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[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

BREAKING: First baseman Jake Bauers and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a four-year, $58 million contract, sources tell ESPN.

[Robert Murray @ByRobertMurray]

Free-agent reliever Evan Phillips and the Atlanta Braves are in agreement on a three-year, $35 million contract.

[Bob Nightengale @BNightengale]

Atlanta signs former Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips to 3-year, $35 million contract.

[Underdog MLB @UnderdogMLB]

Mariners checked in on Otto Lopez but Marlins “made it clear they are not motivated to trade him,” per @A_Jude.

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

“It does seem like that is a pretty good match [Alec Bohm and the Yankees]... I'm hearing a lot about the Phillies' interest in [Teruaki] Sato.”

@JonHeyman, @Joelsherman1 and @jonmorosi share what they're hearing at the GM Meetings.

[Yankees Worldwide @NYYWorldwide]

According to Brendan Kuty, the Yankees have NOT shown interest in 1B/3B Alec Bohm.

It does not rule out a future pursuit of the player, but that these talks between Bohm and the Yankees have not occurred as of Wednesday.

[Darius Glover @GloverDarius]

Yankees showing interest in Alec Bohm is "untrue" Kuty reports.

[Everything Yankees @eyyankees]

Opposing teams believe the Yankees would trade Luis García Jr. for the right return since he’s an imperfect fit with them, per @JonHeyman.

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

The Yankees are interested in bringing back Tim Hill. The Guardians, Mets, Giants and Dodgers are among other teams in the mix

[Everything Yankees @eyyankees]

The Yankees have already held “several video calls” with ex Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates, per @BrendanKutyNJ.

[Everything Yankees @eyyankees]

While the Yankees & Rangers have held dialogue surrounding Corey Seager, the word is that Yankee bosses may slow play the offseason until they have a better understanding of what the CBA will look like post lockout, per @JonHeyman.

[Yankees Worldwide @NYYWorldwide]

The Yankees and Rangers have had dialogue about Corey Seager, but their level of interest is unknown according to Jon Heyman of the NY Post.

He also mentioned that they've looked at Carson Kelly and are "extremely active" in talks.

[Mike Trout @MikeTrout]

Today we honor all who have served. Thank you, Veterans, for your courage and sacrifice.

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

Ex-Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates is among candidates for the open Yankees hitting coach job. He was a Dodgers hitting coach the past eight years but couldn’t work out a contract with them.

[KutterIsKing @KutterIsKing]

I’m not even joking if Cam Shitler wins the Cy Young I’ll deactivate my account

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

Giants are planning to hire Rowson, official title will be offensive coordinator

[Robert Murray @ByRobertMurray]

Sources: The San Francisco Giants are in talks to hire James Rowson to the major-league coaching staff. Rowson has been the New York Yankees’ hitting coach since Nov. 2023. https://t.co/f8zCDuOEey

[Brian McTaggart @brianmctaggart]

Source: Brad Ausmus is flying to Houston tomorrow in anticipation he will be named the next Astros manager, confirming @johngranato report.

[Yankees Worldwide @NYYWorldwide]

The Astros are expected to name Brad Ausmus as their manager, per @brianmctaggart.

[Michael Schwab @michaelschwab13]

For what it’s worth, I was told yesterday that Brad Ausmus is flying to Houston on Thursday. I didn’t think much of it till @johngranato’s news