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Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Phils make a deal for Freddy Garcia — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Phillies pulled off a trade for a starting pitcher at baseball's winter meetings tonight, acquiring Freddy Garcia from the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez. — Garcia, 30, is 116-71 in an eight …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
White Sox could trade Garland to Astros — ORLANDO, Fla. - The White Sox might not be done trading starting pitchers. — One day after sending right-hander Freddy Garcia to the Phillies, the White Sox were discussing sending right-hander Jon Garland to the Astros for center fielder Willy Taveras …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
The latest from the winter meetings … Things are wrapping up at the winter meetings 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 — • The White Sox-Astros deal …
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:
Garland deal stalls; Pettitte remains in talks — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Andy Pettitte's agents left the winter meetings Thursday afternoon just like most fans, wondering if the Astros had pulled off a deal to acquire righthanded starter Jon Garland from the Chicago White Sox.
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz / Houston Chronicle:Astros set to get pitcher Jon Garland from White Sox
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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:White Sox send Garcia to Phillies for Floyd and a player to be named
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Jennings faces domino effect — Orlando, Fla. - Philadelphia Phillies general manager Pat Gillick sat speechless in the front row of a news conference. It appeared the perfect reaction to the first major trade of the winter meetings involving a starting pitcher.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Appear Closer to Signing Pettitte — The Yankees' solution for their immediate future may come from their recent past. Andy Pettitte is committed to pitching again, and Roger Clemens could eventually join him for a reunion with the Yankees. — Pettitte could still return …
George King / New York Post:
PITCH 'EM UP — QUIET CASHMAN ZOOMS — IN ON PETTITTE, ZITO — Andy Pettitte is in play big-time with the Yankees and Barry Zito was on the table last night when Brian Cashman and Scott Boras spent four hours together outside of the Dolphin Hotel. — "Cash is trying to improve …
Baseball America:
Rule 5 Draft Blog — The 2006 Rule 5 draft is here, and Chris Kline and John Manuel are blogging live from the Northern Hemisphere ballroom at Disney's Swan & Dolphin resort. — 8:40 a.m.: Early word in the Northern Hemisphere has the Athletics—after paying $100,000 to the Devil Rays …
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Associated Press:
Ex-Rays prospect Hamilton picked in Rule 5 draft — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Cincinnati Reds worked out a deal to obtain troubled outfielder Josh Hamilton, sending cash to the Chicago Cubs after they picked him from Tampa Bay in the first round of baseball's winter meeting draft Thursday.
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
St. Louis expresses interest in the slugger — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols, back to back? It's more than a fantasy league lineup — and more than a rumor. — St. Louis Manager Tony La Russa approached Bonds' agent, Jeff Borris, on Wednesday night and requested …
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Scott Miller / CBS SportsLine.com:Giants meet with Bonds' agent, also looking at lefty Zito
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MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Henson / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers add two big names — Schmidt agrees to a three-year, $47-million deal and Gonzalez agrees to one-year deal as Colletti adds depth, enhancing attempt to trade for a slugger. — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — In the most impressive recovery of the winter meetings, the Dodgers bounced …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals stay after Schmidt — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — Despite numerous reports free agent righthander Jason Schmidt had agreed to accept a three-year, $47 million offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cardinals believed Wednesday night that they remained a player for their No. 1 pitching target …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Rumors continue to surround Nationals — Church's name comes up in potential deal with Phillies — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Nationals didn't get any deals done on Wednesday, but there were strong rumors circulating about the team at Disney World's Dolphin Hotel.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:Nats Are Unmoved by Early Trade Offers for Cordero
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets zero in on Zito — Ready to make a major pitch — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Despite all the speculation about wild offers from the Texas Rangers and now the San Francisco Giants, baseball officials are convinced the Mets are prepared to do what it takes to land free-agent Barry Zito.
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David Lennon / Newsday:Mets no closer on Zito, but A's arms could be targeted
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals reach agreement with Meche on five-year deal — The Royals provided a blockbuster conclusion to the winter meetings Thursday by reaching agreement with free-agent pitcher Gil Meche on a five-year deal believed to be worth $55 million. — "Gil Meche is a guy who we feel fits …
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Getting dicey with Matsuzaka — Sox not as optimistic about chances to sign Japanese pitcher — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With a week to go before the clock strikes midnight on the Red Sox' quest to sign Daisuke Matsuzaka, perhaps it should not surprise anyone that the Sox are feeling …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs sign Lilly to four-year deal — ORLANDO — Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has negotiated some big deals before, but he topped himself Wednesday during baseball's winter meetings when Ted Lilly signed a four-year, $40 million deal while Hendry was in a hospital bed.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Winter meetings: Braves pull plug on trade with Pirates — Teams exchange barbs after Gonzalez-LaRoche deal fizzles — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Pirates came close to a trade with the Atlanta Braves, one that would have shipped …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Manny not changing uniforms — Slugger likely to remain with Red Sox next season — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein's unofficial Wednesday midnight deadline for trading superstar slugger Manny Ramirez passed with the enigmatic cleanup man still wearing a Boston uniform.
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