through their conversations about trading ace Corey Kluber. Yet, we shouldn't confuse the absence of revelatory reports about the negotiations for a lack of progress.
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![]() | As the Winter Meetings closed last week in Las Vegas, a trade of Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto seemed near, with the Mets perhaps the most likely candidate to acquire him. Now we know Realmuto won't become a Met, after the club reached agreement on a two-year, $19 million contract with free-agent catcher Wilson Ramos.
More»What impact will Ramos deal have on Realmuto? |
![]() | It's not just about the moves that were made -- it's also about the moves that weren't.
More»Clock ticking at Winter Meetings for Realmuto deal |
![]() | As the Winter Meetings draw to a close, here's what we know about Manny Machado's closely watched free agency.
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![]() | The Winter Meetings are more than halfway over, and Andrew McCutchen's contract with the Phillies remains the lone major transaction since the baseball industry gathered at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on Monday. For the event to equal the week's glitzy venue, general managers will need to act quickly -- and boldly.
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![]() | When a perennial Cy Young Award candidate is available on the trade market, he becomes a hub of activity in the baseball industry. Right now, that describes Indians ace Corey Kluber.
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