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6:50 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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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.
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.
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 …
Jennifer Floyd Engel / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
No time to go stupid: Rangers have staff options
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
mixed word now on Bobby Jenks and the Rays
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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MLB:
Indians legend Bob Feller dies at 92
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
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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MLB:
A's trade for Josh Willingham  —  The Oakland Athletics acquired outfielder Josh Willingham from the Washington Nationals on Thursday for two players.  —  The Nationals received pitcher Henry Rodriguez and minor league outfielder Corey Brown.  Rodriguez, 23, went 1-0 with a 4.55 ERA in 29 relief appearances with Oakland last season.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports, HardballTalk, ESPN and ESPN
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
A's Acquire Josh Willingham
Discussion: DC Pro Sports Report
Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
UPDATED: Nationals agree to trade Josh Willingham to Athletics
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Kerry Wood returns to Cubs for 1 year, $1.5 million  —  In a move that surprised even the Cubs, former staff ace and closer Kerry Wood agreed to return to his baseball roots and sign with his original team for one year, $1.5 million, according to a source.  —  In taking the below-market deal …
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Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Source: Yankees “exploring” Rafael Soriano  —  UPDATE, 4:45 p.m.: A Yankees official just downplayed the idea that they will go after Rafael Soriano.  “The price is going to be too high,” the official said.  —  Brian Cashman said last week he wouldn't pay “closer money” for Kerry Wood to return to the Yankees as a setup man.
David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Cubs Moving Towards to Signing Kerry Wood
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Close To Finalizing A Deal With Kerry Wood
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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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Yankees getting close to deal with Feliciano  —  According to Bob Klapisch, the Yankees are getting close to a deal with lefty reliever Pedro Feliciano.  Our anonymous source that's both close to the situation and a friend of someone involved in he negotiations who asked not to be named …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Source: Detroit Tigers, Magglio Ordonez OK 1-year, $10M deal  —  Veteran outfielder Magglio Ordonez has reached agreement with the Detroit Tigers on a one-year, $10 million contract, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com.  —  Ordonez, 36, hit .303 with 12 home runs and 59 RBIs in 84 games …
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.
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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