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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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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.
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.
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 …
Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:Elijah Dukes to Nationals?
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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.
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 …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Bowden finally lands his prize — LIKE THIS STORY? — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Cubs are facing significant competition for their No. 1 target, Japanese free-agent outfielder Kosuke Fukudome. The Padres have emerged as a serious contender for Fukudome, according to major-league sources.
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.
