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9:25 AM ET, December 22, 2014

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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Source: San Diego has talked about Hamels trade  —  The Padres have had discussions about trading for San Diego native Cole Hamels with new outfielder Wil Myers as potential bait, according to a baseball source.  —  The Padres have been baseball's busiest team since the Winter Meetings ended …
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Nick CafardoGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Will MLB, Cuba be able to play ball?  —  How the new diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba will affect baseball, no one really knows.  —  There's been a lot of speculation.  Mostly positive.  And that's the way it should be.  But what doesn't make sense is that Cuba …
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Preller making noise in San Diego
Jim Duquette / MLB.com:
Cole diggers: 5 frontrunners in Hamels derby
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Kemp, Upton, Myers bring power to roster
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Middlebrooks to Padres; Red Sox get Hanigan
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Yankees will pay for education of children of NYPD cop Rafael Ramos who was killed while on duty Saturday  —  George Steinbrenner's Yankee Silver Shield Foundation has, for 32 years, provided for the education of the children of New York City cops, firefighters and Port Authority employees who were killed in the line.
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  TROY TULOWITZKI: “I'M ITCHING TO GET BACK”  —  The Denver Post  —  Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki fields the ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field on June 6, 2014, in Denver.  (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)  —  Patience is not Troy Tulowitzki's best virtue.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Shortstop aims to be ready for Opening Day after hip surgery  —  Rockies reporter Thomas Harding discusses Troy Tulowitzki's offseason efforts to rebound from season-ending hip surgery  —  DENVER — Keeping up with Hot Stove activity is secondary to getting healthy for Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Phil Hughes agrees to three-year, $42 million extension to stay with Twins  —  The extension supersedes the final two years and $16 million remaining on his current contract, essentially giving the former Yankees pitcher a new five-year, $58 million pact.  —  Phil Hughes' career was revitalized last season after his move to Minnesota.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and HardballTalk
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rocco Baldelli thrilled to be back on field with Rays  —  Rays baseball operations chief Matt Silverman has made some bold moves this offseason, hiring first-time manager Kevin Cash, trading Wil Myers after parts of just two seasons and going against conventional logic by not adding a bench coach with big-league managing experience.
Discussion: HardballTalk
John Harper / NY Daily News:
Rob Refsnyder, Jose Pirela have shot at second, but Yankees could nab free agent  —  With Martin Prado gone, the Yankees could feel the need to sign a veteran free agent such as Asdrubal Cabrera instead.  —  So the Yankees need a second baseman after trading Martin Prado as part of Friday's five-player deal.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Matt Lombardo / New Jersey Online:
Ryan Howard trade rumors: Ruben Amaro Jr. says it would be best if Phillies move on from first baseman  —  In the immediate aftermath of the Phillies finalizing a trade sending shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, it doesn't appear that the organization is anywhere close to being finished wheeling and dealing.
Stefan / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Foul Territory Blog  —  Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang is headed to the major leagues, but it's most likely not with the Texas Rangers.  —  Kang's team, the Nexen Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization, has accepted a $5 million bid, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Gerry Fraley / Texas Rangers Blog:
Rule forces Texas Rangers to put pitcher on release waivers  —  Texas pitcher Ben Rowen is pictured during the Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers major league baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.  —  Right-handed reliever Ben Rowen apparently finished …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Re-Sign Craig Breslow  —  The Red Sox have agreed to sign lefty Craig Breslow to a one-year, $2MM deal, Rob Braford of WEEI.com reports on Twitter.  Baratta Partners represents the veteran hurler.  —  Breslow, 34, will look to bounce back from a rough 2014 in which he worked …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:   Craig Breslow back with Red Sox
 
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