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Miguel Andujar could be a big part of a big, big deal

“I had an argument with a coach in triple-A about Babe Ruth’s effectiveness in today’s game, and this was like 10 years ago. I said, ‘Babe Ruth, with that swing, swinging that bat, I got him hitting a buck forty [.140] with eight homers.’

Cookie Lavagetto (1937-41, 1946-47, .275/.372/.384): Lavagetto was the main third baseman for the Dodgers from 1937 to ’41 and made the All-Star team four times. When Lavagetto was young, Oakland Oaks owner Cookie DeVincenzi took an interest in him and signed him to a contract, so Lavagetto’s

The Washington Nationals have reportedly had "multiple discussions" about trading starting pitcher Tanner Roark this offseason. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the Nats are looking at starting pitching options in free agency in addi…

Robert Sanchez Mookie Betts is No. 14 on ESPN The Magazine’s list of the most dominant athletes of the year. Click here for more on the Dominant 20, which also includes Mike Trout, at No. 20. It’s July 12 at Fenway Park, and Mookie Betts’ Boston Red Sox are down 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth

Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias told The Baltimore Sun he’s interviewed six managerial candidates, but the team wants to be as “deliberate as possible with a hire this big.” Despite the fact the Orioles are at the winter meetings without a manager, Elias

LAS VEGAS–After the Giants rode the “core four” to three World Series titles in the first half of the decade, the club had just one holdover from their championship era in its 2018 bullpen. Hunter Strickland didn’t exactly have the most memorable postseason as a rookie back in 2014. And he didn’

Corey Seager is showing signs of improvement. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman provided an update Monday on the shortstop’s status, saying he has progressed from rehabbing to training for next season. “He’s doing well,” Friedman said, via ESPN. “He just

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Deal the New York Yankees in for the Manny Machado tournament. And J.T. Realmuto? A lot of teams already are sitting at that table. The baseball winter meetings began in earnest along the Vegas Strip on Monday, and clubs slowly started…

Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings are taking place in Las Vegas as reports surfaced Monday that the D-backs could switch up the defensive use of some of their players. The news came not long after the the D-backs traded first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to the St. Louis Cardinals. Meanwhile, free

The Mets badly want J.T. Realmuto, so much so that they have had three-way talks with the Yankees and Marlins on a potential deal that would land Realmuto with the Mets and Noah Syndergaard with the Yankees.

With the Yankees looking for a starting pitcher, Brian Cashman said Monday he has spoken with Boras, the representative for Japanese lefty free agent Yusei Kikuchi. “I spoke to Scott Boras about Kikuchi,” Cashman said. “He is a starting pitcher who is obviously transitioning to the United States

Yasiel Puig could be the answer to the Giants’ outfield question. No, no, no, hear us out. The Giants badly need outfielders. In fact, new president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi called adding to the position “a high priority” after he arrived Monday at the MLB Winter Meetings in

“That was not the level we were going to play in. That was not the level we were willing to commit to,” Cashman said. “We’ve stayed engaged in trades and free agency. We have our comfort levels, whenever we match up on a trade or the free agent market we’ll have something to show for it, but

Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers the Chicago Cubs for ESPNChicago.com and ESPN Radio 1000. Follow on Twitter LAS VEGAS — If you’re still looking for the Chicago Cubs to go swimming in the deep end of the free-agent pool, you may have to wait for