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Astros News
- Springer has turned down the Astros’ qualifying offer and is now officially a free agent, and I hope the man gets paid... by us (Astros.com)
- He sits at the head of what is a kind of thin center fielder free agent class (The Athletic, $$$)
- He’s also the most famous of what is a pretty robust baseball family (LittleLeague.org)
- Jeff Luhnow is not convinced that the Red Sox are the bastion of innocence they claim to be (Radio.com)
Around the League
- Shane Bieber is the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young award for 2020 (MLB Trade Rumors)
- While Trevor Bauer picked up those honors in the NL (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Surprisingly, Bauer was also the first pitcher from the Reds, one of the oldest baseball teams in existence, to win the award (ESPN)
- Cincinnati shouldn’t get used to it though since Bauer is almost definitely leaving in free agency (MLB.com)
- MVP winners are announced tonight, and here is the case for each finalist (MLB.com)
- In addition to Springer, JT Realmuto and DJ LeMahieu have also turned down qualifying offers (ESPN)
- Marcus Stroman accepted his though, and will play at least one more season in Queens (MLB Trade Rumors)
- MLB will be more aggressive in trying to get fans into stands next season, according to Manfred (The Athletic, $$)