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ESPN: MLB hot stove survey: Who will spend big? Will Lindor or Bryant get dealt? GMs, insiders weigh in
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CBS Sports: MLB rumors: Padres potential trade suitor for Cubs’ Yu Darvish; Tigers sign Urena; Dodgers sign Kahnle
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CBS Sports: This Festivus is all about the airing of grievances, so let's take a look at Major League Baseball
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CBS Sports: Holiday wish list for all 30 MLB teams: More hot stove signings, contract extensions, blockbuster trades, more
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CBS Sports: MLB rumors: Mets and George Springer still far apart; Trevor Bauer seeking upward of $40 million per year

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MLB.com: Power Rankings

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MLB.com: You heard it here first: Bold 2021 predictions
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MLB.com: Sugano on US soil, decision is near (source)

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CBS Sports: Which American League team is building the best roster? Why White Sox are currently ahead of Yankees, others
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CBS Sports: Ranking MLB's top five rotations after Padres add Blake Snell and Yu Darvish

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Front Office Sports: 

 

Despite growth in its last two media rights deals with Fox Sports and Turner, it appears MLB might be in danger of losing ground with ESPN.

• How it started: An 8-year, $5.6 billion deal signed in 2012
• How it’s going: A 7-year, $3.85 billion deal is being discussed

The approximately $150 million per year drop stems from ESPN looking to cut the number of exclusive games it broadcasts by more than half. Signs point to the network keeping Sunday Night Baseball and the Home Run Derby.

It’s not just national TV: The Miami Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers are without regional contracts less than three months out from the season.

Before this development with ESPN, MLB signed deals with Fox in 2018 and Turner in 2020 that renewed their contracts for higher amounts.

• Fox: A 7-year $5.1 billion deal increased annual payments from $525 million to $728.6 million
• Turner: The 7-year $3.75 billion deal increased annual payments from $325 million to $535 billion

Fox and Turner both get wider playoff rights, and Fox carries the World Series and All-Star Game, which helps explain the costs. 

Another factor: ESPN has lost more than 17 million cable subscribers in the past decade — a multi-billion dollar loss. The network is also expected to vie for NHL and NFL rights.

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Whose team twitter account will be the first one to post a "Stop The Steal" graphic and a picture of their catcher after throwing out 2 runners in an inning or some other hot streak of preventing stolen bases?

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Baseball America top 100 prospects out tomorrow https://twitter.com/...963633380057091

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ESPN: MLB needs more Black managers. Here's why it won't be me right now
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FanGraphs: League Expansion, Interest Rates, and Other Fun Friday Topics

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CBS Sports: Why these three teams are well-positioned to give Trevor Bauer an enormous one-year deal

https://www.cbssport...-one-year-deal/

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One of the GOATs.  

 

5th All Time in WAR at 143.  Even a better human.

 

Rest in Peace Hank.

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Discussed further in Recent Deaths.

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The Ringer: Hank Aaron’s Towering Legacy Stands Alone

 

The Ringer: 44 Facts and Stats That Explain the Greatness of Hank Aaron