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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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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yanks, Tigers, D'Backs Discussing Blockbuster — 11:24am: More from Olney - the D'Backs are aiming to get Edwin Jackson and Kennedy in the deal. Olney speaks of “growing confidence on at least two of the sides” involved, and his sources have the odds of a deal in the 20-30% range.
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Sports Illustrated:
Three-way blockbuster on the table — The blockbuster three-way trade that would send top young pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks, Curtis Granderson to the Yankees and good young players to the Tigers is being heavily discussed again, and one involved party said he believed it had a “50-50” chance of happening.
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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.
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New York Post:Mets going after Willingham, Rivera to fill left-field hole
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Adam Rubin / Surfing The Mets:
Breaking news: Mets sign player — Well, this doesn't exactly heat up your hot stove, but the Daily News has learned of one signing by the Mets. Career minor-leaguer Mike Hessman has signed a minor-league deal. Hessman, 31, hit .217 with 23 homers and 77 RBI while striking out 171 times …
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JSOnline:
Wolf still in play — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Indianapolis - Don't put Randy Wolf in the Brewers' starting rotation just yet. — I just learned that the New York Mets are meeting with Wolf's agent this morning. So, if Wolf's reps are still talking to teams, the Brewers haven't locked him up yet.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:After day 1 of winter meetings, Mets GM Omar Minaya senses …
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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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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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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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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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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Cashman acknowledges Pettitte talks, adds Marquis to the list — Brian Cashman said he has not spoken directly to Andy Pettitte, but it's his understanding that Pettitte wants to pitch next year under “the right circumstances.” Those right circumstances mean, the right contract.
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Winter Meetings Buzz: Two Clubs Don't Use Analytics — NOTE: The Biz of Baseball will be reporting on the ground from Indianapolis for this year's Baseball Winter Meetings. From the media room to the Trade Show, we'll have you covered on The Biz of Baseball and via Twitter.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Relationship no longer dicey — INDIANAPOLIS - The relationship between Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox became strained during parts of last season. The righthander fell out of contact with the team during the World Baseball Classic, returned out of shape, and spent much of the season on the disabled list.
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Neil Keefe / NESN.com:Red Sox Sign Pitchers Fabio Castro and Kason Gabbard
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Williams sports a poker face — Sox GM just might be playing possum with Quentin-Crawford, Jenks rumors — INDIANAPOLIS — Two weeks of downplaying the upcoming winter meetings. — Two months of pointing out that he couldn't “spend a dollar if he only had 50 cents.”



