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9:35 PM ET, November 7, 2007

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Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
Replays, Conspiracies, and Disney  —  Another day in Orlando for the movers and shakers of the baseball world.  Here's what we're hearing:  —  * Jimmie Lee Solomon acknowledged the "glacial pace" of change in baseball.  That translates to "don't expect replay anytime soon."
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Yankees will take a shot, offer A-Rod arbitration
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:   Angels join Mets in chase for A-Rod
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
A-Rod who? David Wright wins Gold Glove
Discussion: Riding with Rickey
Sports Illustrated:
Jon Heyman: Cabrera likely to be California dreamin'  —  Also in this column:  —  ORLANDO — The great Miguel Cabrera should prepare for a cross-country move after the cost-conscious Marlins put him on the trading block within the last 24 hours.  The Dodgers, Giants and Angels are all expected …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees want Miguel Cabrera, won't trade big three pitchers  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - If the Yankees want Miguel Cabrera to succeed Alex Rodriguez as their third baseman, it's going to cost them.  —  Brian Cashman met with the Marlins at about 6 p.m. last night at the GM meetings.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Earning his keep  —  Schilling stays, with incentives; Sox still pitching with Lowell  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - A telltale sign that Mike Lowell is returning to the Red Sox?  Yankees manager Joe Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman both commented yesterday that they will have to make a deal …
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Theo says 6-man rotation not out of question
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Sox make play at third
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Reliever Dotel joins free-agent field  —  Available players can start talking with other clubs Tuesday  —  ATLANTA — If Octavio Dotel returns to the Braves for the 2008 season, his salary will likely be less than he'd hoped.  —  As expected the Braves declined his $5.5 million option …
Discussion: Mets Fever
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest Braves Rumors: Glavine, DeJesus, Dotel  —  Here's a look at the recent dealings and rumors surrounding the Braves.  — Frank Wren publicly admitted that the Braves would like to add Tom Glavine to their rotation for 2008.  They're hoping for a hometown discount, which he may be amenable to based on this report.
Discussion: Associated Press and Mets Today
WXIA-TV:
Glavine Close To Braves Return?
Discussion: Hot Foot
Associated Press:
White Sox, SS Uribe agree to $4.5M deal  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Juan Uribe and the White Sox agreed Wednesday to a $4.5 million, one-year contract that keeps the slick-fielding shortstop in Chicago.  —  Although he ranked second among AL shortstops in home runs (20) and fielding percentage (.976) this year, Uribe had a difficult season.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Re-Sign Uribe, Out On Tejada
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Mets covet pitching most, not A-Rod  —  The Mets have their sites set on improving their pitching, and Red Sox reliever Eric Gagne is among those they could sign this offseason.  (Getty Images Photo)  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - As of dinnertime last night, the Mets had yet to meet with Scott Boras …
Discussion: New York Post and SILive
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
LO DUCA, METS FAR FROM A DEAL
Discussion: NY Daily News and MetsBlog.com
Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Huntington fills out front-office staff  —  New Pirates GM hires key personnel to manage farm system  —  PITTSBURGH — Continuing to fill critical personnel vacancies, general manager Neal Huntington filled out his baseball operations team by naming the organization's farm director …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Surveying the offseason landscape … ORLANDO, Fla. — The 15-day free-agent filing period still is in effect, so Major League Baseball's general managers are devoting their annual meetings to trade talks, surveying the landscape, and fraternal bonding in the shadow of Disney World.
Discussion: Bugs & Cranks
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Notebook: Baseball GMs approve replay for home runs  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - Baseball's general managers sent their strongest message yet to Bud Selig that they want instant replay.  But developments in the game progress at "glacier-like movement," Major League Baseball executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon …
Discussion: Knuckle Curve and FishStripes
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blogs.chron.com:
Clemens, the pitcher, may now really be done  —  For the first time since he signed with the Astros in January 2004, future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens will inform the Astros today that he intends to start a season working under his post-retirement, personal services agreement.
Aaron Fitt / Baseball America:
Washington Nationals: Top 10 Prospects … t's a measure of just how low expectations were for the Nationals in 2007 that they won 73 games and finished 16 games out of first place, yet Manny Acta garnered manager-of-the-year consideration for getting his team to overachieve in his first year at the helm.
Discussion: Washington Times
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Johnny D arrives  —  ORLANDO — Johnny Damon just pulled up to the hotel here at the GM Meetings in his brand new Ferrari.  He said he met with new Yankees' manager Joe Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman and received assurances that he would be the Yankee left fielder next season.
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Indians exercise Byrd option, not good judgment  —  By now, it is obvious that the folks who own and operate Major League Baseball franchises could not give a fat rat's behind about past use of performance-enhancing drugs.  No matter what George Mitchell and his band of merry barristers uncover …
Paul Hagen / philly.com:
Phillies looking at Japanese pitching star  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - Curt Schilling may not have been the Phillies' No. 1 choice to address their desperate need to add a starting pitcher, but the news that he opted to remain with the Boston Red Sox hit the team harder than they probably wanted to let on.
 
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