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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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Associated Press:
Yankees' Rivera admits joining Red Sox was ‘real’ possibility … NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera admitted the unthinkable had been a possibility. — The Boston Red Sox offered him a chance to turn in his pinstripes and switch sides in baseball's fiercest rivalry. — “It was real.
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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, and Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox interested in reliever Wheeler
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HardballTalk, The House That Dewey Built and Yahoo! Sports
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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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
UPDATED: Nationals agree to trade Josh Willingham to Athletics — The Nationals have agreed to trade left fielder Josh Willingham to the Oakland A's for two young minor league players, a source familiar with the trade confirmed. In return for Willingham, the Nationals received reliever Henry Rodriguez …
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MLB.com, NATS INSIDER, The Goessling Game, Mr. Irrelevant …, Federal Baseball and The Nationals Enquirer
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.
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HardballTalk, Bronx Baseball Daily, TYU and River Avenue Blues
David Kaplan / Kap's Corner:
Cubs Moving Towards to Signing Kerry Wood
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Bats, River Avenue Blues, Bleed Cubbie Blue, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Sliding Into Home
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Close To Finalizing A Deal With Kerry Wood
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GoatRiders of the Apocalypse and Yankeeist
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
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Bob Dolgan / Plain Dealer:
Bob Feller, The Greatest Cleveland Indian, dies at age 92
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Batter's Box Interactive …, HardballTalk, Let's Go Tribe!, Bugs & Cranks, The LoHud Yankees Blog and Deadspin
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Bob Feller lived a proud life
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New York Times, Plain Dealer and Mets Merized Online
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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New Jersey Online, Bronx Baseball Daily, Yankees Daily and MLB Rumors
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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Yankees getting close to deal with Feliciano
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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 …
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Inbox: How are Astros addressing needs? — Beat reporter Brian McTaggart answers fans' questions … There are a lot of question marks with the 2011 team. Which is the biggest need, and what are the plans on addressing them? — Mike S., Midland, Texas
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MLB Rumors
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-Wang 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 …
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Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Rockies Looking At Aardsma, Balfour, Coffey — The Rockies have spoken to the Mariners about a possible David Aardsma trade, reports Troy Renck of the Denver Post (Twitter link). Colorado has also shown interest in right-handers Grant Balfour and Todd Coffey, though Renck tweets that Balfour …
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