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Giants to engage Bumgarner's agents in talks
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Monday, 09 December 2019 20:05
SAN DIEGO -- The San Francisco Giants would sure like to add a pitcher at this week's winter meetings.It just might not be Madison Bumgarner.San Francisco president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi plans to meet with agents for the free-agent left-hander, but there are few signs the Giants are ready to commit big money to him for the long haul."We're…
Sources: MLB draft moving from N.J. to Omaha
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Monday, 09 December 2019 21:15
The Major League Baseball amateur draft is being moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in the days immediately before the College World Series, sources confirmed to ESPN.The first day of the draft will now be June 10, with the CWS set to begin three days later.The idea behind the move is to give top draft picks a better draft-day experience, sources said.The…
Ohtani's bullpen impresses new pitching coach
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Monday, 09 December 2019 18:29
SAN DIEGO -- Japanese two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has resumed throwing bullpen sessions, and new pitching coach Mickey Callaway is impressed.Ohtani got back on the mound last week and pitched a bullpen in front of Callaway in Anaheim on Monday, general manager Billy Eppler told reporters at the winter meetings.Eppler shared the contents of a…
Cubs' Epstein confident in pending Bryant ruling
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Monday, 09 December 2019 18:35
SAN DIEGO -- Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein is confident in the pending outcome of star third baseman Kris Bryant's service time grievance and doesn't believe it's impacting any trade discussions for the team."We're fairly confident in what the outcome is going to be, but the timing is a bit frustrating," Epstein said from the winter meetings on Monday. "It…
Olney: How next dominoes will fall after Strasburg's record-breaking deal
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Monday, 09 December 2019 13:29
Moments after Michael Brantley swung through the last strike of the 2019 World Series, the reticent Stephen Strasburg struggled to hold back tears as he absorbed the Washington Nationals' standing as baseball champions, and in the handful of words he mustered, the pitcher referred to Washington, D.C., as home.This was no small matter for a native of San Diego, for…
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