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Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Yankees putting package together to get Santana from Twins — Johan Santana pitches to Carlos Beltran in the first. Beltran flied out. (Newsday/Kathy Kmonicek / June 19, 2007) — The Yankees continue to talk to the Twins about trading for two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana.
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River Ave. Blues
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TwinCities.com:
Minnesota Twins should trade stars for Boston Red Sox's cheap youth — If I'm the Twins' general manager, here's what I do. (And I'd do it under duress because I'd be working for a cheapskate owner.) I get on the horn with Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and say, "You want Johan Santana, right?"
Sports Illustrated:
Yanks, Red Sox in Santana talks — The Twins have opened trade discussions for Johan Santana by asking the Yankees for a package of at least three young players that would include one of their three top starters — Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy — plus center fielder Melky Cabrera.
Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Dealing Hughes for Santana a questionable move — After a week of family, friends and turkey, the Yankees got back to business yesterday, resuming their pursuit of Johan Santana. — This is not going to be a quick process. Sure, the Twins could deal the two-time Cy Young winner by the end …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
No worries as Rowand waits — Unlike Paul Konerko two years ago and Torii Hunter last week, Gold Glove center fielder Aaron Rowand isn't stressing over his free-agent status. — "I'm actually enjoying it," Rowand said Tuesday via phone from his home near Las Vegas. "We'll know when the time is right.
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Jesse Spector / Touching Base:
Nine Innings: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti — Technically, I'm still on vacation, which is why you're not seeing any analysis (not that there have been many moves) until I really return to work on Thursday. But when the phone rings for an interview, I'm not going to sit around and twiddle my thumbs for a few extra days.
MLB.com:
Tom McCarthy rejoins Phillies broadcast team — Tom McCarthy, who spent the last two seasons as a play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets on WFAN, is returning to his roots as a member of the Phillies broadcasting team, Rob Brooks, Manager, Broadcasting announced today.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Wagner lays out challenges ahead — Veteran closer tackles offseason issues facing club — NEW YORK — Part of the Mets' introduction to Billy Wagner two years ago was a warning. "I'm blunt," he told them. And he suggested if candor were upsetting, the club might be better off looking elsewhere for a relief pitcher.
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Rival executives: Cubs are willing to trade Prior … Four years ago, Mark Prior had the kind of stature that Johan Santana has now, as the pitcher that everybody would love to have. But now the Chicago Cubs have made it known that they are willing to trade the former All-Star pitcher, rival executives say.
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Various Authors / The Biz of Baseball:
Voices on Barry Bonds — There may be no larger lightning rod in Major League Baseball than Barry Lamar Bonds. He is arguably baseball's poster child for performance-enhancing drugs. Nevertheless, he has never tested positive for the use of PED. — In 2003, Bonds testified …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Two Series titles evidence of growing Theo-logy — Sometime soon the adjectives will be replaced. For the breadth of his career as Boston Red Sox general manager, Theo Epstein's name has been preceded by some variation of his youth - kid, wunderkind, prodigy, all said with good intentions, and all tinged with derision.
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Boston Sports Media Watch
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Associated Press:
Brewers guarantee Kendall $4.25M in new deal — MILWAUKEE — Jason Kendall will be guaranteed $4.25 million under the one-year contract he and the Milwaukee Brewers intended to finalize Wednesday. — The Brewers reached a preliminary agreement last week with the catcher and planned a Wednesday news conference at Miller Park.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets release final schedule at Shea — Team will play six teams from '07 postseason in '08 — NEW YORK — A postseason appearance, the objective of every big league team, will have the Mets playing at Shea Stadium in October next season. Otherwise, their final game at the soon-to-turn 44-year-old ballpark will happen on Sept. 28.
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Amazin' Avenue
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Houston Astros — Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard to service time) are eligible.
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Colt 45s Blog
A.J. Daulerio / Philly Mag:
The End Days of Bill Conlin's Online Crap Storm: Interview With Bill Baer — The last few days of Bill Conlin madness have devolved into this weird media sociology study: venerable columnist at a daily newspaper gets into an e-mail spat about his anti-sabermetrics column with a reader …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Starr Witness — MLB FanHouse links to an interview with Larry Starr, long time trainer for the Reds and Marlins. He's out of baseball now and coopertating with the Mitchell investigation, although he refuses to name names. He was aware as early as 1984 that players were using steroids.
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Al's Ramblings
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David Jones / Florida Today:
Former Marlins trainer watches steroids debate with great interest
Former Marlins trainer watches steroids debate with great interest
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FanHouse