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Sources: Boston Red Sox making push to trade for Roy Halladay, try to beat New York Yankees to punch — Thanksgiving isn't until Thursday, but the Halladay season is officially underway. — The Red Sox are “putting on a full-court press” to acquire Roy Halladay, according to a source …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Holiday thoughts on Roy Halladay and Matt Holliday — I'm writing this with the optimistic belief that anyone, anywhere is still at a computer, rather than stuck in traffic on the MassPike, or waiting for a flight at Newark Airport, or jammed into an L car with a group of Bears fans.
Jesse Spector / NY Daily News:Johnny Damon delivers message to Brian Cashman: I want to stay with New York Yankees
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:Damon seeks long-term deal and career ‘magic numbers’
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
White Sox sign Jones to one-year deal — The Chicago White Sox have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a one-year contract for $500,000, with a chance to make $1 million in performance bonuses. — Jones, a five-time All-Star, spent the 2009 season with the Texas Rangers after being released …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox add to depth with Jones — Ten-time Gold Glover, five-time All-Star to boost bench — CHICAGO — The price definitely was right for the White Sox concerning the free-agent signing of Andruw Jones, a $500,000 deal for 2010 with up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, as announced by the team Wednesday.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Putting the pieces back together — Clinical depression had sent pitcher Justin Duchscherer's life, career into a tailspin — Duchscherer was so “overwhelmed” he began to wonder if he should continue playing baseball. — A pitcher's manhood is routinely defined by what he throws instead of who he really is.
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AdamMcCalvy / Brew Beat:
Two more names to think about — Purely my personal thoughts on a pair of risk/reward pitchers: — Would Justin Duchscherer make some sense for the Brewers? The former A's All-Star was with now-Brewers manager Ken Macha in Oakland, and Macha said in September that he liked the righty.
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions — Previous installment: Nov. 6-17 … Arizona Diamondbacks — Traded: LHP Scott Maine and 1B Ryne White to Cubs for RHP Aaron Heilman — Added to 40-man roster: RHP Roque Mercedes, RHP Daniel Stange, LHP Jordan Norberto, OF Cole Gillespie — Atlanta Braves
Randy Miller / phillyBurbs.com:
Castro joins team as backup — Veteran utility infielder Juan Castro agreed to terms on Tuesday to be the Phillies' new Eric Bruntlett. Agent Oscar Suarez thinks the Phillies are getting a whole lot more than an upgrade for their bench. — “This guy is a heck of a leader,” …
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Sam Donnellon / Philly.com:Figgins would fit nicely atop Phillies batting order
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phils sign four to Minor League deals — Wise tops quartet of players with Spring Training invites — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have agreed to terms on Minor League contracts with four players, according to a source. The players will have invitations to Spring Training:
Scott Lauber / Philled In:
MOYER HOSPITALIZED (UPDATED) — On Thanksgiving eve, we have received word, via text message, from the Phillies that Jamie Moyer has been readmitted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with what the team is terming “recurring symptoms from his groin surgery” in October.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Sox will think deeply about adding starters — The Red Sox used 11 starting pitchers last season, two more than the Yankees and one fewer than the Phillies. For even the best teams in baseball, the five-man rotation is simply a starting point. By June, pitchers who were in the spring training shadows can become critical.
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Garrett Broshuis / USA Today:
A pro athlete's lament: U.S. health care discriminates — If baseball and health care were thrust into a formal logic argument, it might look like this: … The above argument might be valid, but it's not true. The majority of professional baseball players are minor leaguers, and we certainly aren't rich.
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Mike Harrington / Inside Pitch:
Good call II by Mets on Collins — I'm going to give the Mets props twice in the same day? I must be going soft — or the Metsies, for once, are using their heads. Bringing ex-Bisons manager Terry Collins on board as field coordinator, a move announced Tuesday night, is a terrific choice on several fronts.
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Bonds' 756th leads the decade's biggest ‘big moment’ homers — As the decade winds down to its final moments, Big League Stew is reflecting on the biggest baseball moments of the 2000s. Next up are the top playoff and record-breaking home runs from 2000-09, an up-for-debate list we created …
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