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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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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets skipper expected to be named by Turkey Day
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ESPN:
Cashman expects Nova to have role in starting rotation
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Sliding Into Home and Pinstriped Bible …
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner says Derek Jeter talks ‘going well’
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Yahoo! Sports
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.
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins' Gardenhire voted AL's top manager — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has been a perennial contender for the American League Manager of the Year honor since he took the helm of the club in 2002. And now, he's finally the winner of that prestigious award.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Counting Down to Managers — The BBWAA countdown clock is set to announce both Managers of the Year at 2 PM EST. Bud Black and Ron Gardenhire rated highest for me. Black took a team with little hope of winning and almost pulled off a division victory. I rated Black, Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker 1-2-3.
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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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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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MLB Rumors
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Epstein denies any ‘line’ on Beltre; A's reportedly make offer
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Bill Center / SignOnSanDiego.com:
Gonzalez torn between being a Padre and not
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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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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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Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Twins might look to Japan to add speed to their middle infield — Club expected to bid for Japanese Pacific batting champ. — ORLANDO - After using the veteran duo of J.J. Hardy and Orlando Hudson this year, the Twins are weighing several middle-infield options for next year …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers ponder decision on Russell Martin
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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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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Park, Pirates interested in reunion — Pitcher's agent, GM Huntington continuing contract talks — PITTSBURGH — There remains mutual interest between the Pirates and Chan Ho Park to have the veteran right-handed reliever return to Pittsburgh in 2011. — General manager Neal Huntington …
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees looking into trade for Diamondbacks' outfielder Justin Upton — ORLANDO — The Yankees have inquired about trading with the Diamondbacks for outfielder Justin Upton, according a person with knowledge of the situation, who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Justin Upton's Future Value
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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.
Jackie MacMullan / ESPN:
David Ortiz wanted ‘something different’ — Slugger says he's ‘fine’ with Sox picking up option but doesn't understand doubters — David Ortiz reports he doesn't have a single pain in his body — not so much as a twinge. — “When I get up in the morning, I jump out of bed like my [6-year-old] son, D'Angelo,” he said.
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