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5:25 PM ET, December 14, 2009

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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Jon Heyman: Phillies reach deal to get Halladay, send Lee to Mariners  —  The Phillies are in agreement on a three-team trade with the Mariners and Blue Jays to acquire star pitcher Roy Halladay, SI.com has learned.  All indications are that Cliff Lee will likely be heading from Philadelphia to Seattle in the trade.
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ESPN:
Source: John Lackey agrees to 5-year deal with Boston Red Sox … The Boston Red Sox have reached a tentative deal with right-handed pitcher John Lackey, pending a physical, worth slightly more than the $82.5 million, five-year contract A.J. Burnett signed with the New York Yankees last year …
Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Source: Los Angeles Angels in serious talks with DH Hideki Matsui  —  The Los Angeles Angels are in serious discussions with Hideki Matsui about supplanting Vladimir Guerrero as their designated hitter, a source familiar with the team's thinking told ESPN.com.  —  Matsui
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox, John Lackey Reach Agreement  —  2:55pm: Heyman says the Red Sox and Lackey are in agreement in a five-year, $85MM deal.  —  1:41pm: Yahoo's Tim Brown has an Angels source who believes they're still in the running for Lackey and the pitcher has not accepted a Boston offer.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phils, Ms, Blue Jays Agree On Halladay-Cliff Lee Blockbuster  —  3:56pm: Rosenthal and Morosi write that pitcher Phillippe Aumont of the Mariners and outfielder Michael Taylor of the Phillies are among the players heading to Toronto in the trade.  They say an agreement is in place to send Halladay …
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Halladay and agent in Philadelphia  —  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay and his agent have checked into a Philadelphia-area hotel, according to two Inquirer sources.  —  It is not known if a trade sending Halladay to the Phillies is imminent, but if Halladay and the Phils are negotiating …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Lackey near 5-year, $85 million deal with BoSox … Top free agent pitcher John Lackey is said to be in agreement on a five-year, $85 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, sources say.  Lackey has scheduled a physical with the team.  —  Lackey's deal with the Red Sox is similar to the $82.5 million …
Jim Salisbury / CSNPhilly.com:
Fever Pitch: Trade Talks for Halladay Heating Up  —  The Phillies' pursuit of Toronto ace Roy Halladay appears to be reaching a boil.  —  Two baseball sources told CSNPhilly.com Monday that the team is actively talking about a contract extension with representatives for the 32-year-old righthander.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com and Phillies Nation
George A. King III / New York Post:
With Lackey close to Red Sox deal, Yankees likely to back off Halladay
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Angels On Verge Of Deal With Hideki Matsui
Discussion: Fack Youk and Circling The Bases
Sports Illustrated:
Bay, Holliday could be moving on
Discussion: Circling The Bases
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
New York Yankees eye Justin Duchscherer and Ben Sheets to potentially fill in rotation  —  Even after bringing back Andy Pettitte and tendering contracts to Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre, the Yankees are looking for more pitching.  —  Brian Cashman is looking to add at least one more starter …
Charlie Devereux / New York Times:
Venezuelan Children Flock to See Santana on His Trip Home  —  TOVAR, Venezuela — The residents here like to tell the story of how a scout, impressed by Johan Santana's performance at a junior national tournament, drove 10 hours to this small coffee-growing town 6,400 feet up in the Andes to knock unannounced on his parents' door.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Wang not in hurry to sign amid rehab  —  While a number of teams have already reached out to pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to express interesting in signing the former Yankee, it's possible that he won't sign for months, according to his agent, Alan Nero.  —  Wang
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Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Top 100 players of the decade  —  Tough call between Pujols and A-Rod for the top spot.  The problem is, who's next?  —  ESPN.com  —  When making a list like this — the 100 greatest players of this decade, which by the way I've officially and irreversibly dubbed “the 0's” — it's easy to look at statistics.
Discussion: Bronx Baseball Daily
 
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