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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Lowell trade is off — Rangers discover he needs surgery — Don't toss away your Mike Lowell jersey. For now, the third baseman is staying with the Red Sox. — Lowell was found to have a torn ligament in his right thumb during a physical conducted by the Rangers yesterday in Arlington …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Another strange twist for Lowell — After surgery, third baseman expected to be ready for spring training — The trade sending Mike Lowell to Texas has been quashed, a baseball source said Saturday night, after a physical exam by the Rangers revealed that the third baseman requires surgery …
Fox Sports:
Lowell has no future with Red Sox — Prediction: Mike Lowell will never play another game for the Red Sox. — If the relationship between the player and team is not beyond repair, it's pretty close. — The Red Sox obviously do not want Lowell playing third base for them next season.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Potential trade consequences can run deep — Do you break up what is pretty close to a dream rotation? — You've got Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and Daisuke Matsuzaka. You've got veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield as a spot starter in case someone needs rest or is injured.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Hendry could land in Capps-Byrd seat — WHAT'S NEXT FOR CUBS? — With Milton Bradley gone and the Cubs' offseason in full gear, where does the team go from here? — Some believe the team will strike quickly to fill their two primary needs — center field and setup reliever …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Ryan Dempster likes Milton Bradley trade — Chicago Cub starter thinks Carlos Silva will help club — Stan Mikita catches and pitcher Ryan Dempster, delivers the first pitch at the opening of “The Rink at Wrigley” by the Chicago Cubs on the parking lot of Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday, December 19, 2009.
NY Daily News:
Agents' tactics have left Johnny Damon, Jason Bay and Matt Holliday out in the cold — Now that the dust has begun to settle on a slim free-agent market with slim pickin's, it appears Johnny Damon and Jason Bay are going to wind up with teams they never would've dreamed of playing for …
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Yahoo! Sports:
What does Johnny Damon do now? — About 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Boras Corp. in Newport Beach, Calif., the phone rang and the New York Yankees made their only official contract offer to Johnny Damon — It was for $14 million over two years, which was double - in terms of length and value …
Fox Sports:
By waiting, Padres would get better value — Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Source: Cincinnati Reds, Scott Rolen agree to restructuring of contract — The Cincinnati Reds and Scott Rolen have agreed to restructure the third baseman's contract to give the club more payroll flexibility for next season, ESPN.com has learned. — Rolen
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Jason Reid / Redskins Insider:
Sources say Gray interviewed for Redskins' head-coaching job — Defensive coordinator Greg Blache did not interview for the Redskins' head coaching position but secondary coach Jerry Gray did, league sources confirmed today. — A ProFootballTalk.com report stated Blache interviewed …
Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Athletics close to deal with Crisp — Outfielder coming off injury-shortened 2008 season — The A's are close to signing veteran outfielder Coco Crisp to a one-year deal worth between $4.5 million and $5 million, according to an ESPN.com report citing multiple sources.
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