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I might be the only one, but Robles. Truly believe he's going to be a stud. Those tools, premium position. He could be the top prospect in baseball in short order.

JJ Cooper‏ @jjcoop36 Hmm, Lopez/Robles/Giolito/Fedde/Kieboom/Dunning/Neuse/Stevenson...Still hard to see how they could do both, but Nats are creative.

Bob Nightengale‏ @BNightengale The #Nats are actually trying to trade for Chris Sale AND Andrew McCutchen and believe they have the prospects to pull off both trades. Wat. How.

Peter Gammons‏ @pgammo One team who sought Rich Hill thinks he has deal with the Dodgers, 3 Years $40m +

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 4m4 minutes ago The Houston #Astros getting poised to pull off a #Cubs season by adding Beltran, Reddick and McCann this winter, and still pursuing Sale

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2016 -> 10:11 PM) Didn't he just have the TJS? Indeed.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 1m1 minute ago Manhattan, NY hear pirates want top OF prospect robles plus a top young SP (giolito, lopez, ross presumably would fit) in Cutch package And for the love of god, can we spell McCutchen's name correctly in this thread title?

Mention in Heyman article that Eaton is a Washington option.

Good. Don't half-ass the rebuild. Sell high. Should bring a substantial return.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 1, 2016 -> 10:43 PM) Merkin doesn't currently see this to be the case even If he did say it. I wouldn't put much stock in it. Bummer.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 1, 2016 -> 07:23 PM) Merkin thinks 2 of Sale, Q, Rodon get traded. Was this in an Article I missed?

All of the draft pick/free agent changes won't go into effect until next offseason by the way. Still lose a 1st rounder for signing QO players this offeason obviously.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 30, 2016 -> 09:08 PM) Do teams still get picks for losing free agents? If so, is it still a 1st rounder? Just wondering how this new CBA will impact Frazier's trade value. Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Team that loses QO free agent will get pick only if player signs contract of $50M+. Pick it gets will depend upon that team’s market size.

Jayson Stark ‏@jaysonst 1m1 minute ago Turns out draft-pick compensation won't disappear. Teams over threshold lose a 2nd- & 5th-round pick. Under threshold: lose 3rd-round pick.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 2m2 minutes ago No international draft, but int'l signings are said to be capped to 5-6M per team per year.

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 1m1 minute ago Manhattan, NY New CBA is agreed upon. Hear luxury tax threshold is going to start at about $195M rise to $210M-$215M over life of 5-yr deal, sources say Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 23s23 seconds ago Manhattan, NY Hear new CBA will have 60-70 pct penalty for those extremely over threshold, about $250M payrolls or greater. Currently highest is 50 pct Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 32s33 seconds ago Manhattan, NY Hear in the new CBA there will be NO 26th roster spot. The current conditions with 25 and expanded rosters in Sept stays. Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 28s28 seconds ago Source on draft-pick comp: “Still being discussed. Trying to shuffle around loss of first pick with player getting deal of $50M or more.” Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 22s22 seconds ago There will be free-agent compensation, but with a draft pick that isn't a 1st rounder Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 2m2 minutes ago No international draft, but int'l signings are said to be capped to 5-6M per team per year. Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago Team that loses QO free agent will get pick only if player signs contract of $50M+. Pick it gets will depend upon that team’s market size. Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 5m5 minutes ago Club that signs QO free agent, if it exceeds luxury-tax threshold, will lose 2nd-rounder, 5th-rounder and $1M in int’l bonus money.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 30s30 seconds ago Sources: MLB and the MLBPA have agreed on a five-year deal.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Nov 30, 2016 -> 07:46 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 34s35 seconds ago Source: CBA is done. LET THE SIGNINGS AND TRADES BEGIN!

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 34s35 seconds ago Source: CBA is done.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1m1 minute ago Sources: Deal for new CBA is close, could happen tonight. Because of course.

Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 5m5 minutes ago Source: Edwin Encarnacion to sign with #Astros tomorrow. Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 20s20 seconds ago Since all my mentions are still #WhiteSox related: It seems this could affect a potential Sale trade with Houston.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 1m1 minute ago Sources: Progress being made in the labor talks. Still work to be done for a new deal, but hope is emerging on both sides.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago One rival exec theorizes #Astros trying to load up on offense so they can trade a young hitter (Springer? Bregman?) for an elite starter. Hmmmmm.

Jerry Crasnick‏ @jcrasnick Just heard the #Astros are still a potential option for Edwin Encarnacion.

Bob Nightengale‏ @BNightengale The #Mariners acquire RHP Rob Whalen and RHP Max Povse from #Braves for OF Alex Jackson and player to be named later.