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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rangers setting sights on Zito — Quick hits from the winter meetings: — The Rangers are making a major push for free-agent left-hander Barry Zito, major league sources say, and continue to negotiate with free-agent right-hander Vicente Padilla. — Zito, 28, could end up with a six-year …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
The latest from the winter meetings … The winter meetings are underway in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Stay tuned for the latest on trades, free-agent signings and the rumors we're hearing at Disney's Swan and Dolphin Resort: — All times ET — • There were reports out of Chicago today …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers come to terms with Padilla — Right-hander agrees to three-year contract, option for fourth — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Rangers, on the first full day of the Winter Meetings, have reached an agreement with pitcher Vicente Padilla on a new contract.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers close to keeping Padilla — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The first piece of the Rangers' starting pitching puzzle could fall into place as early as today. — According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, the Rangers were inching close to completing a three-year deal to retain right-hander Vicente Padilla.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:Rangers nearing agreement with Padilla
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Inside The Winter Meetings
Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Carpenter and Cardinals agree to new five-year contract — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty looked at the price of pitching on the free-agent market and decided to throw his money at a guy he already had. — The Cardinals announced a five …
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Winter Meetings update — Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown, Jeff Passan and Mark Pesavento are in Orlando, Fla., to bring you all the latest news and juciest rumors from Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings. — Recent entries: Mariners meet with Red Sox about Manny | Maier looking for a helping hand |
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Associated Press:
Giants still interested in slugger Bonds — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The San Francisco Giants are seriously interested in bringing back Barry Bonds, despite the notion the club might prefer to part ways with the aging slugger.
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Trading Sexson may be an option for Mariners — Ibanez might play first base if deal's made — ORLANDO — The Mariners are all but locked into Jose Guillen to play right field, and during the winter meetings that start this morning, the club's brass will talk to Luis Gonzalez about playing left field.
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U.S.S. Mariner, Lookout Landing, Talking Chop, Ben Maller's Sports …, Can't Stop The Bleeding and MetsBlog.com
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners pursuing Zito — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — While the Seattle spotlight on free agent pitching has been almost exclusively on Jason Schmidt, it turns out the Mariners are in the mix for free agent left-handed starter Barry Zito. — Only Zito, who is 28, has a higher profile …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Padres nearing agreement with Maddux — The Padres are closing in on a major off-season coup, nearing an agreement with free-agent right-hander Greg Maddux, FOXSports.com has learned. — The deal, which would be a significant blow to the Dodgers, the Padres' NL West rival …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates cast wide net for lefty bat — Youngster with power is top priority as winter meetings open — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — He is the Pirates' perceived missing piece in the lineup. — He is young, large, left-handed and strong enough …
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Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Winter Meetings Whispers: Day 1 — Red Sox slugger Ramirez in high demand this offseason — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Winter Meetings are under way, which means it's time for the annual game of "Where's Manny Going?" — Manny Ramirez, the gifted and extremely well-paid outfielder …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
First Civil Rights Game set for March 31 — Cardinals to play Indians in Memphis as part of celebration — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Major League Baseball will stage its inaugural "Civil Rights Game" this coming March 31, when the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals play …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Mark Healey / Gotham Baseball:
Going Nine: The Real Capital of Baseball — (ORLANDO) New Yorkers are quick to call Gotham the center of the baseball world. While most of the time they'd be correct, it's definitely not the case this week. — A Walt Disney Resort is not exactly baseball heaven (and not exactly the place …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Bowden laying groundwork for a deal — GM exploring trade market rather than pursuing free agents — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Although they are not involved in the free-agent spending spree, the Nationals find themselves in trade discussions at the Winter Meetings.
