MLB trade rumors and news for December 7th, 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.
• One way or another, the Giants are trying to upgrade their outfield.
• 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.
• Giancarlo Stanton has the power with his no-trade clause.
• The Angels have signed former Braves prospect Kevin Maitan.
• 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.
• Which teams are in the running for Shohei Ohtani?
• 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.
• What to make of Anthony Swarzak in free agency.
• Shohei Ohtani is done meeting with teams, so now we wait.
• Will Giancarlo Stanton really accept an offer to go play for the Cardinals?
• 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.
• The details on the Giants and Cardinals' offers from Giancarlo Stanton have emerged and we can’t say we’re shocked.
• Giancarlo Stanton might keep us waiting until next December, and good for him.

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2017-2018 Winter Trade Tracker

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