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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
A's to acquire Holliday from Rockies — The A's are closing in on a deal that would send star outfielder Matt Holiday from Colorado to Oakland, SI.com has learned. It isn't known yet which players will be sent to Oakland in the surprise deal. — The A's have pulled off some shocking trades …
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Holliday appears headed to A's in trade from Colorado — Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in a deal with the Colorado Rockies, baseball sources have told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick and Buster Olney. — Final details are being finalized, though the teams have agreed to terms, a baseball source told Olney.
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
A's are close to acquiring Holliday — The Oakland A's are close to acquiring Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday, according to a source familiar with those discussions, having agreed in principle to a deal the source believed would send outfielder Carlos Gonzalez …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
A's Acquire Matt Holliday — By Tim Dierkes [November 10 at 5:01pm CST] — 5:01pm: Scott Miller of CBSSports.com says the Rockies are prepared to turn around and trade Street to another team. — 4:08pm: Gonzalez confirmed his inclusion in the trade in a phone call to Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today.
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:Sources: Rockies to deal Holliday to A's
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ESPN.com:
Longoria is AL rookie of year; Soto wins NL award — NEW YORK — Evan Longoria won the American League Rookie of the Year award Monday by unanimous vote, and Geovany Soto ran away with the NL honor. — Following a season of breakthroughs for the AL champion Rays, Longoria became …
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Longoria, Soto are Rookies of the Year — Rays third baseman, Cubs catcher take home 2008 honors — Evan Longoria, the third baseman whose powerful bat keyed the Rays' remarkable turnaround season, and Cubs catcher Geovany Soto were named winners of their respective leagues' 2008 Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Soto wins NL Rookie of the Year Award — First catcher to win league honor since '93; first Cub so honored since '98 — CHICAGO — Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, who batted .285 with 23 homers and 86 RBIs in his freshman season, was named National League Rookie of the Year on Monday by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Longoria named AL Rookie of the Year — Rays third baseman caps impressive first season with top honors — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays third baseman Evan Longoria completed a whirlwind year Monday by unanimously winning the Jackie Robinson American League Rookie of the Year Award as voted …
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:Longoria, Soto named rookies of the year
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John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:
Mariners going young with their managerial candidates — The Seattle Mariners have announced the candidates they'll be talking to in the first round as they look for a new manager, and the key word appears to be new. — Starting with Boston bench coach Brad Mills, who is in Seattle today …
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Nationals make deal for Marlins' Willingham, Olsen — The Washington Nationals began their rebuilding process Monday, agreeing to a trade for left fielder Josh Willingham and lefty starter Scott Olsen of the Florida Marlins for a package of players. — Agent Matt Sosnick …
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
New York Yankees — 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 (without regard to service time) are eligible.
Red Sox Monster:
Are the Red Sox considering new road uniforms? — Sometimes, trolling around Flickr can lead to pretty good stuff. Take this hardcore fan with the Red Sox prosthetic leg, for example. You just can't make that kind of stuff up. — It is for that reason that I point out this page …
Steve Silva / Boston Globe:
Youk ties the knot;will work out at API — Two World Series rings are nice, but nothing beats a wedding band. Just ask Kevin Youkilis, who got married yesterday in Mexico. Engaged for more than a year, the Sox first baseman and his fiancee, Enza Sambataro, finally made it official in front …
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