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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Sunday reading: Mark McGwire, Derek Lowe, John Lackey and Nick Johnson — In the absence of real baseball news going on, and with space to fill in our newspaper, I decided to divulge a decision that I've made, that probably won't shock the regulars: I'll be voting for Mark McGwire on this year's Hall of Fame ballot.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Lowe prefers not to be spun out of Braves' rotation — Derek Lowe acknowledges he was “horrible” the last two months of the season and that the Braves have a plethora of starting pitching, but does that mean he is going to be traded after one season in Atlanta?
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NY Daily News:
New York Yankees could enter bidding war with Boston Red Sox for Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay — Yankee officials were heartened Saturday by the news that Roy Halladay has told the Blue Jays he would waive his no-trade clause for a deal that would make him Bronx-bound.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
GM: Johnson will be back in 2010 — Hill says on radio show that ace is in Marlins' future plans — MIAMI — Count on Josh Johnson being a Marlin when the 2010 season opens. — As speculation continues, seemingly on a daily basis, as to where Johnson will be next year …
Derrick Goold / Associated Press:
Cards, Pujols wait it out — The Cardinals' best approach this winter to entice Albert Pujols into a new, long-term contract may mean not offering him one at all. — Entering this offseason, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said the timing was ripe to sign Pujols beyond his existing contract …
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Patrick / NPB Tracker:
Free Agents: Saito, Nishi, Kobayashi — A couple of items from the nichibei free agent market... - According to Sponichi, Takashi Saito has eight teams interested, including the White Sox, Cubs, Braves and Mets. The Braves had some interest in Saito way back in 2002 but he wound up remaining with Yokohama.
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Jeff Blair / Globe and Mail:
Alomar deserves a call from the Hall — Former Jays second baseman on the ballot, Argos' BMO Field dream should be turfed, Raptors face some reckoning — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - H1N1 - Decoding the decade
Mike Newman / Scouting the Sally:
Starting Pitcher Showdown - Banuelos vs. Kelly — Manny Banuelos and Casey Kelly were the two most polished starting pitchers I had the opportunity to see in person during the 2009 season. After writing game reports on both, Yankee fans have questioned my placing Casey Kelly above Manuel Banuelos as a prospect.
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Associated Press:
Indians' Sizemore blames theft for racy Web photos — CLEVELAND (AP) — Steamy photos of the Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore have popped up online, and the All-Star center fielder complains they were stolen from his girlfriend's e-mail. — Sizemore tells The Plain Dealer of Cleveland …
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
No Active Millwood Talk For Brewers — Earlier today, it was reported that the Brewers have inquired about Kevin Millwood's availability. MLB.com's Adam McCalvy says that while that may very well be true, it hasn't been anytime recently. According to McCalvy, Rangers GM Jon Daniels …
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Marco Scutaro confirms Mariners have approached him — ADDITIONAL NOTE 8:03 p.m.: It seems that today's story is causing all kinds of fuss down in Texas, where fans are wondering why the Rangers would be pursuing Marco Scutaro at third base when they already have Michael Young.
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