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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Florida Marlins send Dan Uggla to Atlanta Braves for Omar Infante, Mike Dunn — The Atlanta Braves acquired All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins for utilityman Omar Infante and pitcher Mike Dunn on Tuesday in the first trade of the general managers' meetings. — Uggla
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Braves Acquire Dan Uggla — The Braves landed one of baseball's most powerful second basemen today, acquiring Dan Uggla from the division rival Marlins for utility man Omar Infante and lefty reliever Mike Dunn. — Uggla, 31 in March, had another fine season in 2010 with a .287/.369/.508 line in 674 plate appearances.
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ESPN:
Uggla, Infante bring valued offensive skills — Dan Uggla and Omar Infante figure to both make significant impacts on their new lineups in 2011. — The statistical implications of the deal sending Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves for Omar Infante and Mike Dunn are significant.
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Halladay unanimous NL Cy Young winner — Phillies ace, perfect-game artist fifth to win award in each league — PHILADELPHIA — Expectations seemed impossibly high for Roy Halladay in 2010. — Imagine what they might be in 2011. — The Baseball Writers' Association of America named Halladay …
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Associated Press:
Roy Halladay wins second Cy Young — NEW YORK — Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies has unanimously won the NL Cy Young Award, making him the fifth pitcher to earn the honor in both leagues. — Halladay pitched a perfect game in May and then threw a no-hitter in the playoffs.
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Tony Paul / Detroit News:
Roy Halladay on King Felix's chances: Winning matters — While talking about winning his second Cy Young award Tuesday, Phillies ace Roy Halladay also weighed in on the American League race. — CC Sabathia of the Yankees led the AL in wins with 21, same number as Halladay …
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Contreras agrees to 2-year deal with Phillies
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Fox Sports:
Sources: BoSox ask about Justin Upton — FOX Sports — The Red Sox have expressed interest in trading for Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton, multiple major-league sources told FOXSports.com on Tuesday. — Discussions between the clubs are not far advanced, according to one person in the industry.
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees looking into trade for Diamondbacks' outfielder Justin Upton
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade surprises: Justin and B.J. Upton available, but not Prince Fielder
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Oquendo enthused after Mets interview — ORLANDO, Fla. — Whether or not the New York Mets hire Jose Oquendo as their next manager, the Cardinals' third-base coach is convinced he is a serious candidate. — Mets general manager Sandy Alderson traveled Monday to the site …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Terry Collins, Bob Melvin, Chip Hale, Wally Backman make Mets' cut
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Sandy Alderson still may bring in additional candidates
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Bowa: Terry's discipline would be good fit for Mets
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says Derek Jeter talks ‘going well’ — ORLANDO — The Yankees and Derek Jeter's agent Casey Close have spoken a few more times since an initial meeting last week in Tampa, according to owner Hal Steinbrenner, though he refused to share details of the talks.
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees may have Rick Peterson on radar as pitching coach
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A few more notes from Cashman
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Cashman notes from Tuesday — Brian Cashman joked that he walked into a sword fight without a sword. — Standing in a room filled with media, Cashman didn't want to talk about the details of today's meetings, didn't want to give his opinion on expanded playoffs and wouldn't get into specifics about potential player moves.
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies release former closer Corpas — ORLANDO — A long way from the 2007 World Series and the cold-blooded saves of a magical fall, Manuel Corpas was quietly released by the Rockies today, according to a major league source. — As I first reported on Twitter earlier …
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: Kenny Williams met with Adam Dunn's agent at MLB's general manager meetings. — ORLANDO — Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams met with Adam Dunn's agent in preliminary discussions on what Dunn is expecting in free agency this offseason, according to a major league source.
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External / ESPN:
Agent: Cliff Lee has many suitors — While the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers are the favorites to sign free-agent ace Cliff Lee, they are not alone in their desire. — “There has been significant interest from a multitude of teams,” Lee's agent, Darek Braunecker, told ESPNNewYork.com.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Five Teams Interested In Jeff Francis — Free agent lefty Jeff Francis is drawing interest from at least five clubs, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick: the Pirates, Mariners, Brewers, Astros, and Rockies. — Francis, 30 in January, posted a 5.00 ERA, 5.8 K/9, 2.0 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9 …
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
The Nationals' search for a top starter won't be easy — ORLANDO — The Washington Nationals want to acquire the kind of pitcher capable of heading most any rotation, someone they can send to the middle of the diamond on opening day and not pine — at least not too much — for the day Stephen Strasburg climbs the mound again.
