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'I'm totally speechless': Inside the $1.6 billion spending spree that rocked MLB's winter meetings
With names such as Aaron Judge locking in their futures and the hometown team always at the center of the action, nine-figure deals became routine in San Diego. Here's why.
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JUDGE STAYS, BUT WHAT NOW?
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SWITCHING SIDES
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PRIZE LOTTERY PICKS
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BIG MOVES IN THE NL EAST
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FANTASY BASEBALL
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- Reports: RHP Williams, Nats agree on 2-yr. deal
- Phillies sign left-hander Strahm to 2-year deal
- Sources: Mets, Nimmo agree on 8 years, $162M
- Phils welcome Turner after finalizing $300M deal
- DeGrom says shared vision led to Rangers deal
- SS Bogaerts joining Padres on 11-year contract
- Dodgers sign OF Heyward to a minor league deal
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'I'm totally speechless': Inside the $1.6 billion spending spree that rocked MLB's winter meetings
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