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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Peavy throws a curveball into Padres' trade talks with Braves — Politics makes strange bedfellows and so does Jake Peavy's no-trade clause, which is why the Padres ace and his agent Thursday were discussing Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar and their preference that he remain with the Braves if Peavy is sent to Atlanta.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Cubs make bold move in Peavy sweepstakes — The Chicago Cubs have leapt to the forefront of the Jake Peavy trade discussion, though the San Diego Padres are continuing to talk with the Atlanta Braves in hopes of extracting a better package, sources told Yahoo! Sports on Thursday night.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:Padres say Peavy is headed to Cubs, Braves or Dodgers
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Gaslamp Ball
Newsday:
Yankees chances at getting Mike Cameron slim — The Yankees have held talks with the Brewers about acquiring centerfielder Mike Cameron, but as the general managers' meetings wrapped up Thursday in Dana Point, Calif., they were not optimistic about landing him.
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The Journal News, River Avenue Blues, MLB Rumors, Sliding Into Home, Newsday and Boston Herald
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Bombers like Mark Teixeira — DANA POINT, Calif. - The Yankees would love to fit Mark Teixeira for pinstripes in the coming weeks, but is the star first baseman tailor-made for New York? — On the field, there's no question that Teixeira, a 28-year-old, switch-hitting first baseman with two Gold Gloves …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Yankees to add Kelleher to coaching staff
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Let's Go Yankees Blog
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals in the hunt for Holliday — DANA POINT, CALIF. — The Cardinals left a meeting of Major League Baseball general managers Thursday apparently willing to reorder their offseason checklist. — After already discussing parlaying an outfield surplus for middle infield help …
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Todd Zolecki / Philly.com:
Phillies still looking at Rockies' Holliday — If the Phillies don't bring back leftfielder Pat Burrell, they will need somebody to fill his spot in the lineup. — Maybe Matt Holliday. — The Phillies had talked with the Colorado Rockies about Holliday (and lefthander Brian Fuentes) …
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:Cardinals poised to take run at Rockies' Holliday
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Purple Row
Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Bidder pill for fans: No Cuban for Cubs — DANA POINT, Calif. — Throw out Sam Zell's idea of selling the Cubs by the end of the year because he still hasn't reached his goal of narrowing the field from five bidders to two. And sources close to commissioner Bud Selig sounded an alarm …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB FanHouse, Baseball Musings, ShysterBall, Ivy Chat and It is about the money, stupid
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Mets trying to revamp the bullpen — DANA POINT, Calif. - The Mets, their 2008 playoff hopes destroyed by a profoundly inept bullpen, want to completely remake their relief corps. So much so that they spent some of their time at the general managers' meetings gauging the value of their own veteran relievers.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Omar closing in on closers — DANA POINT, Calif. - Omar Minaya departed the GM meetings Thursday morning without Manny Ramirez, CC Sabathia or Francisco Rodriguez lined up. Instead, the lone item in the Met GM's shopping bag was some dirt from Yankee Stadium, which Major League Baseball distributed to each of the general managers.
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' offer to Manny Ramirez might be too short — It reportedly is worth $45 million over two years, but agent wants a longer deal for his client. — Manny Ramirez's agent made it clear Thursday that the contract the Dodgers offered his client isn't long enough, the first audible indication …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Closer Cordero drawing interest — Right-hander rumored to be targeted by handful of clubs — WASHINGTON — A week after becoming a free agent, former Nationals closer Chad Cordero is drawing interest from several Major League clubs. According to a baseball source, the Angels, Mets …
Robert Falkoff / MLB.com:
Hunter, Ichiro among AL Gold Glovers — Defensive stars in outfield earn Award for eighth straight year — Torii Hunter and Ichiro Suzuki began collecting Gold Gloves in 2001 and they're still going strong. — Some of the names and faces change, but Hunter and Suzuki remain constants among American League Gold Glovers.
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Walkoff Walk, TigerBlog, SOX1FAN, Mariners Blog, Fox Sports, The LoHud Yankees Blog, ShysterBall, YFSF and iYankees
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Brian R. Ballou / Boston Globe:
Change-up: a nip, tuck for Fenway — America's oldest ballpark, due to turn 100 in a little more than three years, is receiving another nip and tuck that may be its last major improvement for a while. — “We are in the eighth inning of a nine-inning game with respect to improvements of Fenway Park …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals display new uniforms — Club will have total of four different jerseys in 2009 campaign — WASHINGTON — The Nationals unveiled their new jerseys on Thursday afternoon at the ESPN Zone, as manager Manny Acta, outfielder Lastings Milledge and women from the “Nat Pack” helped display the new uniforms.
