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8:40 PM ET, December 9, 2009

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New York Post:
Yankees re-sign Pettitte to one-year deal  —  The Yankees have re-signed Andy Pettitte for one-year at $11.75 million, the Post has learned.  —  The two sides quickly hammered out an agreement once Pettitte signaled he did want to play again in 2010 — and only for the Yankees.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees remain in hunt for Halladay  —  INDIANAPOLIS — If you think Curtis Granderson is going to be the only big move of this offseason for the Yankees, then you don't know the Yankees.  —  Even while finalizing a deal in which they gave up three prospects to complete a trade in principle for Granderson …
Associated Press:
MLB winter meetings: New York Yankees agree to deal with Andy Pettitte  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Andy Pettitte is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to an $11.75 million, one-year contract.  —  The deal Wednesday represents a raise for the 37-year-old left-hander, who made $10.5 million …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Pettitte returns to Yankees … INDIANAPOLIS — Andy Pettitte is returning to the Yankees in 2010.  The veteran left-hander agreed to a one-year, $11,750,000 deal with New York on Wednesday.  —  Pettitte, who won his fifth World Series title with the Yankees in November, went 14-8 with a 4.16 ERA in 32 starts in 2009.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Source: Andy Pettitte gets 1-year, $11.75M deal to return to World Series champion New York Yankees  —  The Yankees said last week that getting Andy Pettitte signed was their top priority.  Mission accomplished.  —  Pettitte and the Yankees agreed to a one-year contract for $11.75 million …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's close to deal for Millwood  —  Sources: Team nearing agreement to acquire starter from Rangers for Ray, cash  —  The Orioles are nearing an agreement on a trade that would send reliever Chris Ray to the Texas Rangers for veteran starter Kevin Millwood and some cash, according to multiple team sources.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Orioles, Rangers Agree On Millwood-Ray Swap  —  5:26pm: The trade is official, according to Jorge Arangure Jr. of ESPN.com.  —  3:36pm: Evan Grant hears that only the medical report approvals remain before this deal is done.  He believes the Rangers would use some of the money saved to sign a free agent starter.
Evan Grant / Texas Rangers:
If Millwood is gone, would Rangers play Harden fast?
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers turn attention to catching
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Matthew Pouliot / Circling The Bases:
Source: Harden to join Rangers on one-year, $7.5 million deal  —  Update 2: Craig has confirmed that the deal is with the Rangers.  One year, $7.5 million with the option for 2011.  —  Update: Craig's source is hearing one-year, $7.5 million with an $11.5 million option for 2011.  Possibly with the Mariners.
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Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
It's official: Florida Marlins send Matt Lindstrom to Astros for 3 minor leaguers  —  UPDATE: Marlins baseball ops prez Larry Beinfest said it's done — Matt Lindstrom to Houston for two single-A players and a player to be named.  Florida gets RHP Robert Bono and SS Luis Bryan.
ESPN:
Sources: Marlins deal Lindstrom  —  The Astros have reached a deal to acquire Matt Lindstrom from the Marlins.  He is flying to Houston for a physical, sources told ESPN's Peter Gammons.  —  The right-handed reliever, who is eligible for arbitration, went 2-1 with a 5.89 ERA this past season …
NY Daily News:
Mike Pelfrey's in question, Mets need to hunt for No. 2 pitcher like Angels' John Lackey  —  INDIANAPOLIS - It was no surprise that one of the first significant rumors to sweep through the hotel lobby at the winter meetings Monday had the Mets on the verge of completing a trade for the Tigers' Edwin Jackson.
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Dylan Hernandez / LA Times Sports Blog:
Dodgers: Colletti has no regrets about Wolf  —  Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti said today that he had no regrets about not offering arbitration to Randy Wolf, who has agreed to a three-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  Wolf was a Type A free agent, meaning that had the Dodgers offered …
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New York Post:
3UP: Halladay, Joba and Kennedy  —  1. Roy Halladay is this year's Mark Teixeira for Brian Cashman.  If you remember, last year the Yankees had other priorities, namely adding CC Sabathia and another pitcher who turned out to be A.J. Burnett.  That was their vision and also their budget.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Megadeal boasts formidable talent
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:   Dodgers still short on starting pitching
John Shea / SFGate:
Sabean focused on first basemen, not Beltre  —  John Shea from the winter meetings in Indianapolis. . .  Despite agent Scott Boras campaigning for Adrian Beltre to become a Giant, general manager Brian Sabean said there's no interest now.  “Not at this time,” Sabean said.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Extra Baggs
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels now might include Erick Aybar in a trade  —  Despite the shortstop's stellar play, GM Tony Reagins does not rule out the possibility as the club continues to look at Toronto's Roy Halladay.  —  Reporting from Indianapolis - The chances of trading Erick Aybar are remote …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Stronger American League likely to stay Halladay's home
Discussion: Full Count
Larry Granillo / Wezen Ball:
The History of the Highest Paid Player in Baseball  —  The Winter Meetings are going on right now, and, despite that Twitter seems to have exploded with hot stove rumors, the chances of anything really huge happening are pretty slim.  A three-way trade here or a too-high contract offer …
New York Post:
It's Grand theft, Van Slyke says  —  By MARK HALE in New York and GEORGE A. KING III in Indianapolis  —  Andy Van Slyke used to be on Jim Leyland's coaching staff in Detroit.  Safe to say he was pretty fond of Curtis Granderson.  —  “He's almost too good to be true,” Van Slyke told The Post yesterday about the newest Yankees star.
 
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