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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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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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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs interested in Cuban left-hander — But Aroldis Chapman also on radar of other teams — St. Louis' Matt Holliday reacts at home plate after popping out in foul territory. (Jeff Roberson, Associated Press / October 10, 2009) — The Cubs still could make a splash this winter.
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.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Source: Oliver nears deal with Rangers — Free agent reliever Darren Oliver is in serious discussions toward a contract with the Texas Rangers, a baseball source told ESPN.com Sunday. It's believed an agreement could be in place early this week. — This will mark the third tour of Texas for Oliver …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins make offer for Chapman — Club submits five-year deal for Cuban lefty defector — MIAMI — When Aroldis Chapman worked out for Major League teams last Tuesday in Houston, a representative from the Marlins was on hand. — The club certainly was impressed with what it saw in the left-handed Cuban defector.
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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