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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
A's strike deal for Rockies' Holliday … The A's have acquired star outfielder Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies, SI.com has learned. Sources indicate outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, starting pitcher Greg Smith and reliever Huston Street are involved but the exact particulars of the trade are not yet known.
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ESPN:
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
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Agent: Nationals make deal for Marlins' Willingham, Olsen — The Washington Nationals began their rebuilding process Monday, agreeing to a trade for outfielder Josh Willingham and lefty starter Scott Olsen of the Florida Marlins for a package of players. — Agent Matt Sosnick …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins continue overhaul with trade — Willingham, Olsen net Bonifacio, Dean, Smolinski from Nats — MIAMI — The Marlins are moving rapidly in reshuffling their roster. — On Monday, they reached agreement with the Nationals on a five-player trade that is expected to be announced on Tuesday, according to an industry source.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Source: Nats get Willingham, Olsen — Washington to send Bonifacio, two others to Florida — WASHINGTON — The Nationals continue to stay busy this offseason, as they have reached an agreement to trade second baseman Emilio Bonifacio, right-hander P.J. Dean and infielder Jake Smolinski …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Hoffman done in San Diego as Padres pull offer … Trevor Hoffman, the all-time leaders in saves and the face of the San Diego franchise, will not return to the Padres for 2009. The team has withdrawn its contract offer for 2009 to Hoffman, who is eligible for free agency this fall.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Organization pulls Hoffman contract offer from the table — Trevor Time may be over in San Diego. — Four days after reliever Trevor Hoffman's agent said he is disappointed that the club hasn't set up a meeting with Padres owner John Moores, the Padres Monday withdrew the $4 million offer to the all-time saves leader.
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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.
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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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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Officials Question a Blood Test That Is Never Positive — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Three hours into a conference held Monday by Major League Baseball on human growth hormone, the real question of the day emerged when officials from the commissioner's office and the players union wondered aloud …
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Rocker prays for Angels — Thrice drummer lives and dies with Halos — Why is Riley Breckenridge prone to minor fits of depression these days? — Well, it's certainly not because of how things are going with his band, Thrice. The punk-pop-rock quartet, which has sold well over 1 million records …
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe must spend wisely this winter — GM Shapiro will likely not be in the market for top free agents — CLEVELAND — The Indians have the needs. — But as tends to be the case for small- and mid-market teams in the high-priced and high-risk world of free agency, they don't have the dollars.
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Scott Lauber / Phillies:
EYRE RE-SIGNS (UPDATED) — More news from the Phils: Lefty reliever Scott Eyre has re-signed with the Phillies. He agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth $2 million, plus performance bonuses. — Eyre, 36, went 3- with a 1.88 ERA in 19 appearances after coming over Aug. 7 in a trade …
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
The Arizona Fall League — Less than 18 hours after the last pitch of the World Series, I was sitting in the sunny, warm stands of Scottsdale Stadium watching baseball. The contrast was striking in just about every way—temperature, intensity, caliber of play, size of crowd, my alertness level …
