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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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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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Marlins trade Uggla to Braves — FOX Sports — Dan Uggla is no longer a Florida Marlin. — The Marlins reached a deal Tuesday to trade Uggla to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Omar Infante and left-hander Mike Dunn. — Uggla, the only second baseman in history to produce four 30-homer seasons …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Braves Close To Nearing Deal For Dan Uggla — The Braves “appear to be very close to nearing a deal” for Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, tweets MLB.com's Mark Bowman. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweeted minutes ago that the division rivals are discussing a deal that would send Uggla …
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Braves acquire Dan Uggla — The Braves have landed All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla from the Marlins in exchange for Omar Infante and left-handed reliever Mike Dunn. — Uggla is coming off a career-best season that included a .287 batting average, 33 homers and 105 RBIs.
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Florida Marlins seeking trade offers for Dan Uggla
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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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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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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Contreras agrees to 2-year deal with Phillies — If Jose Contreras can give the Phillies two more seasons like the one he just turned in, he will prove to be one of the bigger bullpen bargains in the big leagues. — That's hardly a guarantee, considering the fact that the massive righthander …
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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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade surprises: Justin and B.J. Upton available, but not Prince Fielder — ORLANDO, Fla. — There have already been three trades involving major-league players in the last week, and general managers wouldn't be surprised if there's a flurry of trade talks involving several All-Star players at their annual meetings this week.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Melvin: “We're Not Shopping Prince”
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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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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Bowa: Terry's discipline would be good fit for Mets
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Sandy Alderson still may bring in additional candidates
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees may have Rick Peterson on radar as pitching coach — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman did not rule out Rick Peterson as a potential candidate for the team's vacant pitching coach job, though he did shoot down any chance that former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone would be considered.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A few more notes from Cashman
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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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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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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Marlins sign backstop Buck to three-year deal — The Marlins are close to finalizing a three-year deal with free-agent catcher John Buck, according to reports. — FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal first reported via Twitter on Tuesday afternoon that the Marlins were “close to signing” …
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Dodgers sign Hiroki Kuroda — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that they have re-signed free-agent left-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $12-million contract. — The contract will pay Kuroda $8 million in 2011, plus a $4-million signing bonus that will be paid out in 2012 and 2013 …
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