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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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Steve Henson / Yahoo! Sports:
Buzz from the winter meetings — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Early trade talk and free-agent buzz from the winter meetings: — •The Texas Rangers are quietly shopping third baseman Hank Blalock, who spent last season battling injuries. Even when healthy, Blalock's production has slipped significantly …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:Besides the human tree, not much movin' here yet
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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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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 …
Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:
Elijah Dukes to Nationals? — Dave Sheinin just confirmed what I've been trying to for the last couple hours — that troubled Tampa Bay outfielder Elijah Dukes has been dealt to the Washington Nationals. — We do not yet know who was dealt in return. — More in a minute.
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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 …
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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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Pettitte to play for Yankees in '08 — Agent confirms veteran's decision to choose Bronx over retirement — NASHVILLE - Andy Pettitte, who contemplated retirement this winter, has told his good friends, a few former Astros teammates and some current Yankees teammates that he will return to the Bronx for the 2008 season.
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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.
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
News: D'Backs to Trade Quentin to White Sox — According to MLB Radio, the D'Backs will soon announce that they have traded OF Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for 20-year-old 1B Chris Carter.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
D'Backs Trade Quentin To White Sox For Chris Carter — According to MLB Radio via MetsBlog, the D'Backs will send outfielder Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for first baseman Chris Carter. Here's the MLB.com link. Kenny Williams and Josh Byrnes have gotten together on many trades in the past.
Evan Grant / rangers.beloblog.com:
Welcome to Gnash-ville — Spent the morning in a meeting with MLB PR honchos — what can I say, I'm always the ambassador — but it meant the rumor mill got off to a slow start. — And then it took a good hour of roaming the many lobbies of the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Convention Center …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Bowden finally lands his prize — LIKE THIS STORY? — NASHVILLE, Tn. - Jim Bowden's infatuation with Lastings Milledge began when Bowden was the Reds' general manager and Milledge was at Lakewood Ranch H.S. in Bradenton, Fla. — At the time, the Reds were training in Plant City …
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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Jayson Stark / ESPN:Santana, Cabrera and more Opryland excitement
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Minaya under pressure in New York — FOXSports.com, Updated 2 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — Mets general manager Omar Minaya always takes a high-energy approach, but it would be understandable if he was even more motivated this off-season. — The pressure on him is growing.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Andruw to Dodgers? Roaming, reporting from Nashvegas — There are about 400 laptops opened for business in this cavernous media work room, but only about 100 of them have people tapping at keyboards on this chilly Monday afternoon in Nashville. Other laptops sit lonely, at the ready.
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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.
