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10:35 AM ET, December 16, 2010

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Associated Press:
Bob Feller, Hall of Fame Pitcher, Dies at 92  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Bob Feller, the Iowa farm boy whose powerful right arm earned him the nickname “Rapid Robert” and made him one of baseball's greatest pitchers during a Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Indians, has died.  He was 92.
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Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
RIP Bob Feller  —  Bob Feller threw three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters during his 18-year career — all with the Indians.  (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)  —  One of my earliest memories was seeing Bob Feller in a jacket and tie.  My father took me to some sort of morning meeting in Cleveland …
Bob Dolgan / Plain Dealer:
Bob Feller, The Greatest Cleveland Indian, dies at age 92  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bob Feller, the brilliant pitcher who is the only Cleveland pro athlete to be immortalized with a statue, died Wednesday night of complications from leukemia at age 92.  —  The Hall of Famer hurled 266 victories …
Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at age 92  —  Bob Feller, an American folk hero and Hall of Famer whose life story consisted of baseball, patriotism, family and farming, died Wednesday night of acute leukemia in a hospice.  He was 92.  —  Feller, a right-handed pitcher known as …
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Bob Feller lived a proud life
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Sources: Red Sox in ‘ongoing discussions’ with reliever Dan Wheeler  —  The Red Sox are talking with reliever Dan Wheeler about helping to shore up their bullpen.  (AP)  —  The Red Sox have been engaged in ongoing discussions with right-hander Dan Wheeler about the possibility of coming to Boston …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox interested in reliever Wheeler  —  The Red Sox are discussing a possible deal with righthanded reliever Dan Wheeler, a Rhode Island native who has pitched effectively for Tampa Bay the last four seasons.  —  Wheeler, 33, has a 3.84 ERA in parts of 11 seasons with four teams.
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
After rival Phillies add Cliff Lee, Florida Marlins sign lefty reliever Randy Choate
Discussion: FishStripes and Yahoo! Sports
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Red Sox bring back Lenny DiNardo  —  The Red Sox are bringing back a familiar face.  —  The team has agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Lenny DiNardo on a minor-league, split contract.  DiNardo confirmed the agreement by phone from Fort Myers, where he is working out.
David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Cubs Moving Towards to Signing Kerry Wood  —  The Cubs, who have a major need for a veteran right handed reliever are moving towards finalizing a deal with free agent Kerry Wood.  Wood, who spent the first 10 years of his major league career with the Cubs spent 2010 with the Cleveland Indians …
Fox Sports:
Report: Padres' Bell recovering at home  —  NewsCore  —  San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell was recovering at home Wednesday after being diagnosed with typhoid fever last week, MLB.com reported.  —  Bell reportedly contracted the illness during a romantic vacation on the Fijian island of Tavarua with his wife of 10 years.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Bell recovering from typhoid fever
Discussion: HardballTalk and Fanhouse MLB Blog
JonPaulMorosi / mlbbuzz:
Amid Greinke rumors, don't forget Fausto  —  He's a right-handed starter.  He's 27 years old.  He pitches in the American League Central.  He has garnered a lot of recent interest on the trade market.  —  Zack Greinke?  —  Nope.  —  Fausto Carmona.  —  Greinke, of course …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Fausto Carmona Drawing Heavy Trade Interest
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
MLB.com:
Phillies sign Clliff Lee to five-year contract
Discussion: River Avenue Blues
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Expect Sox to sign Crain on Wednesday  —  Twins reliever worked 71 games last season with 21 holds  —  Twins pitcher Jesse Crain picked up a tipped ball to throw out Detroit Tigers' Ramon Santiago at first.  (Bruce Bisping, McClatchy-Tribune / May 5, 2010)
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
mixed word now on Bobby Jenks and the Rays  —  UPDATE: Ken Rosenthal tweets that there is “heavy action” on Jenks, including the Rays, but that the Yankees and others have interest too.  He says Jenks is not close to a decision yet, however.  In other news, I suppose all action on Bobby Jenks would be “heavy.”
Dick Jerardi / Philly.com:
Kristen Lee wanted to return to Philly  —  Kristen Lee understands the perception.  Given the reports, you might think she was a target of Yankees fans during the American League Championship Series and that might be the reason the Lees did not take all that New York money.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Ted Berg / Tedquarters:
The Mets should sign Pedro Martinez  —  Yeah, I said it.  —  Rumor says Pedro is open to pitching again in the 2011 season.  I have no idea how much he'll cost, and last time he pulled this all the reports said he was prohibitively expensive.  Plus if he's coming back he's probably …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Pedro Martinez Is “Most Likely” Finished
 
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