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8:40 AM ET, November 14, 2012

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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays To Acquire Johnson, Reyes, Buehrle From Marlins  —  The Blue Jays have reached agreement on a deal with the Marlins that will send right-hander Josh Johnson, left-hander Mark Buehrle, shortstop Jose Reyes, outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, and catcher John Buck to Toronto for shortstop Yunel Escobar …
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Fox Sports:
Sources: Marlins, Jays make epic deal  —  The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins consummated one of the largest trades in baseball history Tuesday, in what amounted to an epic backpedal from the Marlins' aggressive spending less than one year ago.  —  The Blue Jays are set …
Fox Sports:
Owner Loria should just sell Marlins  —  Fear not, I've found the Marlins' silver lining.  —  It will be clear to everyone if this is the first step in Jeffrey Loria's exit strategy, the first step toward him selling the team.  —  I know how the Marlins will spin their 12-player blockbuster …
MLB:
Sources: Jays set to acquire Reyes, 4 others  —  The Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of a blockbuster trade that would send shortstop Jose Reyes and pitcher Josh Johnson to Toronto, according to sources.  —  Also going to Toronto would be pitcher Mark Buehrle …
Discussion: ESPN.com, ESPN and Minor League Ball
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Marlins trade Reyes, Buehrle, JJ, etc. to the Blue Jays  —  According to FOX Sports, the Marlins will trade Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, Emilio Bonifacio, and Josh Johnson to the Blue Jays in exchange for Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Justin Nicolino, Jake Marisnick, Jeff Mathis, and Anthony DeSclafani.
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank blog:
Marlins trade Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, others to Toronto Blue Jays  —  It looks like the Marlins are paring down payroll big time.  —  An industry source has confirmed that the Marlins have traded five players to the Toronto Blue Jays — right-handed starter Josh Johnson …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees are unlikely suitors for outfielder Torii Hunter who is looking for a multi-year deal  —  A source said the Detroit Tigers appear to be the front-runners to sign Hunter, though the Texas Rangers are also making a strong push for the outfielder.  —  Torii Hunter is looking …
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Yankees target Hunter expects to make ‘quick’ decision  —  It has become increasingly clear the Yankees are far from the only team that covets Torii Hunter and Russell Martin, and unlike in years past, when an almost limitless budget got them what they wanted, the Yankees are facing more uncertainty this offseason.
Fox Sports:
Sources: Torii Hunter visiting Tigers
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards release McClellan; Garcia throws off mound  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  The Cardinals released relief pitcher Kyle McClellan today.  The Florissant native and Hazelwood West High product pitched for the Cardinals from 2008-2011 and won 12 games …
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:   Cardinals Release Kyle McClellan, Sign Rob Johnson
Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Source: Braves interested in free agent Cody Ross  —  The Atlanta Braves, looking to add an outfield bat, have interest in signing free-agent outfielder Cody Ross, according to a major-league source.  —  With Torii Hunter likely choosing between the Rangers and Tigers …
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Cubs Agree To Sign Scott Baker  —  The Cubs have agreed to terms with Scott Baker on a one-year contract, the team announced.  The deal includes a $5.5MM base salary with $1.5MM in incentives, reports Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune and MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith (Twitter links).
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs sign right-hander Baker to one-year deal
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves set for four night games in Spring Training  —  In 2013, the Braves will conduct Spring Training from Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports complex for the 16th straight year.  (AP)  —  ATLANTA — The Braves created some anticipation on Tuesday with the release of their 2013 Spring Training schedule.
Discussion: Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Nats' Johnson, A's Melvin claim Managers of Year … NEW YORK (AP) — Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals, and Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics were chosen as managers of the year on Tuesday after guiding their teams to huge turnaround seasons.  —  Melvin beat out Baltimore's Buck Showalter …
Comcast SportsNet:
PTBNL in Dodgers deal could be in Sox first base platoon  —  The Red Sox have publicly identified first base, left field, and right field (along with starting pitching and shortstop) as areas of need.  The offseason will be devoted to filling those spots, along with several other roster vacancies.
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Jon Paul Morosi / mlbbuzz:
Youkilis drawing interest from Dodgers, Phils, others
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers could wait until after winter meetings to decide on Ryu  —  Ryu Hyun-jin, 25, has pitched on the international stage with South Korea at the World Baseball Classic.  (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press / March 15, 2009)  —  The Dodgers could wait until after the winter meetings …
Discussion: MLB.com, Chad Moriyama and HardballTalk
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Fox Sports:
Choo to miss World Baseball Classic
 
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