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WELCOME BACK: The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly reached a three-year, $26 million agreement with Ivan Nova. After spending his first six-plus years with the Yankees, Nova was traded to the Pirates at the Aug. 1 dead and enjoyed a rebirth of sorts, posting a 3.06 ERA and 52/3 K/BB over 64 2/3 innings. Soon to be three years removed from Tommy John surgery, the 29-year-old right-hander could prove to be a nice bargain. [The Stew]
NOT DONE: Even after reaching an agreement with Nova, the Pirates are still making a push to acquire left-hander Jose Quintana from the Chicago White Sox. Of course, that would just make them one of the teams that wants Quintana, the next best White Sox player since they started selling. Quintana is 27, on a team-friendly contract and had a 3.20 ERA last season. He’s a good fit for lots of teams. [@Ken_Rosenthal]
ICYMI: Free-agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion is going to the Indians on a three-year, $65 million deal. [Yahoo Sports]
SOOOO: The Indians are the team to beat in the AL now, right? [The Stew]
ALMOST DOESN’T COUNT: The Oakland A’s were serious bidders for Encarnacion. Seriously serious. [@JeffPassan]
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COMEBACK TRAIL: Maybe we haven’t heard the last of Manny Ramirez after all. According to his wife, Ramirez is training “extremely hard” and has his eyes on an opportunity outside the United States.[The Stew]
WHERE TO?: Free agent outfielder Ben Revere could have a new team by Friday. He’s expected to reach an agreement soon and it won’t be a return to Washington after they recently acquired Adam Eaton to play center field. Revere hit.217/.260/.300 in 103 games last season, so it could be a one-year prove it deal for the veteran. [@masnRoch]
BUY LOW: Coming off a down season, teams are reportedly sending buy-low offers to the Yankees on right-hander Michael Pineda. The 27-year-old right-hander will be a free agent following the 2017 season, but the Yankees seem content to hold to see if he can bounce back. Pineda posted a 4.82 ERA last season. [ESPN New York]
AND FINALLY: Twins second baseman Brian Dozier hasn’t been traded yet, but he has acquired a large animal. [@BrianDozier]
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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter!Follow @Townie813