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Monday's latest news and notes — Source: Dodgers shopping LHP Sherrill — 2:15 a.m. — The Dodgers have a number of young relief pitchers coveted by other teams, including Ronald Belisario, Hong-Chih Kuo and Ramon Troncoso. — But when teams have inquired about those relievers …
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LIVE: Follow the winter meetings in Indy — The winter meetings are under way. Who's going where? Follow along as our team breaks the latest news from Indy. — Monday's latest news and notes — Sources: M's negotiating with Branyan — 8:15 a.m. — The Mariners are still engaged …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yanks, Tigers, D'Backs Discussing Blockbuster — 11:23pm: Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Tigers were never satisfied with the blockbuster talks. — 10:05pm: The D'Backs pushed for a blockbuster three-way deal with the Yankees and Tigers today, only to see one of those two teams veto it …
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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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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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:Rockies look to future with long-term offers to Street, Iannetta, Barmes
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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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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.
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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New York Post:
Pettitte turns down Yanks' 1-year deal — INDIANAPOLIS — The Yankees claimed Andy Pettitte was their No. 1 offseason priority. And they have put their money where that statement is at while continuing to monitor the Roy Halladay market. — Pettitte was the first and only player the Yankees …
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Yahoo! Sports:
Boras takes exception to comments by Herzog — INDIANAPOLIS - Whitey Herzog predicted Monday the St. Louis Cardinals would win the National League Central with or without free agent outfielder Matt Holliday — , warning his former club to be measured in its offseason signings.
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Chicago Breaking Sports:
Yankees could thwart Cubs' shot at Granderson — INDIANAPOLIS — Latest hot winter-meetings rumor making the rounds in the Marriott Hotel lobby is that the Yankees are hot on the trail of Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson, and that is not good news for the Cubs.
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James Schmehl / Cutoff Man:Report: Tigers close to dealing Edwin Jackson, Curtis Granderson to New York Yankees
Matthew Pouliot / Circling The Bases:Report: D'Backs could give up Scherzer for Jackson
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Brian Bruney; Release Saul Rivera — 4:11pm: The Yanks will receive the Nationals' Rule 5 pick for Bruney, reports Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. — 12:51pm: The Nationals confirmed the deal via a press release. They released Saul Rivera to make room for Bruney.
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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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JSOnline:
Brewers want Counsell decision — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Indianapolis - We just had our daily briefing with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin at the winter meetings. No big news but here's what came out of it: — *The Brewers hope to get a decision before the end …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
A few things from the Baseball Winter Meetings... INDIANAPOLIS - Former San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers is in attendance at the meetings but this time not trying to swing a deal, but to map out a possible plan for his future. — Towers has a standing offer from the Red Sox …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Casey Kelly Commits To Pitching — Red Sox prospect Casey Kelly, after completing a first professional season that was described by GM Theo Epstein as “unique” as he split his time between pitching and playing shortstop, informed the Sox on Monday that he intended to commit to a career as a pitcher going forward.
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MLB.com:
Pirates announce season ticket plans and pricing for 2010 season — Season Ticket prices to remain flat for eighth consecutive year — The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced their season ticket pricing and plans for the upcoming 2010 season. The team will once again be freezing the price …
