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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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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 …
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.
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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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Padilla, Rangers reach agreement on $34M contract … LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Free agent right-hander Vicente Padilla has reached a preliminary agreement on a $34 million, three-year contract with the Texas Rangers, a baseball source said Monday night. — The deal is contingent upon Padilla passing …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:Rangers nearing agreement with Padilla
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Inside The Winter Meetings
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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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers, Angels talk to Red Sox about Ramirez — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox went into two-minute-drill mode at baseball's winter meetings Monday, holding a series of meetings with teams — including the Angels and Dodgers — in a last-ditch effort to trade enigmatic slugger Manny Ramirez.
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Halos Heaven
Chicago Tribune:
Winter meetings whispers — ORLANDO — Those Manny Ramirez-to-the-Dodgers rumors persist, with San Francisco seen as another slight possibility. Not only is manager Grady Little encouraging general manager Ned Colletti to bring Ramirez to Los Angeles, bench coach Dave Jauss and hitting coach Eddie Murray are also in Ramirez's corner.
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.
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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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Trade talk surrounds pitching wealth — McCarthy's options for '07 hang in balance of rumored deals — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — One of the newest rumors making its way around the Swan and Dolphin Resort on Monday involved the movement of White Sox southpaw Mark Buehrle via trade to the Mets …
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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 …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers' deal for Manny unlikely — Red Sox price tag for slugger appears too steep — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Dodgers seem more likely to acquire Andruw Jones, Vernon Wells or no power hitter at all than they do Manny Ramirez, judging from early Winter Meetings returns.
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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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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
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers meet with Orioles on Day 1 — Milwaukee GM Melvin may use outfield surplus to advantage — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Brewers' contingent met on Monday with officials from the Baltimore Orioles and one other club regarding Milwaukee's stable of corner outfielders …
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Brew Crew Ball
