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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Yankees May Trade Cabrera; Igawa Contract Is Almost Done — The Yankees are in discussions with the Braves and the Pirates about a three-way deal that would send outfielder Melky Cabrera from the Yankees to the Braves, reliever Mike Gonzalez from the Pirates to the Yankees …
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Associated Press:
Yanks, Pirates in talks concerning OF Cabrera, P Gonzalez — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — NEW YORK — The Yankees are discussing trading young outfielder Melky Cabrera in a deal that would bring Pittsburgh reliever Mike Gonzalez to New York. — The Yankees have talked …
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MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Yankees dangling Cabrera; Igawa deal close — A three-team trade reportedly is in the works that would send outfielder Melky Cabrera from the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves. — The deal, an unnamed baseball official told the New York Times, also would send reliever Mike Gonzalez …
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Where have you gone …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Wooing of pitcher was wowing — Sox had bases covered while chasing, landing Matsuzaka — The wooing of Daisuke Matsuzaka began with a small dinner party on a Saturday night at Tom Werner's house, a Cape Cod-style home overlooking the green at hole No. 5 at the famed Riviera Country Club …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Too much is a good thing — Teams should think before trading pitchers — Beware of a thing called excess. — The Red Sox thought they had it with Bronson Arroyo last spring so they took a chance, rolled the dice, and went after a slugger with upside in Wily Mo Peña.
Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Restocking Of Bullpen Continues — Sox Trade For Donnelly, Sign Free Agent Romero — The Red Sox continue to explore options at closer but the rest of the bullpen is filling up quickly. — The Red Sox added two relievers Friday, getting righthander Brendan Donnelly from the Angels …
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Jeff Horrgan / Boston Herald:
Sox shop 'til they drop — After primarily window-shopping for much of the offseason, the Red Sox [team stats] are now checking off items on their wish list at a frantic pace. — One day after announcing the signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka and two days after introducing new shortstop …
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The Joy of Sox
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Drew mystery may have found answer — The Red Sox [team stats] continued to make noise yesterday, which makes their silence all the more curious. And when it comes to outfielder J.D. Drew [stats], the Red Sox are saying decidedly little. — The reason? — There appears to have been a problem with the player's physical exam.
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Drew Deal in Trouble? — Tony Massarotti of the Boston Herald got the story first, but I have more details on the specifics of the J.D. Drew physical. Drew took the physical shortly after the announcement of the deal in Orlando, but sources have told me that Drew showed problems in his shoulder that "could shut down his power."
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
'Not that crazy': Redbirds believe Looper can be a starter — Consider the climate of the Cardinals bullpen when Braden Looper was first presented with a peculiar idea. — Rookie Anthony Reyes had recently found hanging in his locker an empty sunflower seed bucket, relabeled "Hair Gel" by a reliever.
Sports Illustrated:
White Sox trade Gload to Royals for Sisco — CHICAGO (AP) -First baseman-outfielder Ross Gload was traded by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Andrew Sisco, a 6-foot-10 left-hander. — Sisco has a 3-8 record and 4.85 ERA in 132 games the last two seasons with Kansas City.
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The Griddle
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Furman Bisher / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Only war could keep him from Hall of Fame — Had he not come down with a severe case of frostbite while serving his country at the Battle of the Bulge, Cecil Travis' plaque might already be in Cooperstown. — "He'd be a major Hall of Famer," Bob Feller said. "No questions asked."
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
No. 31 off limits to Lilly, but not 21 — After showing off his No. 30 jersey on Friday at Wrigley Field, Ted Lilly said he heard he couldn't wear 31 because the Cubs were planning to retire the number. — As it turns out, Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux can wait a while before working on their speeches.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Notes: Harwell collection released — 'Audio Scrapbook' chronicles broadcaster's legendary career — DETROIT — Ernie Harwell's biography came out in 2002. Another book on his life after baseball was published a couple of years ago. He donated much of his baseball artifacts for the public …
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Bless You Boys
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
With eye on the future, Padres hoard draft picks — Shrewdness reaps extra selections — The Padres may look back at this offseason as one that set up their farm system. Without much fanfare, San Diego has harvested five to eight extra draft picks before the fourth round of June's amateur draft.
