PLAYERS:
Justin Upton,
Josh Hamilton,
Ken Rosenthal,
Derek Holland,
Zack Greinke,
Cody Ross,
Brandon McCarthy,
Nick Swisher,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Wil Myers,
James Shields
TEAMS: Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays
TEAMS: Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays
8 a.m. ET: Day 3 of the MLB winter meetings were a little slower than Day 2, especially in Boston, but that just means we could be seeing a busier Day 5.
Already in the works is a four-team trade that would send Justin Upton to the Rangers — meaning Texas would not re-sign their star outfielder Josh Hamilton — according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The fourth team seems to constantly be changing, but for now, the Mariners would be involved, grabbing Derek Holland in the process.
Whether that deal goes down or not, there are plenty of exciting free agents still out there, including the biggest names of the offseason — Hamilton and Zack Greinke. Cody Ross, Brandon McCarthy, Nick Swisher and Brian Wilson are also still available and there’s some names being thrown around as trade bait, like Asdrubal Cabrera, Wil Myers and James Shields.
To follow all the action, tune in to NESN.com’s winter meetings Day 4 liveblog to keep up with all the moves of the day.
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