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New York Post:
Mets going after Willingham, Rivera to fill left-field hole — INDIANAPOLIS— Fearing the market for Jason Bay and Matt Holliday will soar beyond their financial parameters, the Mets have intensified their pursuit of the Nationals' Josh Willingham and the Angels' Juan Rivera to fill their left field hole, the Post has learned.
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Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Jason Bay and Hideki Matsui are options for Angels' offense — Angels General Manager Tony Reagins, after arriving at the winter meetings late this afternoon, said free-agent outfielders Jason Bay and Hideki Matsui, as well as Vladimir Guerrero, are among the options the team is looking at to bolster its offense.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
After day 1 of winter meetings, Mets GM Omar Minaya senses ‘more trade than agents’ talks — INDIANAPOLIS - Omar Minaya met with Cubs GM counterpart Jim Henry on Day 1 of the winter meetings, as Chicago continued to show interest in acquiring second baseman Luis Castillo.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yanks, Tigers, D'Backs Blockbuster Unlikely — 8:29am: SI's Jon Heyman tweets that this one “looks very unlikely.” In his scenario Heyman had Daniel Schlereth, Scherzer, and more going to Detroit. He adds that the Yankees are saying no to the deal, which would've cost them the four prospects named below.
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Fox Sports:
LIVE: Follow Day 2 of winter meetings — It's Day 2 of the winter meetings. Who's going where? Follow along as our team of Ken Rosenthal, Jon Paul Morosi and Tracy Ringolsby breaks the latest news from Indy. Note: all times ET. — Tuesday's latest news and notes — Blockbuster deal still alive — 8:48 a.m.
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Matthew Pouliot / Circling The Bases:Report: D'Backs could give up Scherzer for Jackson
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Sports Illustrated:
Latest buzz from MLB winter meetings … SI.com's Jon Heyman will report from baseball's winter meetings in Indianapolis, which take place from Monday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 10. — Mariners ace Hernandez seeks $100 million deal — Mariners superstar Felix Hernandez will be seeking …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:A few things from the Baseball Winter Meetings...
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Nats sign free agent Ivan Rodriguez — The Washington Nationals' bid to add a back-up catcher ended Monday night with the acquisition of free agent Ivan Rodriguez, a future Hall of Famer whose stature and salary suggests a significant role, according to a team source.
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MLB.com:
Pudge signs two-year deal with Nats — Veteran backstop to serve as mentor for Flores — INDIANAPOLIS — Veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez has agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal with the Nationals, MLB.com learned on Monday night. Washington has not confirmed the report.
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Associated Press:
Carl Pavano, Rafael Soriano, Rafael Betancourt accept arbitration — INDIANAPOLIS — Minnesota starter Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado setup man Rafael Betancourt accepted salary arbitration offers before Monday's midnight deadline, keeping them with their teams for next season.
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Did Soriano's Agent Find a Way Around Draft Pick Compensation? — Like most observers, I was surprised that Rafael Soriano accepted the Braves' offer of arbitration last night. Soriano's agent Peter Greenberg seems to have indicated to the Braves that he doesn't expect his client to pitch …
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Soriano surprises Braves, accepts arbitration — Mike Gonzalez declines offer and becomes a free agent — Indianapolis — Just before midnight Monday, Rafael Soriano's agent said what the Braves did not want to hear: Soriano has accepted the team's arbitration offer …
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Derrick Goold / Cardinal Beat:
Mozeliak acknowledges pending deal with Penny, meeting with Boras — INDIANAPOLIS — While not yet ready to announce a deal with free-agent pitcher Brad Penny, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak confirmed that the team has an agreement in place with a starter and that the only thing left to be done is a physical.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Looking to Add Arms, Yankees First Deal One — INDIANAPOLIS — As the World Series champions, the Yankees are the object of envy at the winter meetings. Yet as executives and agents huddled in hotel suites Monday, safe from the snow outside, the Yankees were just like the rest of baseball.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Sox prospect Kelly decides to focus on pitching — INDIANAPOLIS - Gary DiSarcina asked the question four times to Casey Kelly, the prospect splitting his 2009 season between the pitching mound and the infield: Would you rather spend 5-7 years battling to get to the big leagues as a shortstop …
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Betancourt accepts arbitration from Rockies — Reliever will return to serve as primary right-handed setup man — INDIANAPOLIS — Rafael Betancourt accepted the Rockies' offer of arbitration before Monday's 10 p.m. MT deadline and will return as the team's primary right-handed setup man.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's eye pitchers at start of meetings — Team, Rangers discuss deal for Millwood; club examining Bedard's medical records — INDIANAPOLIS - The Orioles' focus on Day One of baseball's winter meetings was on trying to upgrade a pitching staff that has been one of the worst in baseball.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Relievers move up wish list for Crew at Indy — Pitching still main focus for Brewers after Day 1 of Meetings — INDIANAPOLIS — The Brewers' primary focus this winter is acquiring at least one starting pitcher, but club officials have lined up a wish list of relievers, too.
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Evan Brunell:
The end of the Most Valuable Network, MVN.com — It is with regret that I'm writing to announce that I have made the decision to close down MVN. — There are many factors that led to this decision, and thusly I will not attempt to work through all the factors and the various happenings that led to this decision.
