The market for Lorenzo Cain has been non-existent, at least to public knowledge, with the center fielder barely being talked about even during the Winter Meetings. Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports is now reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays are among the teams interest in Cain but prefer not to go longer than four years. Heyman notes that there has been a strong market for Cain. Cain, 31, hit...
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Marc Carig of Newsday reports the New York Mets continue to view free agent infielder Jose Reyes as the most likely fallback option in free agency in the event the team does not make a trade for a second baseman. With Ian Kinsler being traded to the Angels, after informing the Tigers he would reject a trade to the Mets, the top second base trade targets are Starlin Castro, Josh Harrison, and...
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The Chicago White Sox are not only a surprise suitor for the Manny Machado but are also seen as one of the early favorites according to multiple reports including Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM. Bob Nightengale of USA Today also reports that the Baltimore Orioles are starting to move aggressively in working out a trade for their star third baseman. Nightengale hears that the St. Louis Cardinals, who...
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The Oakalnd Athletics announced they have acquired outfielder Stephen Piscotty from the St. Louis Cardinals for infield prospects Yairo Munoz (No. 13 by MLB Pipeline and Max Schrock (No. 17). This news comes on the heels of the Cardinals making a major acquisition by obtaining Marcell Ozuna in a trade with the Miami Marlins. As noted on MLB Radio yesterday, the Cardinals organization has been...
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Jason Beck of MLB.com reports Ian Kinsler was not willing to waive his no-trade clause in order to come to the New York Mets. The Mets were one of 10 teams on Kinsler’s no-trade list. Despite that, the Mets did have discussions with the Tigers to bring the former gold glove winner to Queens. It is not known how far the teams got in those discussions, but the rumors do indicate the Mets...
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