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2:00 AM ET, December 5, 2007

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
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.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Willis, Cabrera gone: Blockbuster trade will save Marlins $20 million  —  NASHVILLE — Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis was vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on the southern tip of Baja peninsula, when his cellphone started ringing nonstop Tuesday.  —  Friends in Oakland, Calif. …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
External / ESPN:
What's the deal?  —  The first day of the winter meetings came …
Nate Silver / Unfiltered:
Tigers Catch the AL by Its Tail
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins set to deal Cabrera, Willis
Discussion: Roar of the Tigers and 6-4-2
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Notes: Indians won't make panic moves
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Santana Deal Dead, Say Yankees  —  The Yankees' pursuit of Johan Santana is over, according to Hank Steinbrenner, the team's senior vice president, after the Yankees and the Minnesota Twins failed to agree on a deal Tuesday.  —  "The deadline is the deadline," Steinbrenner said in a telephone interview.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels not in running for Twins' Santana
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Retirement far from Pettitte's mind
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Santana talks heat up
Discussion: Boston Globe and SOX & Dawgs
Evan Brunell / Fire Brand of the American League:
Framework Complete: Johan Santana a Red Sox
Discussion: 6-4-2 and A Red Sox Fan …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cards turn to Dodgers in Rolen talks  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 17 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Dodgers are now the team in hottest pursuit of Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen, according to major-league sources.  —  The Brewers had been the front-runner …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and MetsBlog.com
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Krivsky quiet on potential moves
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Giants mull 'intriguing' offer for phenom
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Scott buzz growing at Meetings  —  Astros rumored to be in talks with Padres for outfielder  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Astros and Padres appear to be in talks regarding Luke Scott, the right fielder who was pushed out of the Houston equation when the club acquired center fielder Michael Bourn and moved Hunter Pence to the corner.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres focused on finding outfielder
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Peavy closes in on $52M extension
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Winter Meetings Day 2 (late evening edition)  —  Just talked to an American League scout who watched Philip Humber extensively last season and was not impressed.  In fact, when his team suggested making a deal for Humber, as part of a package for one of their regular starters, this scout helped shoot it down.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Lack of depth hurts Mets' leverage
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers near deal with reliever Riske  —  Righty takes physical in Milwaukee; trade talks for Rolen halt  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Brewers dropped out of the running for St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen on Day 2 of the Winter Meetings, but did move a step closer to finalizing …
Discussion: Brewers Blog and MLB Trade Rumors
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
A wintry mix of first-base options  —  Rangers consider trades, free agents; also discuss Patterson  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Abbott and Costello turned it into an immortal comedy routine.  The Rangers asked the same question but don't find it to be a laughing matter.  —  Who's on first?
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Chris Kline / Baseball America Prospects Blog:
Barton Rumors, Part Deux  —  NASHVILLE-Earlier today, Indians outfielder Brian Barton was the odds-on favorite to go No. 1 in the Rule 5 draft Thursday.  But hold the phone.  —  One source close to the Rays says Tampa Bay will not take Barton, and if they don't sell their pick like they did last year …
Discussion: Rays of Light and DRaysBay
Jack O'Connell / MLB.com:
Nuxhall leads list of Frick finalists  —  Former Reds announcer among 10 candidates for award  —  Baseball fans let their feelings be known about Joe Nuxhall, the legendary Cincinnati Reds broadcaster who died last month, by placing him on the Ford C. Frick Award ballot with an overwhelming online vote total.
Discussion: FIRE JOE MORGAN
 
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