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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Granderson To Yanks, Edwin Jackson To D'Backs, Scherzer To Tigers — As chronicled here, a three-team blockbuster trade has been agreed upon between the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Tigers. The players: — The Yankees receive center fielder Curtis Granderson, who turns 29 in March.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Agreement Reached In Yanks, Tigers, D'Backs Blockbuster — 12:48pm: Heyman tweets that an agreement has been reached, with only medicals pending. We'll do a fresh post once this trade is official. To reiterate: the Yankees get Curtis Granderson, the D'Backs get Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy …
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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.
MLB:
Sources: Trade sending Curtis Granderson to New York Yankees nearing completion — The New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers are on the verge of the first major trade of baseball's winter meetings, a deal that would send Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson to New York, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Three-way blockbuster deal agreed upon — Granderson would go to Yanks; D-backs would get Jackson — INDIANAPOLIS — The D-backs, Tigers and Yankees reportedly agreed in principle Tuesday on a deal that would send Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson to New York in the first major deal of this year's Winter Meetings.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:Chicago Cubs remain confident a trade involving Milton Bradley will be consummated
NY Daily News:Source: Yankees on verge of three-way trade for Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson
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ESPN MediaZone:
Gammons Ends Hall of Fame Run with ESPN — Baseball Hall of Fame journalist Peter Gammons has decided to pursue new endeavors and will no longer be a contributor to ESPN after this week's winter meetings. — Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production:
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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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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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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards, Penny reach a deal — INDIANAPOLIS — The Cardinals wouldn't call it Plan B. — They wouldn't even call it a done deal. — But the defending NL Central champions arrived in Indianapolis ready to act, and they agreed in principle Monday to a one-year, incentive-laden contract …
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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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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Herzog provides quips; Mets sign Hessman; Yanks pursue Granderson — INDIANAPOLIS — Whitey Herzog provided levity at the winte rmeetings, poking good fun at fellow Hall of Fame inductee Doug Harvey. Harvey might have tossed Herzog more than any umpire. At least that's the way the “White Rat” remembers it.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels considering a variety of options — The team reportedly is showing interest in several players, including free agents Hideki Matsui and Jason Bay. General Manager Tony Reagins says they have ‘a number of issues to address.’ — Outfielder Jason Bay has averaged 33 home runs and 110 RBIs in the past two seasons.
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Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:Jason Bay and Hideki Matsui are options for Angels' offense
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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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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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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Pirates on verge of signing Rockies' target Bobby Crosby — INDIANAPOLIS — Scratch Bobby Crosby from the Rockies' list of utility player candidates. The free agent is on the verge of signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he will be given a chance to compete for a starting job.
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Jen Langosch / By Gosh, It's Langosch:Source: Bucs intensify interest in SS Crosby
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Is Twitter helping or hurting baseball's winter meetings? — INDIANAPOLIS — Forget the official name of this annual event — These are the Twintter Meetings now. — It's quite a scene. Reporters of every age are tweeting while walking in hallways, while they're standing on the escalator …
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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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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Lackey coveted, but Lowe price is right — Braves confident demand will help them move veteran — INDIANAPOLIS — As pitching-hungry teams attempt to determine how much it would cost to add John Lackey to their starting rotation, the Braves find themselves willing to deal a starting pitcher …
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.”
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Healthy Tankersley an option for Marlins — Lefty reliever will make case for 'pen in Spring Training — INDIANAPOLIS — A familiar face is expected to compete for a bullpen spot when the Marlins open Spring Training in February. — Former first-round Draft pick Taylor Tankersley …

