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New York Post:
Yankees prepared to brush Jeter back — Tweet — ORLANDO, Fla. — In a meeting in Tampa last week, Yankees officials did the requisite lap of respect with Derek Jeter. They honored his place in organization history, his meaning to the fan base and his legacy on and off the field.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Rangers visit Lee, but Yankees are favorites — Tweet — ORLANDO, Fla. — The Rangers sent their top executives to meet Cliff Lee on Monday in an attempt to retain the free-agent lefty, but the strong feeling among executives canvassed is that Lee will end up a Yankee.
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ESPN:
Cashman expects Nova to have role in starting rotation — Brian Cashman emerged from eight hours of meetings with his 29 counterparts from around the league with little of substance to say about Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte or Cliff Lee. — But Cashman had plenty …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets skipper expected to be named by Turkey Day
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Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA.com:
2010 Managers of the Year — Gardenhire Wins AL Award, — Black Wins in NL — Despite the loss to injury of closer Joe Nathan for the whole season and slugging first baseman Justin Morneau for half the schedule, Gardenhire directed the Minnesota Twins to a 94-68 record and won …
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Associated Press:
Ron Gardenhire, Bud Black honored — NEW YORK — San Diego's Bud Black has barely beaten out Cincinnati's Dusty Baker as the NL Manager of the Year, while Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire has won the AL award. — Black topped Baker by one point in results released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Counting Down to Managers — The BBWAA countdown clock is set …
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins' Gardenhire voted AL's top manager
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Red Sox still talking Justin Upton; Yankees fall short
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Numbers tell surprising free-agent story — Sure, Lee, Rivera and Soriano are recongizable, but don't forget these other arms … You don't need Rumblings and Grumblings to tell you that Cliff Lee, Mariano Rivera and Rafael Soriano are the three most ballyhooed free-agent arms that money can buy this winter.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox will draw line on Beltre, Martinez — ORLANDO - One major league source indicated last night that the Sox will go no more than four years, $52 million for Adrian Beltre. And they appear to be on the same type of path with Victor Martinez. — Beltre's agent, Scott Boras …
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Nick Collias / MLB Rumors:
Athletics Open Bidding On Beltre At Five Years? — 2:48pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman hears that Beltre's camp is using Torii Hunter's five year, $90MM contract as a comparable for their expectations (Twitter link). — 2:01pm: Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes tweets that Oakland offered Beltre five years …
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Bill Center / SignOnSanDiego.com:
Gonzalez torn between being a Padre and not
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Tigers, right-hander Joaquin Benoit nearing deal — The Detroit Tigers are nearing a multi-year agreement with right-hander Joaquin Benoit, major-league sources told FOXSports.com. — The deal could be for as long as three years, sources say. — Benoit, 33, is one of the more intriguing arms in a deep class of relief pitchers.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves ecstatic to have Uggla join them — McCann, Gonzalez effusive in praise for new second baseman — ATLANTA — Brian McCann certainly didn't feel the need to temper the excitement he felt when he learned that the Braves had acquired second baseman Dan Uggla from the Marlins on Tuesday.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Quick Q&A: Why didn't the Mets trade for Dan Uggla?
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies want to keep De La Rosa, as long as it's for less than four years — ORLANDO — If suitors' pocketbooks match their strong interest in Jorge De La Rosa, the Rockies will be looking to fill a hole in their rotation through trade or free agents Carl Pavano or Javier Vazquez.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays On Verge Of Acquiring Rajai Davis — The Blue Jays are on the verge of acquiring outfielder Rajai Davis from the Athletics, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Minor league reliever Trystan Magnuson is one of the players heading to Oakland in the deal, MLBTR has learned.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Sox OK with Saltalamacchia as No. 1 — ORLANDO, Fla. — In the end, one major league general manager speculated Tuesday, whether Victor Martinez returns to the Boston Red Sox will probably depend on whether the team is willing to give the free-agent catcher a four-year deal, and he doubts the Sox are.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Epstein denies any ‘line’ on Beltre; A's reportedly make offer
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers ponder decision on Russell Martin — Club has until Dec. 2 to offer the catcher a contract or allow him to become a free agent. — Reporting from Orlando, Fla. — Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti has a lot of decisions to make over the next couple of weeks …
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Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Twins might look to Japan to add speed to their middle infield
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Reinsdorf: Not a duo-die situation with Oz, Williams — ORLANDO, Fla. — General manager Ken Williams can add anybody he wants to the White Sox' roster, and manager Ozzie Guillen can redefine “Ozzie Ball” into anything he wants it to be. — But until only one of them is left standing with the White Sox …
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Aaron Gleeman / NBCSports.com:
Report: A's offer Adrian Beltre a five-year, $64 million deal — Oakland has wasted little time making moves this offseason, bidding $17 million for the negotiating rights to Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, trading Vin Mazzaro and Justin Marks to the Royals for David DeJesus …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs unveil preliminary plans for Wrigley Field and area — Aside from park restoration Triangle building concept undergoing transformation — An artists rendering of “Cubs Alley,” which would run adjacent to Clark Street, between the proposed Triangle Building and west wall of Wrigley Field.
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Nationals have discussions with Carl Pavano — The Nationals are one of “six or eight” teams to have engaged in preliminary discussions with Minnesota Twins free agent starting pitcher Carl Pavano, according to a league source. The Nationals met with Pavano's representative …
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