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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…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jack Harris: No high-priced help is coming. Why the Dodgers are betting on themselves.

LOS ANGELES — By not taking a gamble on any of this offseason's top free agents, the Dodgers instead placed one very big, very high-stakes bet on something else.

Los Angeles Times

15 MLB Predictions to Ring in 2023

The rule changes will bring joy to baseball in the new year.

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Jason Mastrodonato: After Nathan Eovaldi’s departure, 2023 Red Sox roster looks worse than it was in 2022

The Red Sox have nearly completed their turnover of the 2018 World Series team.

Boston Herald

EXPLAINER: Why are baseball teams spending so much money?

It has been an epic holiday season already for several major league teams and players a year after baseball trudged through an ugly labor dispute

The Independent UK

Mets Owner Steve Cohen Is Embarrassing His Peers. And It’s Awesome.

The Mets swooped in and signed Carlos Correa after his deal with the Giants fell apart.

Sports Illustrated

Why the Dodgers Are Mostly Sitting Out the Free Agent Frenzy

The superteam with seemingly infinite resources has been noticeably absent from the hottest market in years. What gives?

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Former Dodgers standout Justin Turner reportedly agrees to deal with Red Sox

After nine years, two All-Star selections and a World Series title, Justin Turner's tenure with the Dodgers appears to be ending.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Cunningham: If Braves don’t retain Dansby Swanson it won’t be because they can’t afford it

ATLANTA — The Phillies raised eyebrows when they signed Bryce Harper to a 13-year contract for $330 million. Harper was voted National League MVP at 22 years old and still was in his prime, but what about later? The Phillies are on the hook to pay Harper $288 million after…

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David Murphy: Phillies have raised their floor in free agency. Their ceiling will depend on three familiar faces.

PHILADELPHIA — A lot of scouting directors will roll their eyes when you talk about Top 100 prospects. There’s a good reason for that. Back when Baseball America first popularized the genre, an organization could mostly take pride whenever one of its minor league hopefuls earned national accolades. It was…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

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.

Sports Illustrated

Carlos Correa agrees to $350 million, 13-year deal with Giants

Correa’s guarantee will be the fourth-largest in baseball history.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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Ranking the Five Best Fits for Dansby Swanson

The former Braves shortstop has plenty of suitors. Where should he sign?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers' puzzling offseason strategy can be justified by signing Shohei Ohtani next year

SAN DIEGO — Back in the city where their season ended, the Dodgers resorted to familiar behavior this week. Like their hitters in October, their executives froze in the batter's box at baseball's winter meetings.

Tribune News Service

Padres get free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts

SAN DIEGO — The third try was the charm.

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MLB Free Agency 2023: Best Destinations for SS Carlos Correa

Several teams remain in pursuit for the two-time All-Star.

Chicago Sun-Times

Xander Bogaerts to Padres for 11 years, $280 million

The Padres are adding the All-Star slugger to an already deep lineup.

The Independent UK

AP source: Bogaerts to Padres for 11 years, $280 million

The San Diego Padres and Xander Bogaerts have agreed to a blockbuster $280 million, 11-year contract, adding the All-Star slugger to an already deep lineup

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

Sports Illustrated

What We’re Hearing About the Mets, Aaron Judge and the Red Sox

The winter meetings reached a new level of activity on Day 3. Here’s what could be next.

Tribune News Service

If Dansby Swanson leaves, Braves must answer this question

SAN DIEGO — If Dansby Swanson and the Braves can’t come to a contract agreement this offseason, the team’s shortstop situation still would not be resolved. The Braves would face a major question.

Tribune News Service

Padres made late run at Aaron Judge, who remains with Yankees

The Padres were a surprise entrant in the pursuit of Aaron Judge. But is anything like that really a surprise anymore?

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