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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Source: Angelos yet to greenlight Bedard trade … Orioles owner Peter Angelos hasn't yet signed off on the proposed deal that would send Erik Bedard to Seattle, according to a source familiar with the Orioles' internal discussions. — The same source also indicated that Angelos wasn't informed …
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Shannon Drayer / Shannon's Baseball Blog:
Hold On! Jones Still in Venezuela — This trade is not going to happen quickly. While all indications are that the process is well underway one of the major pieces is not yet in the country. — Just heard from Adam Jones via email. Said that he is still in Venezuela but obeying orders from his MLB team and not playing.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Geoff Baker / Mariners Blog:
Go play in the snow — Feels like a good old morning in my hometown of Montreal. Well, OK, maybe not. When I was back there a couple of weeks ago, the temperature fell to minus-11 with six inches of snow overnight. Not that cold here in Seattle, though that white stuff I'm seeing outside is quite unusual for these parts.
John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:
Jones and Bedard, redux — You haven't seen the last of Adam Jones in Seattle. — Or, more correctly put, they haven't seen the first of Jones in Baltimore. — Jones may yet have a physical exam in Baltimore that will be a prelude to a trade sending left-handed starter Erik Bedard to the Mariners.
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ESPN.com, Oriole Post, Camden Chat, Sports Illustrated, Peter's Red Sox Forever and Bleeding Blue and Teal
Roch Kubatko / Roch Around the Clock:Latest twist — Orioles executive Andy MacPhail wasn't kidding …
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Oriole Magic
Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Phillies fill third base hole, agree to deal with Feliz — The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a two-year deal with free agent third baseman Pedro Feliz, pending a physical.
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MLB Trade Rumors, MetsBlog.com, MLB Fleece Factor, The Zo Zone, Phillies Nation, Bucs Dugout, Hot Foot, MLB Rumors and The Good Phight
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Associated Press:
Knoblauch will talk to Congress before hearing — WASHINGTON — Former New York Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch agreed Monday to talk to a House committee investigating drug use in baseball, and the session was postponed until later this week. — The committee issued a subpoena …
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Former Yankee Chuck Knoblauch agrees to talk to House committee — Chuck Knoblauch has been found. — The former Yankee and four-time All-Star who was named in baseball's Mitchell Report, agreed to a deposition or transcribed interview with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Associated Press
Greg Lee / Boston Globe:
Sox make minor move — The Red Sox today issued the following press release: — The Red Sox today acquired righthanded pitcher David Aardsma from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for righthanded pitchers Willy Mota and Miguel Socolovich. — The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
DAVID CONE TO RETURN TO YANKEES IN YES BOOTH — David Cone has made peace with the Yankees and will return this year to broadcast about 50 games on YES, The Post has learned. — A key pitcher and leader on Joe Torre's championship Yankees, Cone had annoyed George Steinbrenner by returning …
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WasWatching.com, MY BASEBALL BIAS, Bronx Liaison, The Baseball Outsider and My Pinstripes
La Velle / Twins Insider:
Big week ahead.. — After speaking with officials over the weekend at TwinsFest, it looks like the Twins want to get a Johan Santana trade done this week or begin preparing for his arrival at spring training. — We really won't know if the Twins waited too long to trade Santana until a deal is made.
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Sid Hartman / Minneapolis Star Tribune:Twins' contract offer to Santana still stands
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SOX & Dawgs, iYankees, Home Run Derby, Yankees Blog, MetsNetwork.com and MLB Fleece Factor
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Three Offseason Questions for the Mets — A great team cannot be, of all things, aimless, but that is what the Mets have been this winter. While their purportedly hot pursuit of Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana has garnered all the attention, the Mets have done little or nothing …
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John Delcos / The LoHud Mets Blog:Pass on Johan — Spoke with Omar Minaya and he still wants pitching.
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Kranepool Society
Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Inge agrees to report to Lakeland with catchers — DETROIT — The Tigers are preparing to open the spring with Brandon Inge on their roster, and Inge appears to be on board with the plan. — Inge spoke with general manager Dave Dombrowski about his situation, and the Tigers said he has agreed …
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Detroit News, Associated Press, Tiger Tales, Bless You Boys, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Fleece Factor
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Mets looking at right pitchers? — MLB.com reporter Marty Noble answers fans' questions — Why haven't the Mets signed any of the free-agent starting pitchers like Kris Benson, Tony Armas, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, Eric Milton, Russ Ortiz, Brett Tomko or Jeff Weaver?
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MetsBlog.com
Cliff Corcoran / Sports Illustrated:
Cliff Corcoran: Where will Bonds land? — Where should the home run champ land? — There's an elephant in baseball's living room. With pitchers and catchers due to report in less than three weeks, most teams have finished building their 2008 squads. There are still a fair number …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Mailbag: Why deal with one-year deals? — Beat reporter Adam McCalvy answers Brewers fans' questions — I noticed that many of the players who have signed this offseason with the Brewers have signed one-year contracts. Then I read that the Brewers are seeking a one-year contract with J.J. Hardy.
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Astros Top 11 Prospects — Four-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Two-Star Prospects — Just Missing: Samuel Gervacio, RHP; Tommy Manzella, SS; Polin Trinidad, RHP — 1. J.R. Towles, C — Drafted: 20th round, 2004, North Central Texas JC
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Bucs Dugout
Jordan Zakarin / MetsBlog.com:
Minors: Those Young Pitchers — ...given matt's post from earlier today, about the team's young pitching, it makes sense to dig deeper and take a look at the young arms they are apparently so high on... Here's a look of some of the top pitchers the Mets have nabbed in the past two June amateur drafts (in no particular order):
