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10:50 AM ET, December 17, 2010

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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Sox add Jenks to the mix  —  The Red Sox firmly believe relief pitchers are not worth a contract of longer than two years.  History shows such deals usually come to be regretted.  —  General manager Theo Epstein paid the steep price for his convictions yesterday when striking a deal with righthander Bobby Jenks.
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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.
Jennifer Floyd Engel / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
No time to go stupid: Rangers have staff options
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Mo says Red Sox made pitch for his services
Discussion: HardballTalk and Full Count
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox To Sign Bobby Jenks
Fox Sports:
A's acquire Nats slugger 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, have acquired outfielder Josh Willingham from the Nationals.
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A's trade for Josh Willingham
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:   A's Acquire Josh Willingham
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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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Wood back in ‘family’  —  Reliever signs 1-year deal for $1.5 million to return to Cubs  —  Kerry Wood with Ryan Dempster at Ron Santo's funeral.  (Steve Green, Associated Press / December 10, 2010)  —  In what may be remembered as the Pizza Summit, Kerry Wood and Cubs general manager …
Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Source: Yankees “exploring” Rafael Soriano
Enrique Rojas / MLB:
Edgar Renteria dislikes Giants' $1M offer  —  ORLANDO — Edgar Renteria understands the best part of his major league career is over and baseball is a business, but he still hoped for better treatment from the San Francisco Giants after helping the team to the World Series in October.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Renteria: Giants' Offer Showed “A Lack Of Respect”  —  Edgar Renteria didn't care for the Giants' recent $1MM contract offer, reports Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes.  “That offer from the Giants was a lack of respect.  A total disrespect,” said Renteria.  “To play for a million dollars …
Discussion: The Fish Pond and Bugs & Cranks
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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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Hall won't beckon, but Rueter had fine career  —  Southpaw's tenure with Giants marked by reliability, winning  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Kirk Rueter knows he won't be enshrined in Cooperstown.  But he'll remain entrenched as a success in San Francisco.  —  Rueter, who spent 10 …
Stephen Nohlgren / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa chamber agrees to take up Rays stadium debate  —  TAMPA — When the Tampa Bay Rays reached the World Series in 2008, Mayor Mike Nutter of Philadelphia picked up the telephone to propose a traditional wager with his counterpart in this region.  —  Let's see ... Tampa Bay ... that's area code 813, right?
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Rangers steal team-record nine bases in fifth straight loss  —  BOSTON — Darnell McDonald spent the day in Boston, hanging out just in case he was needed.  A few hours later, he saved the Red Sox from another embarrassing loss.  —  McDonald, called up from the minors earlier in the day …
Discussion: Over the Monster
Pete Iorizzo / Albany Times Union:
Online bond shattered by tragic accident  —  When he didn't tweet about Cliff Lee, she knew something was wrong.  —  During the weekend Steven Smith had posted dozens of Twitter messages, a prolific output that his 578 followers had come to expect.  —  Smith lived in Scotch Plains, N.J., but place is moot in the Twitter universe.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals remain interested in adding Webb  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals are not done looking for pitching.  According to a baseball source, Washington continues to be in the mix to acquire right-hander Brandon Webb.  The source said Webb is not in a hurry to make a decision.
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 …
Discussion: Mariners blog and JSOnline
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
Discussion: MLB Rumors
 
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