Top News:
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Phillies land 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 while shipping Cliff Lee to Seattle, pending a few final details, SI.com has learned. — Sources indicate Halladay …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, U.S.S. Mariner, Sports Illustrated, The Good Phight, Philly.com, The Seattle Times, MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com, Baseball Time in Arlington, MetsBAllers, The Fightins, Amazin' Avenue, crashburnalley.com, Batter's Box Interactive …, Yahoo! Sports, Beyond the Box Score, Can't Stop The Bleeding, The700Level.com, LA Times Sports Blog, Halos Heaven, Over the Monster, SBNation.com, The Big Lead, Respect Jeter's Gangster, BronxBanterBlog.com, Phuture Phillies, Sports Blog Net, Lookout Landing, Fanhouse MLB Blog, WasWatching.com, NESN.com, Chicago Breaking Sports and 6-4-2
RELATED:
Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sources: Roy Halladay to Philadelphia Phillies, Cliff Lee to Seattle Mariners deal close … A couple of companion deals that would send Roy Halladay to Philadelphia and Cliff Lee to Seattle are “close” but “not done,” according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.
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 …
Discussion:
Boston Globe, sox1fan.com, The House That Dewey Built, Surviving Grady, NESN.com, Over the Monster, Red Sox Monster, Brew Crew Ball, Yahoo! Sports, Pinstripe Alley, MLB, Lookout Landing, SBNation.com, Yahoo! Sports, Associated Press, SOX & Dawgs, Halos Heaven, Bats, Jorge Says No!, The Mighty Quinn Media Machine, Union-News, YanksBlog.com, Sports Blog Net, Circling The Bases and Full Count
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phils, Ms, Blue Jays Agree On Halladay-Cliff Lee Blockbuster — 12:45am: Jason Churchill of Prospect Insider has had this info for quite a while today - the Phillies will get Aumont, Gillies, and righty Juan Ramirez from Seattle. — 11:33pm: Rosenthal reports that the Phillies get $6MM from the Jays.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com, Purple Row, Babes Love Baseball, Bluebird Banter, SBNation.com, The Good Phight, We're the Team to Beat, The iYankees Blog, Lookout Landing, Circling The Bases, The Seattle Times, Athletics Nation, Unfiltered, It's About The Money, Balls, Sticks, & Stuff and River Avenue Blues
Fox Sports:
Sources: Jays, Phils talk Halladay-Lee blockbuster — Roy Halladay is in Philadelphia and may be a Phillie soon, according to major-league sources.
Sports Illustrated:
Lackey signing makes two AL division races more interesting … The Red Sox are reportedly close to finalizing a deal with free agent Angels ace John Lackey said to be comparable to A.J. Burnett's contract with the Yankees, in the neighborhood of $85 million over five years.
Discussion:
BronxBanterBlog.com
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:Red Sox, John Lackey Reach Agreement
Discussion:
Babes Love Baseball, Full Count, Boston Globe, River Avenue Blues, The Bottom Line, Mariners blog, NESN.com, Over the Monster, Zell's Pinstripe Blog, Yankeeist, New Jersey Online, SOX & Dawgs, The Heater, MLB Daily Dish, Halos Heaven, Red Sox Monster, Bronx Baseball Daily and The Fowl Balls
Howard Megdal / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:Mets May Win By Losing Halladay, Lackey
Discussion:
Mack's Mets
Jim Salisbury / CSNPhilly.com:Fever Pitch: Trade Talks for Halladay Heating Up
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Talks are heating up with Holliday's agent — The Cardinals have intensified discussions with the lead representative for free agent Matt Holliday and on Monday “tweaked” a standing offer they hope will allow them to retain the left fielder for at least eight seasons.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue, NESN.com, The iYankees Blog, Mets Merized Online, New Jersey Online, Circling The Bases, SBNation.com, MetsBlog.com, ESPN and Hot Foot
RELATED:
Boston Herald:
Mike Cameron in fold; Jason Bay likely out — Say goodbye to Jason Bay and hello to Mike Cameron. — Now sit down, because guess who has contacted Bay? Yes, the Yankees. — The Red Sox [team stats] last night agreed to terms with Cameron on a two-year deal, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Cameron OK's 2-year deal — Jason Bay rejected a contract offer from the Red Sox over the weekend and said he was prepared to move on. Now he doesn't have a choice. The Sox moved quickly and agreed with veteran outfielder Mike Cameron last night on a two-year deal worth $15.5 million, according to major league sources.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Source: Cameron, Red Sox closer — The Boston Red Sox are making significant progress toward a two-year deal with free agent outfielder Mike Cameron, a baseball source told ESPN.com on Monday. — Cameron — The addition of Cameron to play left field — coupled with Monday's $80 million-plus investment …
Discussion:
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse, Bottom9 Baseball, NESN.com, The Joy of Sox and Chicago Breaking Sports
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:Cameron, Lackey part of a new plan
Discussion:
Over the Monster, Boston Dirt Dogs, Lookout Landing, IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS, ESPN and Sports Blog Net
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:Cards Offer Most Lucrative Deal In Team History To Holliday
Discussion:
Zell's Pinstripe Blog
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Matsui Agrees With the Angels — Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year contract, ending Matsui's seven-year run with the Yankees that culminated in a World Series Most Valuable Player award last month. — According to an official involved in the negotiations, Matsui agreed with the Angels on Monday.
RELATED:
Jayson Stark / MLB:
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 on Monday. — Matsui
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, Halos Heaven, New York Times, SBNation.com, New Jersey Online, Zell's Pinstripe Blog, Bats, Yahoo! Sports, Generation Third, Jorge Says No!, The iYankees Blog, NESN.com, Circling The Bases, Fanhouse MLB Blog, The Yankee Universe, YanksBlog.com, River Avenue Blues and Lookout Landing
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks, Sox to open season on ESPN2 — Rivals will play first contest of 2010 on Sunday, April 4 — NEW YORK — The 2010 Major League Baseball season will begin just as the '09 campaign ended — with the Yankees on the field. — MLB announced on Monday that the Yankees and Red Sox …
New York Times:
Sports Medicine Pioneer Subject of Doping Inquiry — A Canadian doctor who has treated many N.F.L. players as well as Olympic medalists like Donovan Bailey and the world's top golfer, Tiger Woods, is under criminal investigation in the United States. He is suspected of providing athletes …
Discussion:
Deadspin, Sports Blog Net, NBC Sports, Fanhouse, Chicago Breaking Sports and The Big Lead
