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The Rangers are close to signing free agent pitcher Doug Fister to a one-year deal with an option for 2019, according to Major League sources. The deal, first reported by NBC Sports Boston, is pending a physical.

Hot Stove season is the time for Major League front offices to re-evaluate their rosters, and in 2017, that means more than simply looking at a player’s batting average, home runs and RBIs.

The Twins are fully invested in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, senior vice president and general manager Thad Levine said on MLB Network Radio on Sunday.

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He’s always been unstoppable.

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani has put the ball in the court of MLB clubs, as The Associated Press reports that this offseason’s most intriguing potential free agent requested written explanations from each of the 30 teams explaining why they would be a good fit for his services.

‘Tis the season for both free agency and trade talk, so why not combine them into one conversation?

Jay Bruce is a free agent for the first time in his 10-year career, and he hits the market among a throng of veterans entering their age-31 season.

He’s always been unstoppable.

Ted Simmons is probably the most surprising player on this year’s Modern Era Committee Hall of Fame ballot, but not because he lacks a worthy resume. There’s a good argument for him, but he is the only player on the ballot who got almost no support from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.