MLB Trade Rumors and News: We have our MLB awards finalists

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• On Monday evening, MLB announced who the three finalists were for Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, and MVP in both leagues. J.D. Martinez did not make the cut in the MVP voting in the AL nor did Jacob deGrom (whose season was an interesting test case for pitchers getting MVP consideration) make it in the NL.
• The Yankees have floated the idea of trading Sonny Gray for a while now, so Andersen Pickard decided to take a look at what potential trade partners New York could find for the starter.
• The Golden Glove Awards were announced last night, much to some controversy. Our Anthony Spaulding and Patrick Karraker broke down the contenders in the National Leagueand the American League. Of some of the notable wins are Nick Ahmed and Freddie Freeman, while Lorenzo Cain was blatantly snubbed of his hardware. Check out a complete list of winners right here. What do you think of this year’s winners and lack thereof?
• The Chicago Cubs have picked up Cole Hamels option, and also made some money moves, sending Drew Smyly to the Rangers.
• The Dodgers were not about to let their playoff hero David Freese go— he of the .911 career postseason OPS and the .364/.423/.773 slash line during this year’s playoffs — and have brought the October hero back on a on a one-year deal. The transaction essentially required Freese to take a $1 million paycut, as the Dodgers declined his $6 million option for 2019, then promptly gave him a $4.5 million deal while paying him the $500,000 buyout on the declined club option. But small potatoes, right?
• After exercising his postseason demons and winning the World Series in a storybook fashion, David Price has decided to return to the Red Sox by opting into his final four years of his contract.
• Cleveland will listen to offers for veteran players, which has also sent the internet spiraling into a rabbit hole of “what ifs”.
• The Yankees have brought back beloved veteran outfielder and failed Chia Pet Brett Gardner on a one-year, $7.5 million deal.
• The Nationals have a deal in place to sign former Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal.
• J.T. Realmuto’s name has been batted around for a while now on the trade market as a potential option, even though it was unclear whether or not he would be willing to work things out in Miami. According to his agent, he has no interest in signing a long-term extension and expects to be on a different team in 2019.
• Here is a rundown of the seven MLB players that received qualifying offers
• The Cardinals’ Marcell Ozuna was hampered by shoulder issues during large portions of the 2018 season. While St. Louis had hoped that the injury wouldn’t require surgery, Ozuna did end up having a clean-up surgical procedure Tuesday. It looks like he will be ready for the 2019 season.
• Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw agree to a last minute deal, avoiding an opt out and also the tears of millions of Dodgers fans everywhere.
• The Rangers are set to hire Chris Woodward as their new manager.
• Our Anderson Pickard is exploring the Yankees’ options at shortstop, and whether or not they’ll need to make a blockbuster signing to address the position this winter.
• The race is close, with seemingly a three-way tie for the title. Who should be this year’s AL MVP?
• The MLB offseason is here and it should actually be interesting this time around.
• Winter is here...and with it, hot stove season. Here’s a look at the biggest free agents this offseason and what we might see go down when baseball hits the Winter Meetings in Vegas.