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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Nats acquire Dukes from Tampa Bay — FOXSports.com, Updated 10 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Washington Nationals have acquired outfielder Elijah Dukes from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a minor-league player, FOXSports.com has learned. — The identity of the minor-league player …
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Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Dukes traded to Nationals — The Rays finally had enough of Elijah Dukes. — The Rays confirmed and announced they have traded the troubled outfielder to the Nationals, and will get back minor-league left-hander Glenn Gibson, who was 4-3, 3.10 in 12 starts for short-season Class A Vermont this season.
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Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:
Some details on Dukes — OK we just had someone with knowledge of the situation explain how this went down. Indeed, Stan Kasten and Jim Bowden had an off-site meeting this morning at a hotel near the airport with Elijah Dukes. Also present, according to the source, was Dmitri Young …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats acquire Dukes from Rays — NASHVILLE — The Nationals have acquired outfielder Elijah Dukes from the Tampa Bay Rays for a Minor Leaguer to be named later, according to a baseball source. — Dukes, 23, is a player Washington has coveted since the 2005 offseason.
Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:Elijah Dukes to Nationals?
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La Velle / Twins Insider:
Santana speaks (sort of) and Twins are mad about Hanky-Panky. — The Star Tribune has just been contacted by Johan Santana's agent, Peter Greenberg. — Greenberg said Santana is mad after reading reports that he's ordered the Twins to trade him to either Boston or New York.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Yankees might pull out of Santana talks for good … NASHVILLE — With the Yankee's self-imposed deadline approaching, the Twins and Yankees were getting nowhere Monday night in their attempt to complete a deal for Johan Santana. So the Yankees were again making noises that they might pull out of the Santana talks for good.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Update from Nashville — The Yanks and Twins are meeting tonight.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Notes: Sox not rushing Crede decision — Team wants to avoid knee-jerk trade that might hurt long term — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Deciding Joe Crede's future in Chicago truly doesn't have to be accomplished until Opening Day, allowing the White Sox to avoid any sort of knee-jerk reaction involving the veteran third baseman.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers survey options on Day 1 — Melvin discusses Rolen, needs for team at Winter Meetings — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brewers general manager Doug Melvin spent last week downplaying rumors that he is interested in trading for Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen.
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs trade Quentin to White Sox — Arizona receives Minor League first baseman Carter in return — NASHVILLE — The D-backs traded outfielder Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for Minor League first baseman Chris Carter on Monday. — Carter, who will turn 21 later this month …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
News: O's to Meet the Mets about Bedard — Orioles COO Andy MacPhail says he expects to meet with Mets GM Omar Minaya about LHP Erik Bedard while in Nashville, reports Andrew Marchand of ESPN 1050 in New York. — ...thanks to the always-information jason b for the link... To listen live to ESPN 1050, click here.
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Rob Bradford / Bradford Files:
Lobby blogging: The Francona Rule — Red Sox manager Terry Francona officially has a rule named after him. — "There's going to be, for lack of a better term, a 'Francona Rule,'" said Bob Watson, Major League Baseball's Vice President of Rules and On-Field Operations. "You can only wear your uniform top or jacket.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pettitte takes $16 million, adding to total — Just received an e-mail back from Randy Hendricks. — Andy Pettitte will play for his original $16 million next season. There are no options. He decided on Saturday, they talked it over on Sunday and now it's done.
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Geoff Baker / Seattle Times:
Ibanez, Broussard, Sexson — Lots of rumors flying fast and furiously here in Nashville. The best way to hear them is to leave the media room, walk about 15 minutes (or the equivalent of several city blocks) down to a main bar and lobby atrium, pictured below.
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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Santana? — A rotation featuring Beckett, Santana as the top two is pretty much as good as it can get. The thought of pitching behind these guys has to fire ya up. That being said I look at it like this. — If we make the move we'll have done so with Theo knowing whatever he had to trade …
Associated Press:
Kuhn elected to Hall of Fame; union adversary Miller left out again — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the revamped Veterans Committee on Monday while his longtime adversary, players' union boss Marvin Miller, was left out for the second time this year.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Kearns could be on the move — Outfielder may be traded to deepen Nats' starting rotation — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nationals general manager Jim Bowden said on Monday that there will be four players — Wily Mo Pena, Lastings Milledge, Elijah Dukes and Austin Kearns …
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