MLB trade rumors and news for December 8th, 2017

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• Twins acquire Jacob Pearson and David Banuelos for international pool money from the Angels and Mariners respectively.
• Southpaw closer Mike Minor has officially passed his physical and signed a deal with the Texas Rangers.
• The Yankees are interested in Cubs' utility man Kyle Schwarber.
• The Cubs have signed Tyler Chatwood to a 3-year deal.
• The Cardinals have signed Miles Mikolas to a 2-year deal.
• For the Rangers, Mike Minor’s signing brings great flexibility but also a great risk.
• The Orioles are receiving their fair share of calls for Manny Machado, who is drawing a good chunk of trade interest this winter.
• HOT STOVE ALERT: The Mariners have acquired Dee Gordon from Marlins.
• Cleveland has signed Dan Otero to a 2-year extension.
• Aaron Boone doesn’t like Star Wars, agrees that hot dogs aren’t sandwiches, and gave us some other interesting opinions during his Twitter AMA.
• The Tigers have signed both Leonys Martin and Derek Norris.
• The Tigers are firing up their checkbook this winter, signing Mike Fiers to a 1-year deal.
• Free agency rumor grade: the Angels are interested in Carlos Santana.
• Why Giancarlo Stanton would choose to play for the Giants.
• Japanese RHP Kazuhisa Makita will be posted to MLB in December
• Ranking the seven finalists for Shohei Ohtani.
• Who will spend too much for free agent Eric Hosmer?
• Shohei Ohtani is done meeting with teams, so now we wait.
• Giancarlo Stanton is hesitant to accept trades to the Giants and Cardinals, but will consider the Dodgers and Yankees.
• The Giants expect a Giancarlo Stanton decision by end of week, so everyone turn on their push notifications.
• The Royals have signed Wily Peralta to a 1-year deal.
• Sorry everyone, the offseason is on hold until Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton make decisions.
• Shohei Ohtani might not make his decision until next week, per reports.
• Giancarlo Stanton might keep us waiting until next December, and good for him.

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2017-2018 MLB Free Agent Tracker

2017 MLB Manager Carousel Tracker

2017-2018 Winter Trade Tracker

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