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12:55 PM ET, December 11, 2012

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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
NY Mets pitching to keep National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey with two-year, $20 million contract extension  —  As the Daily News has been reporting, Dickey has been asking for a two-year extension for approximately $26 million, totaling $31 million over three years.
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Fox Sports:
Rangers see dramatic identity shift  —  A rival executive, assessing the Texas Rangers on Monday, said, “They're going to overpay Hamilton or they're going to overpay ‘KT.’”  —  That's Hamilton as in free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton.  And that's “KT” as in Arizona general manager Kevin Towers …
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets eye Ross, cast R.A. as elf  —  The Mets' offseason work still encompasses more than resolving R.A. Dickey's status.  —  Though the veteran knuckleballer's future remains high on the agenda, so does evaluating other pieces that potentially could help the Mets in 2013.
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
For Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey, NY Mets asking price on trade remains very high
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Tampa made yet another big splash  —  Execs chime in with their thoughts on multiplayer deal involving Rays and Royals … Andrew Friedman, the Tampa Bay Rays' executive vice president of baseball operations, didn't make a single appearance in the Opryland Hotel lobby during the recent winter meetings …
Discussion: ESPN.com, ESPN.com and MLB
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Royals acquire Shields from Rays for prospects
Fox Sports:
Royals made right move with trade
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
UPDATED: Shields and Davis to KC for Myers, 3 other prospects
Associated Press:
Royals Acquire Shields, Davis From Rays for Myers
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians still looking for the right deal for Asdrubal Cabrera  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Things move fast in the off-season.  Just ask the Indians and Phillies.  —  Before the start of the winter meetings last week in Nashville, the two teams were talking about a trade …
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Ruben Amaro: Michael Young has what Phillies need  —  MICHAEL YOUNG has played more games than any player in the history of the Texas Rangers organization.  —  He holds several other club records and has called Arlington home ever since he was traded from Toronto as a minor leaguer 12 1/2 years ago.
Discussion: The Good Phight and HardballTalk
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Dodgers officially introduce Korean lefty Ryu  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers' newest pitcher, Hyun-jin Ryu, was explaining his desire to improve his English in order to talk to his new teammates when team co-owner Magic Johnson piped in with some advice for Ryu's interpreter.
Discussion: ESPN.com and True Blue LA
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Fox Sports:
Greinke's deal has opt-out in 3 years
Steven Marcus / Newsday:
Yankees to drop StubHub, nearing deal with Ticketmaster  —  The Yankees are opting out of a five-year renewal between MLB and StubHub, an online service for buying and selling tickets, a person familiar with the development said Monday.  The Angels and Cubs also will not participate, StubHub said.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Twins To Sign Kevin Correia  —  The Twins have reached an agreement to sign Kevin Correia, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (on Twitter).  ESPN's Jerry Crasnick first reported that the two sides were nearing a two-year deal, and he adds that Correia will earn $10MM over the life of the contract (Twitter links).
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Youkilis' uncle says he loves NY; weighing offer  —  Youk loves New York.  —  And, according to a New Yorker who knows Kevin Youkilis as well as almost anyone, New York is going to love Youk back.  That is, if the two wind up forming a professional alliance.
Daniel Seco / MLB Rumors:
Indians To Sign Mark Reynolds  —  The Indians have reached an agreement with Mark Reynolds on a one-year contract worth $6MM, says Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com (via Twitter) after Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported that a deal was imminent (on Twitter).
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:   Reynolds agrees to one-year deal with Indians
Associated Press:
Andruw Jones to sign in Japan  —  TOKYO — The Rakuten Eagles of Japan's Pacific League say they are set to sign veteran major league outfielder Andruw Jones.  —  The 35-year-old Jones became a free agent after playing for the New York Yankees the last two seasons, and the Eagles …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Talking Chop
Baseball America:
2013 Atlanta Braves Top 10 Prospects … In many ways, the 2012 season was one of redemption for the Braves, who were able to erase the memory of 2011's collapse by rebounding with a 94-68 record—their best mark since winning 96 games in 2004—and earning a spot in the first-ever National League wild-card playoff.
Discussion: Atlanta Braves
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Pirates To Sign Jason Grilli  —  3:42pm: It's a two-year, $6.75MM contract, Scott Miller and Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com report (on Twitter links).  —  2:53pm: The Pirates have agreed to sign free agent reliever Jason Grilli to a two-year deal, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter).
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
MLB Revenues $7.5B for 2012, Could Approach $9B by 2014  —  With local broadcast money and attendance for the league remaining strong, according to sources after two years of seeing revenues relatively flat at $7 billion, Major League Baseball will see revenues of $7.5 billion for 2012.
Discussion: Halos Heaven and HardballTalk
Fox Sports:
Sources: Yankees ‘all over’ Ichiro  —  Ichiro Suzuki enjoyed playing for the Yankees so much, he likely will be back with them again.  —  The Yankees are showing strong interest in re-signing the free-agent outfielder, according to major league sources.  —  “They are all over him,” one source says.
 
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