Hot Stove Digest: Brandon Phillips could get traded to Nats
Welcome to The Stew’s Hot Stove Digest, our daily rundown of MLB news, rumors and gossip for Hot Stove season. Here you’ll find a recap of all the day’s action and other fun stuff from around the Internet.
A NATIONAL REUNION? Ken Rosenthal says the Nats and Reds have talked about a trade that would send Brandon Phillips to D.C. and reunite him with ex-skipper Dusty Baker. [Fox Sports]
STICKIN’ AROUND: Relief pitcher Jerry Blevins returns to the Mets on a one-year deal. [Yahoo Sports]
BACK IN THE MIDDLE: Will Middlebrooks has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
GOOD READ: Our pal Tim Brown on Pete Rose: “Pete will always be Pete.” [Yahoo Sports]
AHOY, MATEYS: Utility man Sean Rodriguez re-signs with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
JUST BECAUSE: Let’s remember the time Sean Rodriguez KO’d a Gatorade cooler. [Vine]
ICYMI: Cubs introduce Jason Heyward, who is happy to be a part of their young core. [Yahoo Sports]
BACK FROM JAPAN: Pitcher Tony Barnette signs a two-year deal to return to U.S. and join the Texas Rangers’ bullpen. [Yahoo Sports]
CALLIN’ IT QUITS: Jeff Francis, who spent 11 years in MLB and eight with the Rockies, is retiring at age 34. [MLB.com]
ICYMI: U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell says the Nats should trade Jonathan Papelbon. [Yahoo Sports]
DESTINATION, CUBA; MLB landed in Cuba for its three-day goodwill tour, which includes stars Jose Abreu, Clayton Kershaw, Nelson Cruz and Yasiel Puig [MLB.com]
HE’S GOT THROWS IN DIFFERENT AREA CODES: Enjoy this clip of Kershaw playing catch as the sun sets in Cuba. [@PlayersTribune]
SOME DOGS HAVE ALL THE FUN: Hank the Ballpark Pup joins the Harlem Globetrotters, remains undefeated. [Cut4]
GOOD READ: Dodgers exec Eric Braverman comes out as gay [Out Sports]
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