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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Source: Dodgers, Dioner Navarro close — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — In a development that probably eliminates any chance two-time All-Star and former Gold Glove catcher Russell Martin will remain with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the club is close to a one-year agreement with the catcher Martin replaced …
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DRaysBay and Mike Scioscia's tragic illness
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Russell Martin / Yahoo! Sports:
The numbers behind Martin's Dodger departure
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The League of Transparent …, NESN.com and Full Count
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Ned Colletti says ruling in McCourts court case won't tie his hands
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BBTF's Baseball Primer … and Los Angeles Times
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Sources: Dodgers, Tony Gwynn agree
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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness, MLB.com, espnW and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Francoeur agrees to deal with Royals — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Francoeur started last season with the New York Mets and wound up in the World Series with the Texas Rangers. — The strong-armed outfielder was on the move again Wednesday, reaching agreement with the Kansas City Royals …
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Beyond the Box Score
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MLB:
Kansas City Royals agree to one-year deal with Jeff Francoeur — Free agent outfielder Jeff Francoeur agreed to a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals, the team announced Wednesday. — The deal also includes a mutual option for the 2012 season and is pending a physical exam.
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Yahoo! Sports, Full Count and BronxBanterBlog.com
Jerry Crasnick / Baseball America:
2010 Major League Organization Of The Year
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McCovey Chronicles
Dallas Morning News:
Cowlishaw: It's better to overpay for Cliff Lee than let him go to the Yankees — I don't make a habit of writing things that I am told “off the record.” No one in this business does for very long. — But when it's this juicy, this good, I just have to make an exception.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Two teams offer 7-year deals to Lee
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ESPN, MetsBlog.com, Replacement Level …, NATS INSIDER and Associated Press
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats' first-base focus likely shifts to LaRoche
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HardballTalk, Nationals Baseball and Twinkie Town
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Sign Carlos Pena — Carlos Pena and the Cubs have officially agreed to terms on a one-year deal believed to be worth $10MM, half of which is deferred. — Pena, 33 next May, saw his average slip below the Mendoza Line in 2010, totaling a line of .196/.325/.407.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs appear close to deal with Pena
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, DRaysBay, Boston Globe and MLB Rumors
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox have more shopping left — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the huge splash that was the Adrian Gonzalez trade, do not be surprised if the Red Sox stand pat through the end of the winter meetings tomorrow, while carefully plotting their next move. — What we know is that the Sox …
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Red Sox Monster, MetsBlog.com, NESN.com, Mets Merized Online, sox1fan.com, MLB Rumors, ESPN, FenwayNationWorld and Fenway West
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David Lennon / Newsday:
On the Mets beat — Beltran to Red Sox gaining traction?
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Full Count, Can't Stop The Bleeding, Getting Blanked, Kranepool Society, MLB Rumors and NESN.com
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets add DJ Carrasco and Ronny Paulino, but under Sandy Alderson club is viewed as hot-stove joke — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - On the day that a trustee seeking to recover money on behalf of Bernie Madoff's victims sued Fred Wilpon, a National League executive who met with the Mets this week smirked …
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Tedquarters
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets said to reach deals with Carrasco, Paulino
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Amazin' Avenue and Tedquarters
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rockies show interest in Rangers' Young — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A baseball source confirmed late Tuesday night that that Texas Rangers have been contacted by Colorado about the availability of third baseman Michael Young. — The move would allow the Rangers to pursue free-agent Adrian Beltre …
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Dallas Morning News, Sportatorium, Lone Star Ball and MLB.com
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Trsullivan / Postcards from Elysian Fields:
Of Prince Fielder, Wildfires and Emanuel Lasker here at the Fin and Feather Inn
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Garza, Ordonez on Rangers' radar
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Baseball America and MLB Rumors
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Ryan: Michael Young not being shopped
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Purple Row, Fox Sports, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Texas Rangers
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Angels have ‘serious’ interest in third baseman Adrian Beltre — The Angels' interest in free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre is “serious,” according to a source familiar with negotiations, and the feeling appears to be mutual. — Beltre, who hit .321 with 28 home runs …
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MLB Rumors
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Agent seeks multiyear deal for Ordonez — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — The current asking price for free agent outfielder Magglio Ordonez is at least two years at $10 million or more per season, a major-league source told FOXSports.com. — The Detroit Tigers have interest in retaining Ordonez, who turns 37 before Opening Day.
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The Knobler Blog, MLB Rumors, Beck's Blog and Bless You Boys
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Re-Sign Paul Konerko — The White Sox reached an agreement with first baseman Paul Konerko on a three-year deal, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The deal is worth $37.5MM, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. The contract includes deferred money, as outlined by MLB.com's Scott Merkin.
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USA Today, NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK, South Side Sox, MLB Daily Dish, Getting Blanked and Yahoo! Sports
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Chicago White Sox agree to three-year, $37.5 million deal
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Sports Illustrated and Full Count
David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Answer Man: Luke Scott talks Nugent, hunting and Obama origin — stopped by baseball's winter meetings Tuesday and, after some harmless chatter about his team's offseason dealings, stated with conviction that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. — Oh, yes, he did.
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HardballTalk, USA Today, Walkoff Walk, NotGraphs Baseball, Orioles Insider, Bugs & Cranks, Deadspin and Can't Stop The Bleeding
Clark Spencer / Fish Bytes:
Marlins Gauging Interest in Nolasco and Nunez — LAKE BUENA VISTA — The Marlins are gauging interest at the winter meetings in pitchers Ricky Nolasco and Leo Nunez but are not committed to trading either. They would have to be overwhelmed by any offers. Still, in what is a decidedly weak year …
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Baseball Crank, HardballTalk and FishStripes
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Marlins Determining Interest In Nolasco, Nunez
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Mike Silva's …
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Agent: Nationals still pursuing Carl Pavano — After twice meeting with Carl Pavano's representative this week, the Nationals “are still in the mix” to sign the veteran right-hander, agent Tom O'Connell said this morning. Pavano, who will turn 35 in January, arrived yesterday at the winter meetings …
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Brew Beat, Federal Baseball, MLB.com, MLB and The Goessling Game
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Associated Press:
Hisashi Iwakuma's agent critical of A's — SENDAI, Japan — The agent for Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma says the Oakland Athletics were insincere after his client was unable to reach an agreement with the major league team. — Don Nomura said because Iwakuma could become a free agent next year …
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HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
George A. King III / New York Post:
Sabathia won't opt out — Tweet — TAMPA — CC Sabathia said whatever Cliff Lee pulls down won't lead to the Yankees' ace exercising an opt out clause in his contract after next year. — “It has no effect on me at all,” Sabathia told The Post yesterday when asked if Lee's projected windfall …
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HardballTalk and Chicago Breaking Sports
Fox Sports:
Royals in no hurry to trade Greinke — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — The Royals are receiving “fair” trade offers for right-hander Zack Greinke …
Sports Illustrated:
Setting the record straight on Hall of Fame vote for Miller … (Editor's note: The following story by Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci is a response to the erroneous report about yesterday's Hall of Fame Expansion Era voting.) — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. …
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Deadspin, HardballTalk and The Big Lead
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Deferred money in Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo's contract — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - It's becoming clear that the Reds are operating with a tight budget. — A good portion of Bronson Arroyo's salary for 2011 is deferred. — Arroyo was set to make $13 million under the option that the club picked up.
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Red Reporter
