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Kyle Boddy / Hardball Times:
Trevor Bauer needs to be left alone  —  Trevor Bauer has been traded to the Cleveland Indians as part of a three-team deal.  Over the weekend, I was fortunate enough to have presented at Ron Wolforth's Ultimate Coaches' Bootcamp in Montgomery, Tex., with Bauer, who spoke at length on using …
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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Reds Acquire Shin-Soo Choo In Three-Team Deal  —  8:12pm: The Diamondbacks announced that they have acquired shortstop Didi Gregorius, left-handed pitcher Tony Sipp, and first baseman Lars Anderson from the Indians in exchange for right-handed pitchers Trevor Bauer, Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw.
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Reds in talks to acquire Choo from Indians
George A. King III / New York Post:
Damon thinks Youkilis will be ‘fine’ with Yankees  —  Take it from somebody who has been on each side of the aisle for the most intense rivalry in sports: Kevin Youkilis is going to be a wonderful fit in The Bronx after spending eight-plus seasons as a Red Sox.
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Dodgers acquire Skip Schumaker  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired utility player Skip Schumaker from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for minor league shortstop Jake Lemmerman, according to reports.  —  Schumaker is a .288 lifetime hitter over eight seasons, all in St. Louis.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies likely to seek a one-year rental for rotation  —  Two days after Zack Greinke signed the richest-ever deal for a righthanded pitcher, Kevin Correia agreed Monday to a two-year, $10 million contract with Minnesota.  Last week, former Phillie Joe Blanton signed with the Los Angeles Angels for $15 million over two seasons.
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Rolen may return for another year with Reds  —  Already thrilled with their trade for Shin-Soo Choo, the Reds might be getting more good news.  —  Scott Rolen could be coming back for another year.  —  Rolen, who will turn 38 in April, seemed ready to retire when the Reds season ended with their playoff loss to the Giants.
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Dodgers' Don Mattingly embraces pressure after Zack Greinke pickup; 'If we lose, we're failures'  —  LOS ANGELES - Sometime back when, when Dante Bichette was just finding his way in the big leagues, he arrived at first base at Yankee Stadium and nodded to the icon with the black smears across his cheekbones.
Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Rays close to deal with RHP Roberto Hernandez, former Fausto Carmona  —  UPDATE, 2:38: Nothing official from the Rays, and it could be several days for the physical, and thus the deal, to be completed.  —  BREAKING: The Rays are close to signing free agent RHP Roberto Hernandez …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers still in the hunt to re-sign Hamilton  —  Outfielder lone remaining target for impact move; contract length biggest obstacle  —  ARLINGTON — Now there is outfielder Josh Hamilton.  With many of the Rangers' other preferred options starting to slip away, the best hope …
Discussion: MLB Rumors
New York Post:
Brass unhappy with R.A.'s humbug $alvo at Citi kid party  —  So much for Christmas cheer.  —  R.A. Dickey used a Mets holiday function yesterday to unload his frustration with the pace of his extension negotiations.  And the organization was, according to one official, “not happy” …
Discussion: Metsblog
Espn Com / MLB:
ESPN's Hall of 100  —  INTRODUCTION  —  The Time Is Now  —  With some big PED-era names facing judgment day next month in the Baseball Hall of Fame voting and with the everlasting cacophony over who belongs in Cooperstown and who doesn't, we decided to take a fresh look at the greats of the game.
Ira Boudway / Business Week:
Why the New York Yankees Cry Foul Over Ticket Prices  —  Major League Baseball announced on Monday that it is extending its partnership with online ticket broker StubHub (EBAY) through 2017—or at least 27 of the league's 30 teams are.  The New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have opted out.
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Steven Marcus / Newsday:
Yankees to drop StubHub, nearing deal with Ticketmaster
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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
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Ben Lindbergh / Baseball Prospectus:
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