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Jeremy Sandler / National Post:
More hot air on Halladay front — Trade rumours will continue to envelop Jays — There are two guarantees that can be made about the trade rumours swirling around Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. — One is that they will continue through the fall and winter — and spring and summer …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Buzz: Santana 2, Blue Jays eyeing Trade Targets — Buster Olney of ESPN.com believes the Red Sox will need to trade Clay Buchholz and minor leaguer Casey Kelly in a deal to get RHP Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays. — According to FoxSports.com, there is no way the Red Sox will part with both Buccholz and Kelly, however.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Jays Looking For An Arm And A Bat For Halladay — Another day, another Roy Halladay rumor. Today, Jeremy Sandler of The National Post reports that the Blue Jays “want a major league-ready arm and bat, both young and affordable enough to stay in Toronto a while, plus prospects for Halladay.”
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Coghlan named to Topps Rookie team — NL Rookie of the Year adds to burgeoning trophy case — MIAMI — Chris Coghlan's rookie baseball card is gaining value. — The National League Rookie of Year on Wednesday was named to the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Ex-Padres GM Towers could join Yankees as adviser — month as the Padres' general manager, told ESPN that he will meet with the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Mariners at the winter meetings in Indianapolis and decide which team to join - in an advisory role - shortly after.
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Stove not quite so hot for aging stars — Big league jobs tough to find for many 35 and older — For a group of big-name baseball free agents over the age of 35, last year was a winter of serious discontent. — Frank Thomas, Jim Edmonds, Ray Durham, Paul Lo Duca and many others were hit …
Mark Kiszla / Denver Post:
McD swears Broncos are back — Who said there aren't enough bombs in the playbook of Broncos coach Josh McDaniels? — At a tense, emotional moment during Denver's crucial 26-6 victory over the New York Giants, McDaniels went nuclear, dropping a verbal bomb on his players.
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Tigers' farm yielded strong arms in '09 — Club has a robust group of young pitchers with rosy futures — The strength of the Tigers organization, it was thought, was pitching. Up and down the system, there were intriguing arms, especially ones who could light up the radar gun at times.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs aren't going to rush Starlin Castro — But it's no secret 19-year-old shortstop is on the fast track — World Futures All-Star Starlin Castro fields the ball during the 2009 XM All-Star Futures Game at Busch Stadium. (Dilip Vishwanat, Getty Images / July 12, 2009)
Steve Melewski / MASNsports.com:
MacPhail talks starting pitching — When looking ahead to the 2010 season, it seems the O's have four starting pitchers pretty set in their rotation with Jeremy Guthrie, Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman. — That would leave the O's needing to add just one starter to the rotation.
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