ORLANDO, Fla. — An elite closer and a 56-home run slugger agreed to massive deals in a matter of minutes Tuesday, breathing life into the Winter Meetings at the exact moment Scott Boras held court for a crowd of reporters.

Agency vs. agency subterfuge? Pure coincidence? Either way, Kyle Schwarber has returned to the Phillies for $150 million and Edwin Diaz has left the Mets for a three-year deal with the Dodgers. And if Boras was upstaged for a moment, he was back in the spotlight before long, as it was soon time for Dylan Cease to officially join the Toronto Blue Jays.

“The biggest part was being able to be a part of a championship team,” Cease said. “With the run last year, they’ve proven they have championship-calibre players and obviously a good process, so that was probably the No.

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