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2018 MLB winter meetings trade and free-agency buzz

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The winter meetings are wrapping up, but speculation on what further moves will be made is heating up across baseball. Here is what you need to know:

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Thursday's buzz:






Wednesday's buzz:



Multiple sources are reporting that the Rangers have agreed to terms with veteran right-hander Lance Lynn to help shore up their rotation. Lynn failed to get a multiyear contract last winter as a free agent, and he converted his 10-10 season with a 4.77 ERA pitching for the Twins and Yankees into a three-year deal for $30 million heading into his age-32 season.





This wasn't a particularly deep crop of free-agent starting pitchers, and another name is off the board, as the Tampa Bay Rays have landed former Astros right-hander Charlie Morton. He started 25 games with Houston in 2017 and 30 games in 2018. It was the first time in his career that he made at least 25 starts in back-to-back seasons.






According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Yankees have interest in J.A. Happ, but sources are saying that at this moment, there is no agreement with the lefty. We'll see if that changes.

Tuesday's buzz:












You can add a new free agent to the pool of available players after the Blue Jays released shortstop Troy Tulowitzki with two years and $38 million left on his deal. The injury-prone veteran is expected to be healthy for spring training after missing the entirety of the 2018 season after surgeries to remove bone spurs in both heels in April.


The White Sox are pushing to take a step forward in 2019, according to ESPN's Buster Olney. Tuesday's trade for Ivan Nova improves the rotation, and they're looking at Yasmani Grandal as a possible catching upgrade.





According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the sense among some other teams is that the Marlins have begun to push to make a J.T. Realmuto trade, which is a major change from their past approach. For a year, they set a very high price and challenged anyone to meet it -- and waited. Now they seem to be looking to finish a deal.


Buster Olney: The Dodgers have talked to other teams about moving two outfielders among the group of Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and Cody Bellinger. As they look to reshape payroll, they also are prepared to move starting pitchers Rich Hill and Alex Wood.

Monday's buzz:





The Mariners announced Kaleb Cowart as an infielder and a pitcher. Looks like they're going to try him as a two-way player. Cowart was a pitcher as well as an infielder as a Georgia high school player before being drafted by the Angels. 




According to ESPN's Buster Olney, Billy Hamilton is joining the Kansas City Royals on a one-year, $5.25 million deal with $1 million in incentives after being non-tendered by the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the offseason.



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