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Peter Gammons / ESPN:
Pedroia interested in move back to SS — The condition for Dustin Pedroia's family vacation with sidekick Andre Ethier and his family was that they had to have proper workout facilities. Ethier found a villa in Virgin Gorda with a fully-equipped weight room and tennis courts …
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Boston Red Sox float idea of moving Dustin Pedroia to SS — Faced with a vacancy at shortstop following the departure of Alex Gonzalez via free agency, the Red Sox are thinking outside the box. — The team has asked second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who won the AL MVP Award in 2008 …
Michael Silverman / Clubhouse Insider:Sox contact INF Adam Kennedy and SS Adam Everett
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:Sox will exhaust shortstop options before Pedroia
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Mandy Housenick / The Phillies Files:
Northampton grad Schneider to be a Phillie — It's what Brian Schneider has been waiting for. — After passing a physical on Tuesday, the Northampton graduate signed a free agent contract with the Phillies, his uncle, Northampton athletic director Mike Schneider said.
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John R. Finger / CSNPhilly.com:
Behind Enemy Lines: Coste Signs With Mets — When the call came, no more than a few hours after he officially filed for free agency, Chris Coste knew the offers weren't going to be overwhelming. Still, that didn't make it any easier. Rather than jump at a split minor league/major league deal …
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay's reps say he won't accept proposed trade after spring training — Roy Halladay, the All-Star pitcher who has been the subject of much trade talk since before the July deadline, will not approve any proposed deal after he reports to spring training, according to his representatives.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
A.J. Burnett makes pitch for New York Yankees aquiring Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay — A.J. Burnett escaped Toronto and won a World Series in his first season in pinstripes. Now he's hoping Roy Halladay can do the same. — Halladay's future continues to be the hottest topic …
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Arbitration deadline looms large for clubs — Teams have until 11:59 p.m. ET Tuesday to offer free agents — The first D-Day — Decision Day — on baseball's offseason calendar arrives Tuesday, the deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their free agents.
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Tracy Ringolsby / Inside the Colorado Rockies:
Betancourt, Marquis Offered Arbitration — Right-handed pitchers Rafael Betancourt and Jason Marquis have been offered arbitration by the Rockies. — The two players have until Monday to decide whether to accept the offer. Betancourt might take the Rockies up on their offer, but indications are Marquis will reject arbitration.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:Arbitration Offer Predictions For Free Agents
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Cardinals must offer arbitration by tonight
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Indians deal Shoppach to Rays — Return player to be decided by Dec. 20 — The Indians traded catcher Kelly Shoppach to the Rays on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named. — The move frees up playing time behind the plate in Cleveland, where deals in recent years have brought …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Shoppach, Rays close to deal — The Tampa Bay Rays are closing in on a deal for Kelly Shoppach of the Cleveland Indians, according to major league sources. — Shoppach, 29, hit .214 last season for the Indians, with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs. He appeared in 89 games.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox owner wants to overhaul MLB's revenue sharing system — Red Sox principal owner John Henry is calling for Major League Baseball's revenue sharing system to be overhauled and replaced with a “competitive balanced payroll tax” in an effort to create competitive balance in baseball.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Hernandez deserving of Hall of Fame — First baseman's defense one of reasons he merits entry … The 2009 Hall of Fame ballot has arrived, and with it a delivery of angst. — I embrace this annual exercise, which doesn't suggest it can be completed with dispatch or without dispassionate analysis.
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David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Cubs Choose Not to Offer Arbitration to Harden — Tonight is the deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their free agents. And for the Cubs, that means they have decisions to make on a handful of players, including starting pitcher Rich Harden and closer Kevin Gregg.
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TSN.ca:
FOR THE THRILL OF IT: GREGG ZAUN - THE CFL FAN! — Gregg Zaun was a big Baltimore fan! Who knew? — What, you think I'm talking about the Baltimore Orioles, the team he spent parts of three seasons with? No, not them. — Nor am I talking about the Ravens, Colts, Blast, Bullets or Burn.
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New York Post:
Sherman: Honor should be A-Rod's — should be A-Rod — FOURTEEN years into the existence of the Turn 2 Foundation, Derek Jeter finally received the Roberto Clemente Award for community service on Oct. 29. — Two days later, he was handed the Hank Aaron Award as the American League's top hitter.
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New York Post:
3UP: Damon, Cora and Jeter — 1. The Yankees almost certainly will not offer arbitration today to Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte. That pushes each of them a little closer to the door, specifically Damon. — If Damon were offered arbitration, he would have had a very difficult …
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Associated Press:
Scott Schoeneweis' wife died of drug overdose, Arizona court discloses — PHOENIX — Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Scott Schoeneweis' wife died from an overdose of cocaine and an anesthetic, lidocaine, an appellate court disclosed in a ruling released Tuesday.
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Tommy Henrich, whose heroics with NY Yankees earned him the nickname ‘Old Reliable,’ dies at 96 … NEW YORK — Tommy Henrich, whose 11-year career with the Yankees earned him the nickname “Old Reliable,” died in Dayton, Ohio, early Tuesday morning. He was 96 and was believed to be the oldest living Yankee.
