Hot Stove Digest: Yankees remain unlikely to trade Andrew Miller

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.

STAYING PUT: The Yankees have listened to offers on Andrew Miller, but are asking for a top starter in return. According to Nick Cafardo, a trade remains unlikely. [Boston Globe]

LEFTY HEAVY: The Dodgers could start the season with four lefties in their rotation. Tracy Ringolsby looks back at other teams that were lefty-heavy in their starting rotation. [MLB.com]

DODGER DEPTH: Will the Dodgers signings of Scott Kazmir and Kenta Maeda give them enough to contend in the NL West? [Yahoo Sports]

DISAPPOINTMENT: Jon Morosi wonders that too. He classifies the Dodgers offseason as “underwhelming” and gave plenty of reasons why. [Fox Sports]

HALL UPDATE: A look at what the already known Hall of Fame ballots tell us. [Yahoo Sports]

HOT TAKE: Hall of Fame voter Joel Sherman shares his thoughts on why other voters are making their ballots public before the announcement. [New York Post]

RECOVERING: Royals second baseman Omar Infante underwent surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow in November. He’s expected to be ready for the start of spring training. [Fox Sports]

GOOD READ: Ken Davidoff on the importance of the Mets minor league system to their long-term success [New York Post]

RANKINGS: J.J. Cooper ranked the 25 best prospects that have been traded this offseason. [Baseball America]

POISED: The A’s may be positioned to sign an undervalued free agent once the market thins out, but who will be left? [Athletics Nation]

PREDICTIONS: Phil Rogers gives 10 bold predictions for the new year. [MLB.com]

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