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By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today | @cbrown_STLBBT | Nov. 30, 2015, 11:20 pm CT As first reported by Baseball America’s Matt Eddy on Monday morning, the Miami Marlins have signed former Cardinals first baseman/corner outfielder Xavier Scruggs to a minor league deal. A few hours later, Scruggs confirmed theRead More

In a day around baseball highlighted by the agreement to a 4-year deal between the Baltimore Orioles and free agent outfielder/designated hitter Nelson Cruz, here’s a look at some other headlines from the day:

The Miami Marlins and star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton have reportedly agreed to terms on what will be the largest contract in North American sports history.

Here are some quick notes on the few big headlines from a very quiet day around baseball Saturday: Miami Marlins closer Steve Cishek said Friday on MLB Network Radio that the team hasn’t had any contract extension discussions with him. Read more: theScore

Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines from around baseball on Thursday and Friday: The Chicago Cubs have emerged as the favorites to sign top free agent catcher Russell Martin, according to Gordon Wittenmeyer of the Chicago Sun Times. The Detroit Tigers have signed two-time All-StarRead More

Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines from a busy day around baseball Monday: Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports that the Tampa Bay Rays are “moving closer to dealing (pitcher) Jeremy Hellickson to an NL team,” and that a trade is likely toRead More

These are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball Friday: Reliever Casey Janssen, who has spent his entire major league career with the Blue Jays, is considering the Los Angeles Dodgers as one of the teams he would prefer to pitch for next season. Read more:Read More

Here are some quick notes on some of the big headlines around baseball from Wednesday and Thursday: According to reports, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids during a January meeting with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Read more: CBSSports.com Seven-time All-Star and long time Texas RangersRead More