ESPN will provide comprehensive coverage of the 2013 Baseball Winter Meetings, beginning Monday, Dec. 9, through Thursday, Dec. 12, from the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Hourly SportsCenter coverage from the on-site Baseball Tonight set will begin at 9 a.m. ET on Monday. In addition, ESPN will air Baseball Tonight five times daily, including three shows on ESPN.com, plus a 6 p.m. telecast on ESPNEWS and a final wrap-up show on ESPN2 after midnight.
ESPN's multi-platform coverage will feature more than 20 on-site commentators and reporters providing breaking news, analysis and interviews with club executives, managers and players. Each show will also include extensive social media integration using #WinterMeetings.
Highlights:
· Digital-only Baseball Tonight shows on ESPN.com live at 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.;
· Baseball Tonight on ESPNEWS at 6 p.m. and on
ESPN2 after midnight with commentary from John Kruk, Curt Schilling and Karl Ravech;
· Hourly SportsCenter coverage beginning at 9 a.m.;
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ESPN MLB Insider analysis from Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Jayson Stark, Jerry Crasnick, Jim Bowden, Keith Law, Pedro Gomez and Grantland's Jonah Keri;
· A "Winter Meetings Live"
HUB on ESPN.com with breaking news, analysis, Rumor Central, Market Central, Free Agent Tracker, video interviews and live chats;
· Comprehensive coverage from each of ESPN's local websites in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas and Chicago.
Winter Meetings preview:
@Buster_ESPN: The Winter Meetings promise to be really busy this year, because so few of the primary free agents have come off the board like Robinson Cano, Mike Napoli and Shin-Soo Choo. And, there is an expectation among baseball general managers that we will get our first sense of what Tampa Bay could glean in its effort to trade David Price.
@Kurkjian_ESPN: If the week before the Winter Meetings is any indication, the Winter Meetings are going to be full of activity. Some big moves have already been made - Jacoby Ellsbury and Brian McCann to the Yankees and Prince Fielder traded for Ian Kinsler - but there is still a lot that will happen, most notably, the landing spot for the premier free agent, Robinson Cano. It's going to be a wild week in Florida.
@JimBowdenESPNxm: This wild off-season of wheeling and dealing has just gotten started and I expect the Winter Meetings will be just as crazy as this week has been. Remember, 11 of the top 15 free agents of this year's class remain unsigned. Trade discussions continue to swirl and this could be one of the busiest off seasons in recent history.
Twitter: For a full list of Baseball Tonight commentators and
ESPN MLB Insiders on Twitter, visit the @BBTN page: https://twitter.com/BBTN
Baseball Tonight Winter Meetings Schedule:
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Networks
Mon, Dec 9 10 a.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Jon Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 4 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 6 p.m. SportsCenter at the Winter Meetings Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Curt Schilling ESPNEWS 10 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Ravech, TBD ESPN.com 12:30 a.m. Baseball Tonight at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Kruk ESPN2, WatchESPN
Tue, Dec 10 10 a.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 4 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 6 p.m. SportsCenter at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Kruk, Schilling ESPNEWS 10 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Ravech, TBD ESPN.com 1:30 a.m. Baseball Tonight at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Kruk ESPN2, WatchESPN
Wed, Dec 11 10 a.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 4 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 6 p.m. SportsCenter at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Kruk, Schilling ESPNEWS 10 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Ravech, TBD ESPN.com 1:30 a.m. Baseball Tonight at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Kruk ESPN2, WatchESPN
Thu, Dec 12 10 a.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 4 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Sciambi, TBD ESPN.com 6 p.m. SportsCenter at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Schilling ESPNEWS 10 p.m. Baseball Tonight for ESPN.com Ravech, TBD ESPN.com 1 a.m. Baseball Tonight at the Winter Meetings Ravech, Schilling ESPN2, WatchESPN
