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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yankees take Hughes step toward deal — FOXSports.com, Updated 34 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Twins are expected to speak again with the Red Sox today about trading ace lefthander Johan Santana, according to sources, but the Red Sox have been unwilling to include center …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yankees making roster plans after adding Hughes to potential trade for Santana … With the Yankees' upgraded offer for Twins left-hander Johan Santana now on the table Saturday morning, Yankees' officials are confident that they will sign Santana if a deal is worked out.
Boston Globe:
Trade of Santana to Sox is not close — They don't expect deal before meetings — The question posed by Jonathan Papelbon last night to a small group of reporters at an awards dinner thrown by the Lowell Spinners was no different from the one preoccupying Red Sox fans all week.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Twin suitors — Sox' Santana pitch gets push from Yankees … In a development that could help Johan Santana wind up in pinstripes, there were indications last night from a major league source that if the Yankees were to include Philip Hughes in a deal with the Twins, it would be enough to make the trade happen.
Joe McDonald / Providence Journal:Shadow of Himself — Rewind two years, to the offseason of 2005-06.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Opinion: So Long, Lastings Milledge — ...i believe the Mets will eventually regret trading Lastings Milledge, because, while he has his flaws, i feel he can be the type of exciting, better-than-average player a team in new york will wish it had...frankly, i suspect the Mets know they'll regret it …
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets trade Lastings Milledge for Brian Schneider, Ryan Church — Lastings Milledge catches a flyball against the Astros at Shea Stadium. He'll be doing that in a Nationals uniform next season. — The Mets got Brian Schneider, a solid defensive catcher who ranked fourth in the NL in throwing …
Mark Healey / Online Home of Gotham Baseball Magazine:
Going Nine: Minaya, Milledge and 10, 000 Maniacs — For the past three years, Gotham Baseball Magazine has tracked, reported and discussed every single trade rumor involving former No. 1 pick Lastings Milledge. So to say that his trade to he Nationals on Friday was an unlooked for event would be incorrect.
Associated Press:
Gagne, Timlin offered arbitration — NEW YORK - On a deadline day that has lost much of its importance, major league teams had to decide by midnight Saturday whether to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents. — Before last year, the deadline day was Dec. 7 …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Padres, Wolf have deal in place — FOXSports.com, Updated 23 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Padres, taking a chance on a pitcher coming off shoulder surgery, have reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent left-hander Randy Wolf on a one-year contract, according to major-league sources.
Mike Pagliarulo / Dugout Central:
Rays Sign Percival: Point/Counterpoint — Pags: Bad Move — Right after making sense with a good trade for Garza and Bartlett, the Rays show their true colors with a typical "Devil Ray" type move. A two year deal for Percival - a once retired 38 year old closer with a shredded rotator cuff.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Prior and Clement on Padres' wish list — Pitchers appear to be in team's price range — The Padres are among the clubs trying to trade for Cubs pitcher Mark Prior, General Manager Kevin Towers said yesterday, and Towers expects to revisit trade talks during the upcoming winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn.
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MLB.com:
AFL names Top Prospects Team — Voters asked to consider performance, projectability — Phoenix, Arizona — The Arizona Fall League announces its 2007 Top Prospects Team. Selected by Fall League managers, coaches, and administrators, the Top Prospects Team identifies the players …
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Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Rock shouldn't roll into hall before Hawk — By the final day of December this year, hall of fame ballots currently being mailed to 10-year members of the Baseball Writers Association of America must be returned to determine the '08 graduating class for Cooperstown. Last year it was Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets ready for historic Spring Training — Club to celebrate 20th anniversary vs. Dodgers in Port St. Lucie — NEW YORK — Twenty years after they played each other in the inaugural game in Port St. Lucie, the Mets and Dodgers will stage a reprise. They are set to play on March 5 …
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Phils likely to offer Rowand arbitration — Move guarantees Philly Draft pick should he sign elsewhere — PHILADELPHIA — Free agent Aaron Rowand will almost certainly be offered arbitration by Saturday's 11:59 p.m. ET deadline, a procedural move that guarantees the Phillies …
