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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.
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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.
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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.
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:The Big Trade — It wouldn't be the winter meetings without a big three way trade.
NY Daily News:Source: Yankees on verge of three-way trade for Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:Chicago Cubs remain confident a trade involving Milton Bradley will be consummated
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:
Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
White Sox interested in Matsui — Could Godzilla be headed to the Windy City? — The White Sox have emerged as a serious contender for Hideki Matsui, according to a source, while the Angels have confirmed their interest in the World Series MVP as well. — The Yankees haven't ruled …
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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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Sabernomics:
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 …
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JSOnline:
Waiting on Wolf — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Indianapolis - I just spoke with manager Ken Macha, who said the Brewers have no deal with free agent lefty Randy Wolf — or any other pitcher, for that matter. — The Brewers apparently are waiting while Wolf's agent, Arn Tellem, shops their offer around.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:After day 1 of winter meetings, Mets GM Omar Minaya senses …
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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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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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Derrick Goold / Cardinal Beat:Mozeliak acknowledges pending deal with Penny, meeting with Boras
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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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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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Hot Stove Blog, MetsBlog.com, MASNsports.com, MLB Rumors, Circling The Bases and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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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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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Where's the money? Mets look like pretenders — INDIANAPOLIS - Every year, it seemed, Omar Minaya has been the rock star of the winter meetings, strolling through the lobby of the headquarters hotel as if he owned the place. The Mets were cool and hip, Minaya had a limitless reservoir …
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies' target Bobby Crosby likely headed to Pittsburgh — INDIANAPOLIS — Scratch Bobby Crosby from the Rockies' list of utility player candidates. The free agent is expected to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he will be given a chance to compete for a starting job.
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies pushing hard to bring back Torrealba — INDIANAPOLIS -The Rockies are aggressively trying to retain catcher Yorvit Torrealba, with talks progressing this afternoon. — Torrealba has made it known that he wants to return to the Rockies. And the team wants him back.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Pirates, Blue Jays talking Doumit — INDIANAPOLIS — The Pirates and Toronto are discussing a trade involving catcher Ryan Doumit, but the Blue Jays are not the only team in the mix. — More tentative word is floating that the Mariners — who were known previously — and Giants are in there, too.
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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.”
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 …
