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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Cashman still a Pavano fan — DANA POINT, Calif. - When Carl Pavano walked off the mound on Sept. 25, most people assumed it would be the last time he would ever wear a Yankees uniform. — Not so fast. — Pavano, one of the biggest free-agent busts of all-time, could wind …
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Pete Caldera / Pinstripe Posts:
California dreamin' — Jake Peavy is going to want a healthy contract extension from his next club, and he has now publicly added the Yankees to the list of teams he'd waive his no-trade clause - including the Angels, Braves, Astros, Cubs, Cardinals and Dodgers.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:Cashman will be shopping for new arms
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
The latest updates from GM meetings … SI.com's Jon Heyman reports all week long from baseball's general manager meetings in California. — DANA POINT, Calif. — Star pitcher A.J. Burnett's agent Darek Braunecker will give the Blue Jays a final chance to re-sign Burnett in a meeting Tuesday afternoon …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees make Sabathia top target (cont) — Around the majors — • The tussle for Teixeira will also be spirited. Besides the favorites in the derby, the Yankees, Angels, Mariners, Orioles and possibly the Red Sox could also be in the mix. The incumbent Angels absolutely love Teixeira.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees make Sabathia top target … DANA POINT, Calif. — Determined to overhaul and upgrade their skimpy starting rotation, the Yankees have made superstar free agent CC Sabathia their top winter target and, once baseball's quiet period expires, intend to offer him a contract to top …
CBS SportsLine.com:
GM Towers seeks to end Padres' year of turmoil by dealing Peavy — Towers said Monday he's more concerned with quality than quantity, noting that to sell a Peavy trade to San Diego's beleaguered baseball fans, a return of two or three high-end players would trump receiving a batch of five or six marginal players.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves serious about Japanese pitcher — Dana Point, Calif. — While Braves officials continue their pursuit of Jake Peavy, they're also moving forward on other pitching fronts. Namely one on the other side of the Pacific Rim. — I'm told the Braves have already offered a major league contract …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Kelly Johnson-Ryan Ludwick Rumor — By Tim Dierkes [November 4 at 4:16pm CST] — A whisper from David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: … Johnson and Ludwick are both under team control for three more seasons. Johnson is 27 in February, while Ludwick is 30.
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Maddux leaning toward retirement, Boras says — DANA POINT, Calif. - Greg Maddux, who won 355 games and four Cy Young Awards in a 23-year career, is very close to retiring, his agent, Scott Boras, said Monday night. — “He hasn't made a final decision,” Boras said on the first day of baseball's general managers' meetings.
Greg Spira / Baseball Prospectus:
The 2008 Internet Baseball Awards — AL Results and Wrap-Up — It's time to announce the winners of the 17th annual Internet Baseball Awards. More than 1,400 baseball fans from cyberspace participated in this effort to honor those players and managers whose performance in 2008 were most deserving.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Agent: Mets can save money with Brian Fuentes — DANA POINT, Calif. - Francisco Rodriguez may be the new single-season record holder after posting 62 saves with the Angels. But the better free-agent value among closers is Brian Fuentes, according to agent Rick Thurman.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Rays' Friedman tabbed Exec of Year — Sporting News recognizes Tampa Bay's improbable rise — DANA POINT, Calif. — For orchestrating one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of Major League Baseball, Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Bay Rays is The Sporting News' choice as Executive of the Year for 2008.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Epstein going to work — Varitek's status high on agenda — THEO EPSTEINConfirms extension with Sox — DANA POINT, Calif. - Theo Epstein may have been one of the last to arrive at baseball's general managers' meetings yesterday, but it wasn't because he was slacking off.
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Tampa Bay Rays - 2008 MLB Organization of the Year — It seemed there was a never-ending stream of superlatives when it came time to describe our selection as the 2008 MLB Organization of the Year. Unconventional, youthful, tenacious, coming of age, and plucky were but a handful.
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Wallace Matthews / Newsday:
Wanna win? Put Joba in pen — The Yankees used to dominate opponents by shortening the game. If you didn't get 'em before Mariano and Co. came in, you weren't getting 'em at all. — This year, the Phillies dominated October the same way. Get 'em before Brad “Coffin” Lidge and his setup men come in, or forget 'em.
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