The Opener: Shortstops, Astros, MLBTR Chat
Briefly

With a frenzied Winter Meetings in the rear-view mirror, here are some things we'll be watching around baseball throughout the day: 1.After Bogaerts stunner, what's next for the shortstop market?Late last night, the Padres and Xander Bogaerts agreed to a massive 11-year, $280MM deal.While things seemed to be progressing toward a reunion between Bogaerts and the Red Sox as recently as yesterday afternoon, the Padres managed to pry away Boston's longtime shortstop with a huge offer that runs through Bogaerts' age-40 season, wildly surpassing even optimistic predictions; MLBTR predicted Bogaerts would receive a seven-year, $189MM deal.
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