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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Marlins, Tigers talking blockbuster — FOXSports.com, Updated 21 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Marlins, stalled in their attempts to trade third baseman Miguel Cabrera, could be laying the groundwork for an even bigger deal. — The Marlins and Tigers are engaged …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Tigers set to acquire Cabrera, Willis — Maybin, Miller and four other prospects would go to Florida — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Marlins and Tigers are on the verge of completing a blockbuster deal that will send Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a package of six players.
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ESPN:
Tigers send top prospects to Marlins for Cabrera, Willis — The Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers have agreed in principle on a trade that will send Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for key prospects, sources told ESPN's Peter Gammons. — The Tigers would send outfielder Cameron Maybin …
Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Cabrera, Willis traded to Tigers in blockbuster deal — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tigers have acquired third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left-hander Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins in exchange for a package of six prospects including outfielder Cameron Maybin and left-hander Andrew Miller.
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Jim Molony / NASHVILLE CONFIDENTIAL:
Tigers set to acquire Cabrera, Willis from Tigers — Detroit and Florida are hammering out the final details on an eight-player trade that would send third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left-handed starter Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for pitcher Andrew Miller, outfielder Cameron Maybin and four other prospects.
ESPN.com:
Report: Marlins' Cabrera getting fit, slimming down — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As teams consider sending prospects to the Florida Marlins for Miguel Cabrera, some have raised concerns about the third baseman's fitness. — But Cabrera, who along with Johan Santana is expected …
Jim Molony / NASHVILLE CONFIDENTIAL:Tigers, Marlins trade talks accelerating
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Art Martone / Projo SoxBlog:
Update: Angels jump into Santana trade talks — NASHVILLE — Just because the New York Yankees are out of the picture on Johan Santana doesn't mean the Red Sox necessarily have a clear path for the Twins' ace. — This afternoon the Twins were meeting with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:Angels not in running for Twins' Santana
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:After Yanks' deadline passes, Red Sox jump into lead for Santana
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Yankees will not change their offer — Just spoke to a Yankees Exec Who Can Be Trusted and learned this: — The Y.E.W.C.B.T said that Brian Cashman has made his final offer and will not toss in Ian Kennedy, Alan Horne or Austin Jackson. That would seem to favor the Red Sox but the Dodgers …
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Brewers have looked at many third basemen — Nashville - Lest folks think the Brewers have focused exclusively on St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen at the winter meetings, I want to point out that they've considered many third base options. — The reason the Brewers have looked …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:Source: Cards, Brewers talks about Rolen cool off
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Kuroda won't come cheap — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Chatter from the lobby ... The bidding on Japanese right-hander Hiroki Kuroda continues to spike, with one source speculating it will take an offer in the range of five years and $50 million to sign him. Already the Mariners have offered four years …
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals get their man: Agreement reached with Guillen for $36 million over three years — The Royals finally landed their much-sought power hitter Tuesday by reaching agreement with free-agent outfielder Jose Guillen on a three-year contract for $36 million.
Bradford Files:
Lobby blogging: Haren option closing? — Colleague Michael Silverman just passed along that the A's and D-Backs have had constructive talks about a deal which would send Dan Haren to Arizona and Conor Jackson and Carlos Gonzalez along with two more players to Oakland.
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Bradford Files:
Lobby blogging: Due date — According to a source familiar with the negotiations the Twins have told they want to complete the Johan Santana deal by the end of today. — This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 at 4:01 pm and is filed under general.
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Mattingly, Vizcaino talk — Still no definitive news on Johan Santana, though various reports are that the Red Sox are close to getting him. We'll update as solid news comes in. — Don Mattingly is here in one of his first official capacities as Dodgers (correction, hitting) coach.
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Alan Matthews / Baseball America:
Los Angeles Dodgers — 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 …
Barry Svrluga / Nationals Journal:
Day Two: Lobby buzz — So the Nationals are clearly trying to figure out their issues at catcher. They have one man - Jesus Flores - on the major league roster. People I spoke with in the lobby here at the Opryland Resort - and seriously, I haven't posted anything about trying to get dinner …
