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MLB News:
- Rosenthal: Donaldson sweepstakes update; Lindor talks reaching critical stage; Mets not too motivated on Marte... ($$$)
- Rosenthal: A Nolan Arenado trade no longer seems like a preposterous idea... ($$$)
- Adler: Former A’s lefty Gio Gonzalez reportedly has one-year deal with White Sox...
- Simon and Haft: RHP Julio Teheran, Angels agree to one-year deal worth $9M...
- McCalvy: 1B Justin Smoak, Brewers agree to one-year, $5M contract...
- Flanagan: Royals to sign 3B Maikel Franco to one-year deal worth roughly $3M...
- DiComo: Céspedes trade a new possibility for Mets...
- Blum: Players Union files grievance on behalf of Ellsbury...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Clemens: Which Types of Teams Are Signing Free Agents?
- Lott: In the name of efficiency - Why towns like Bluefield fear MLB’s radical plans for minor league baseball... ($$$)
- Posnanski: The Baseball 100 - No. 99, Mike Mussina... ($$$)
- Distelheim: With 2020 Hindsight, We Look at the 2010s...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1973 — Siding with the A’s, American League president Joe Cronin rules the Yankees cannot sign manager Dick Williams. The Yankees had announced a deal with the Oakland skipper two days earlier.
- 1980 — Unless contracts are tendered to certain veterans by today’s deadline, the Basic Agreement requires they be allowed to become free agents. In a major blunder, the Red Sox will miss the deadline, permitting All-Stars Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk to be eligible for free agency.
Best of Twitter:
- This has the A’s written all over it...
There should be an MLB team that forces its players to grow facial hair.
— Anthony Castrovince (@castrovince) December 19, 2019
- Phegley snubbed...
Hitting a baseball is hard.
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) December 20, 2019
Who had the most impressive game of the decade? pic.twitter.com/H0UZwjajzu
- Discuss...
Friendly reminder that Bryce Harper is the most underrated player in baseball.
— Foolish Baseball (@FoolishBB) December 19, 2019
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