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4:30 PM ET, December 16, 2010

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ESPN:
Source: Red Sox to sign Bobby Jenks  —  Bobby Jenks is changing his Sox from white to red.  —  The former Chicago White Sox closer agreed to a two-year, $12 million with the Boston Red Sox, pending a physical, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Source: Yankees “exploring” Rafael Soriano  —  Brian Cashman said last week he wouldn't pay “closer money” for Kerry Wood to return to the Yankees as a setup man.  —  Rafael Soriano, on the other hand, may be a different story.  —  According to a source with knowledge of the Yankees' thinking …
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 …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox To Sign Bobby Jenks  —  The Red Sox have agreed to a two-year, $12MM deal with Bobby Jenks, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter).  Jon Heyman of SI.com first reported (on Twitter) that the sides were closing in on a deal.  —  The White Sox non-tendered the reliever earlier …
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Close To Finalizing A Deal With Kerry Wood
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
mixed word now on Bobby Jenks and the Rays
Alex Speier / Full Count:
Sources: Red Sox in ‘ongoing discussions’ with reliever Dan Wheeler
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 …
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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.
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 …
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Bob Feller lived a proud life
Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at age 92
MLB:
Indians legend Bob Feller dies at 92
Fox Sports:
A's in talks with Nats for Willingham  —  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.  —  The A's, continuing their quest to upgrade their offense, are in serious discussions …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
A's To Acquire Josh Willingham
Discussion: mlbbuzz and DC Pro Sports Report
Espn Com / MLB:
Sources: Oakland Athletics deal for Washington Nationals outfielder Josh Willingham
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and HardballTalk
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.
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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
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Agent: New York Yankees, Pedro Feliciano make progress on deal  —  NEW YORK — The agent for lefty reliever Pedro Feliciano says that he and the Yankees are making “a little progress” in contract negotiations.  —  “We are having ongoing conversations,” Feliciano's agent, Melvin Roman said.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays Sign Edwin Encarnacion  —  The Blue Jays announced that they signed Edwin Encarnacion to a one-year, $2.5MM contract that includes a club option for $3.5MM in 2012.  The team says Encarnacion will play first base/DH, instead of third base, where he spent last season.
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Nationals nearing deal with Chien-Ming Wang  —  The Nationals are close to completing a deal that would bring back right-handed starter Chien Ming-Wing for one year, according to a source.  —  They signed Wang to a one-year, $2 million contract late last offseason, but the Nationals non-tendered Wang …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Fox Sports:
Teams zero in on free-agent 1st basemen  —  FOX Sports  —  Derrek Lee or Adam LaRoche?  Adam LaRoche or Derrek Lee?  —  At least three teams - the Nationals, Orioles and Padres - are pursuing both free-agent first basemen, major-league sources say.  —  LaRoche, 31, is expected to command a multi-year deal.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Bell recovering from typhoid fever  —  SAN DIEGO — It's been a dizzying few weeks for Padres closer Heath Bell and his wife, Nicole, and not just because they've covered a good section of the Pacific Ocean on trips to the Fijian island of Tavarua followed by a vacation to Hawaii, where the couple renewed their wedding vows last week.
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Fox Sports:   Report: Padres' Bell recovering at home
 
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