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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Sources: Santana has Red Sox-Twins talking deal … The Red Sox and Twins are discussing the framework of a Johan Santana deal that would have Boston sending four players to Minnesota in return for the two-time Cy Young Award winner, including center fielder Coco Crisp, pitcher Jon Lester …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Santana needs extension to waive no-trade — Any deal made for Johan Santana would require that the coveted left-hander receive a contract extension before he'd be willing to waive a no-trade clause according to a source close to the talks. The teams would have to agree to a deal and a window …
Jack Curry / New York Times:
Yankees and Red Sox Competing for Santana — The Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have been competing on and off the field for more than a century. So it is not surprising that the teams are now feverishly competing to acquire Johan Santana, the elite left-handed pitcher from the Minnesota Twins.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:Sox cautious in pursuit of Santana
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Jack Curry / New York Times:
It's Not About Money in Pettitte Wait — Seven weeks after Andy Pettitte's season ended with the Yankees, he is no closer to deciding if he will return and pitch for them again next season. Tom Pettitte, Andy's father, said yesterday that Pettitte has not determined if he will retire …
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ESPN.com:
A-Rod, Rivera in wings now that Yankees finalize Posada's new $52.4M deal — NEW YORK — The way Jorge Posada sees it, the New York Yankees must add an ace to their rotation. That's why he wants Johan Santana pitching in pinstripes next year. — "We need a No. 1," Posada said Thursday …
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Rowand keeping options open — Chicago cult hero waiting for free-agent market to play out — LAS VEGAS — You can take Aaron Rowand out of Chicago but you can't take Chicago out of Aaron Rowand. — Sitting in a Las Vegas resort over lunch Wednesday, Rowand came dressed …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats inquire about A. Jones, Patterson — Washington expected to speak with center fielders' agent — WASHINGTON — The Nationals have inquired about center fielders Andruw Jones and Corey Patterson recently, and the team is expected to have dialogue with their agent, Scott Boras …
Bruce Miles / Daily Herald:
Report: Astros beat Cubs to Matsui — Did the Houston Astros steal a free agent away from the Cubs or save the Cubs from themselves? — That question apparently will be answered over the next three years. The Astros reportedly have agreed with free-agent second baseman Kaz Matsui on a three-year contract worth $15 million.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Houston Chronicle, SportsJustice, The Transaction Guy, Mets Refugees and Hot Foot
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Rumors: Rolen, Andruw, Mench — MLB.com's Adam McCalvy posted a Brewers article yesterday that's worthy of discussion. — One reliever Doug Melvin has considered that I hadn't heard before: Eddie Guardado. Hey, at least he'd come cheap. — Players like Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy, and Corey Hart won't be moved.
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:Doesn't hurt to ask — As GM Doug Melvin checks around for ways …
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MLB Rumors
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Source: Reliever Riske close to agreeing to multiyear deal with Brewers … David Riske, the veteran relief pitcher who compiled a 2.45 ERA in 65 games for the Kansas City Royals last season, is on the verge of agreeing to a multiyear deal with the Milwaukee Brewers, according to a club source.
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Fox Sports, River Ave. Blues, MLB Rumors, Brew Crew Ball, Al's Ramblings and Mets Refugees
Sports Illustrated:
Vote the Rock — Tim Raines is worthiest name on new HOF ballot — The Baseball Writers Association of America's 2008 Hall of Fame ballot was announced on Monday. No one on the ballot has any of the three magic numbers which virtually guarantee enshrinement — 3,000 hits …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Trading a superstar isn't the easiest thing to do … It isn't often, here at International Rumblings Headquarters, that we launch our very own reality show. But we've done it this week, in a spectacular, one-week-only blitz of inspiration that we're calling: — "So You Think You Can Be a GM.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rays, Percival near 2-year, $8M deal — FOXSports.com, Updated 28 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — Six months ago, Troy Percival was out of baseball. — Now, he is on the verge of signing a two-year, $8 million contract with the Rays, according to major-league sources.
Arnie Stapleton / Associated Press:
Rockies re-sign C Torrealba for 2 years — DENVER (AP) — Yorvit Torrealba is staying in Colorado, agreeing Thursday to a two-year deal worth about $7 million with a mutual option for 2010. — Torrealba, who filed for free agency after helping the Rockies reach the World Series …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Could MLB Get a Pass on the Mitchell Report? — With the end of November upon us, the much anticipated Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball will be released shortly. Sources with the Mitchell investigation have confirmed that the report will be released …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs in search of arms at Meetings — GM Byrnes has surplus of outfielders to offer for pitching — PHOENIX — Josh Byrnes knows what he'll be looking for when the Winter Meetings begin Monday in Nashville, Tenn. — Whether the D-backs general manager is able to find it or not remains to be seen.
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Out in the Desert
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Yankees Top 11 Prospects — Four-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Two-Star Prospects — Just Missing: Frank Cervelli, C; Jeff Marquez, RHP; Ross Ohlendorf, RHP; Brad Suttle, 3B — 1. Joba Chamberlain, RHP — Drafted: 1st round, 2006, University of Nebraska
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ESPN:
Chat with Scouts Inc.'s Keith Law — Welcome to The Show! On Thursday, Scouts, Inc. senior baseball analyst, Keith Law, will stop by to talk some baseball. — Keith was formerly the special assistant to the general manager with the Toronto Blue Jays and has a wealth of knowledge for you to tap into.
