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6:50 PM ET, December 4, 2010

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ESPN:
Sources: Adrian Gonzalez to Red Sox … The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal in principle to acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Saturday morning.  —  The Red Sox have received permission from Major League Baseball to negotiate …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Jeter, Yankees agree: three years, up to $51M, tricky option  —  Tweet  —  The Yankees and Derek Jeter will finalize a three-year deal today after hammering out the final details on a contract that will pay the captain between $15 million and $17 million a year, according to a person briefed on the situation.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Some details on the Gonzalez deal  —  It appears the Red Sox will obtain Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres for RHP Casey Kelly, 1B Anthony Rizzo and CF Rey Fuentes.  —  If that proves to be the case — and nothing is final quite yet — the Red Sox will have done quite well to retain Jose Iglesias and Ryan Kalish.
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Party's over for Padres: A-Gone is just that after trade to Boston  —  Multiple sources are reporting on Saturday morning that the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox have agreed on a trade that will finally send first baseman Adrian Gonzalez  —  to Fenway Park for a package of minor leaguers.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Yankees, Derek Jeter Finalize Contract  —  The Yankees and Derek Jeter have dotted the Is and crossed the Ts on a three-year deal, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network (via Twitter).  —  Under the deal, Jeter will make $51MM across the first three seasons with a $8MM player option for the fourth year, Curry tweets.
NBCSports.com:
Padres, Red Sox agree on Adrian Gonzalez trade  —  UPDATE: According to Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com, Adrian Gonzalez has already completed a physical with the Red Sox.  McAdam was told that Gonzalez's surgically-repaired right shoulder “should be just fine,” but that there are “minor tests” that still need to be completed.
NY Daily News:
Deal imminent: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees making ‘substantial progress’ in contract negotiations  —  Day-long negotiations between the Yankees and star shortstop Derek Jeter have yielded “substantial progress,” according to someone familiar with the talks.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox close in on Gonzalez  —  The Red Sox and Padres have apparently agreed on a trade for Adrian Gonzalez.  The All-Star first baseman is either already Boston or on the way according to Nick Cafardo and other reports.  —  The next step in the process would be for Gonzalez to have a physical and agree on a contract extension.
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox, Padres Agree On Adrian Gonzalez Trade  —  11:33am: Hayes tweets that the two sides have had the deal in place since Thursday night, which is what prompted the flight to Boston.  —  11:23am: Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reports (via Twitter) that Gonzalez has already taken his physical …
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Derek Jeter Rumors: Saturday  —  The Yankees and long-time captain Derek Jeter appeared to be closing in on a deal late last night, but there are still some hurdles that need to be cleared.  Let's keep track of latest surrounded the game's active career hits leader throughout the day, with the most recent news up top...
myyesnetwork.com:
Curry: Jeter, Yanks to agree on deal  —  Derek Jeter will agree to a 3-year contract for roughly $50 million with the Yankees in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to a person who has been briefed on the negotiations.  The deal will include a creative fourth-year option, which was the final element that was being discussed on Saturday.
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Tim Sullivan / SignOnSanDiego.com:
Moorad says Gonzalez on trade block at meetings
Discussion: SBNation.com
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yanks, Jeter agree to three-year deal
Discussion: NESN.com and Associated Press
Newsday:
Mo agrees to two-year deal; Jeter talks progress
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox, Padres talk Gonzalez
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Fox Sports:
Gonzalez sweepstakes heating up again
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Adrian Gonzalez to Red Sox?
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees, Rivera agree on 2-year deal
Discussion: Angels blog
Arizona Republic:
Pre-winter meetings notes  —  I'm off to Orlando tomorrow morning, where I'll be knee-deep in the circus that is baseball's winter meetings.  Unlike in previous years, when we've often been cautioned not to expect a whole lot of action from the Diamondbacks, we're hearing the opposite this year.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers Ballpark targeted for new video board  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers are ready to add a new video board to the Ballpark in Arlington that will go on the roof of the Home Run Porch and be almost six times larger than the current one.  —  The video board will be part of a $13 million upgrade …
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