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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.

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Reports: Mets Sign Japanese Star Kodai Senga to Five-Year Deal

The 29-year-old’s new contract is reportedly worth $75 million.

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Mets signing Japanese ace Kodai Senga to 5-year, $75 million contract, source says

The Mets got their guy — yep, another one.

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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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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.

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Mets continue expanding payroll after signing Brandon Nimmo, David Robertson

NEW YORK — The Mets blew past the luxury tax benchmark with their splashy winter meetings acquisitions and general manager Billy Eppler promised even more talent. One day after the meetings wrapped up, the club made good on that promise by re-signing outfielder Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year, $162 million…

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Brandon Nimmo, Mets agree to 8-year, $162 million deal, sources say

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Mets really are going for it.

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Report: OF Brandon Nimmo Signs Eight-Year Deal With Mets

The veteran outfielder and former first-round pick will reportedly stay in New York after garnering interest from several teams.

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Raising the bar: Jacob deGrom was sold on Rangers’ vision of winning a World Series

ARLINGTON, Texas — They have all but perfected this part. On Thursday afternoon, on the airy concourse at Globe Life Field, marched a procession of Rangers ticket sales reps, marketing execs, front office officials and a gaggle of players who have been using the place for offseason workouts.

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Ben Frederickson: After beating Astros in bold strike for Contreras, Cardinals should pivot to starter

SAN DIEGO — Great job, Cardinals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Billy Eppler plans to ‘stay working’ after adding four new pitchers at Winter Meetings

SAN DIEGO — The Mets are leaving the Winter Meetings with four new pitchers but have yet to find a center fielder or address the lack of power in the lineup.

Tribune News Service

Tim Cowlishaw: Rangers’ spending spree may be a gamble, but that hasn’t made this offseason any less fun

DALLAS — Let’s just call this Rangers’ winter spending spree — apparently an annual event now — what it is. It’s a heck of a lot of fun. From a business standpoint, it could evolve into a nightmare but let’s not go all glass-half-empty while owner Ray Davis is throwing…

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Mets ink veteran pitcher Jose Quintana to two-year deal, land lefty Brooks Raley in trade

SAN DIEGO — The Mets promised to remain active in the starting pitching market and they made good on their promise Wednesday morning, agreeing with veteran left-hander Jose Quintana on a two-year, $26 million contract, pending a physical.

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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.

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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.

Daily Mirror

New York Yankees slammed as "just another team" in brutal rant after Aaron Judge signing

The New York Yankees pulled off the blockbuster move of MLB free agency so far by securing the signing of Aaron Judge on a nine-year contract after the outfielder hit free agency

Chicago Sun-Times

Jose Quintana agrees to $26 million, 2-year deal with Mets

New York has been rebuilding its pitching staff following a playoff loss to San Diego in the wild-card round.

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

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

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Wordplayer Agent: Scott’s Puns Never Bore Us

How Scott Boras, the biggest agent in baseball, turns meetings with reporters into a semiannual sea of puns, metaphors and jokes.

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

Congratulations to Stephen Curry.

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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.

Tribune News Service

Five things to keep in mind about the Braves as offseason progresses

SAN DIEGO — Jacob deGrom chose Texas. Trea Turner is headed to Philadelphia. Justin Verlander joined the Mets.

Tribune News Service

Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodon still in play for the Yankees on the first day of Winter Meetings

With the Winter Meetings happening in person for the first time since 2019, Major League Baseball’s executives got going right away on Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Clayton Kershaw is back, but Dodgers miss out on Justin Verlander

SAN DIEGO — Last season, the Dodgers won 111 games. They had a Cy Young Award finalist. They boasted the best rotation earned-run average in Major League Baseball.

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