9:15 AM ET So far this offseason, no division has been as aggressive in the aggregate as the five teams in the National League East. Whether spending big on free agents, making trades for star players or promising to spend stupid money, the Nationals, Mets, Braves and Phillies are all looking to make the playoffs
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8:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Right-hander Lance Lynn has agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with the Texas Rangers, according to multiple reports. News of Wednesday’s agreement was first reported by MLB.com. The MLB winter meetings are going strong in Las Vegas, and rumors are swirling across baseball. Here is what we’re hearing
8:05 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds have swapped right-handed pitchers named Tanner. Washington sent Tanner Roark to Cincinnati for Tanner Rainey. Roark has pitched six seasons in the majors, all for the Nationals. He went 9-15 last season with a 4.34 ERA. Rainey spent most of the
10:52 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Angels, in need of protection for the recovering Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani, agreed to terms on a one-year contract with left-handed-hitting first baseman Justin Bour on Wednesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal is worth $2.5 million, according to the New York Post. Yahoo
7:15 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Albert Pujols will be coming off another knee surgery and heading into his age-39 season, with no guarantee that he’ll even perform at replacement level. Shohei Ohtani will be recovering from Tommy John surgery and will be handled with extreme caution, given his importance to the franchise’s long-term sustainability.
7:06 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera might play only a game or two each week at the start of spring training as he returns from season-ending biceps surgery. Manager Ron Gardenhire says he’ll go day by day with Cabrera when the exhibition season begins. There’s no plan yet
6:48 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Scott Boras, the agent for Bryce Harper, said the superstar free agent is far enough down the road with interested teams that a deal could happen at any time. “We’ve had a lot of meetings over the last three weeks,” Boras said to a throng of reporters Wednesday. “When
7:20 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays so rarely dip into the free-agent starter waters that it was a bit surprising Wednesday to see them land one of the best ones on the market in Charlie Morton, who carries some injury risk but could very well help Tampa Bay repeat its 90-win performance from 2018.
4:47 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa calls the arguments against the selection of Harold Baines to the Hall of Fame as “weak-a– superficial bull—-.” La Russa was one of the 16 members of the Today’s Game committee that elected Baines and Lee Smith on Sunday. Baines topped out
4:05 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays are closing in on a deal with right-handed starting pitcher Charlie Morton, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney. Yahoo Sports reports the deal is for two years and worth $30 million. Morton, one of the more coveted arms in in a pitching-hungry market this winter, went 15-3