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Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Sources: BoSox willing to deal Ellsbury to Twins … With the Minnesota Twins insisting on center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury in any trade for pitcher Johan Santana, the Red Sox have altered their offer and have told the Twins they are willing to include the outfielder.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Twins better act fast on Santana — FOXSports.com, Updated 22 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It might be now or never for the Twins if they wish to trade left-hander Johan Santana. — According to major-league sources, Santana has informed the Twins …
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Sports Illustrated:
Yankees set deadline for Twins trade — New York will withdraw offer for Santana on Monday — NASHVILLE — The Yankees have set a Monday deadline for the Twins to respond to their proposed trade of top young pitcher Phil Hughes, center fielder Melky Cabrera and a third prospect …
George King / New York Post:
MAKING ENDS 'MEET' — YANKS' PREP FOR MUSIC CITY SHOPPING SPREE — With the free-agent market very thin after Aaron Rowand and Andruw Jones, the Winter Meetings in Nashville, which officially start tomorrow, could have an old-fashioned feel to them since trades will trump free-agent signings.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Twins Look for Yanks to Up Ante for Santana — The Yankees insist they have gone as far as they are willing to go in their trade offer for Johan Santana, the ace left-hander of the Minnesota Twins. Their chances of getting him depend on whether the Twins insist on receiving another top prospect in the deal.
La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:Twins Insider: Hold on — Santana won't be moved easily, if at all
Sports Illustrated:
Inside Angels-Marlins talks — Kendrick, Mathis among players offered for Cabrera — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Angels' big offer for young hitting star Miguel Cabrera included top young hitter Howie Kendrick, young catcher Jeff Mathis, one of two coveted young pitchers …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's look to be players at winter meetings — Hot stove set to heat up as Tejada, Bedard, others possible trade bait; MacPhail: 'We hope to be busy' — It was four years ago this month when the Orioles, at least for a day, became the talk of the winter meetings.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Hot Stove: GM wants to see 'hunger, fire' from Paulino — To fully understand the Pirates' approach heading into the winter meetings tomorrow in Nashville, Tenn., this should be clear: General manager Neal Huntington is not looking for immediate upgrades to his everyday eight. — No, not even at catcher.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates look to move Nady, one way or another — If trade fails, team could decline to offer contract — The Pirates are prepared to trade outfielder Xavier Nady. — And, if they cannot do so within the next few days, according to one official with direct knowledge of their plans …
Associated Press:
Astros sign 2B Matsui to 3-year, $16.5 million deal — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros signed free-agent second baseman Kaz Matsui to a three-year, $16.5 million contract on Sunday. — Matsui, 32, hit .288 with four home runs and 37 RBIs for Colorado in 2007, helping the Rockies reach the World Series for the first time.
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Astros officially sign Matsui — Veteran inks three-year contract worth $16.5 million — HOUSTON — As expected, the Astros finalized their agreement with second baseman Kazuo Matsui, who signed a three-year contract worth $16.5 million. The announcement was made Sunday afternoon …
JSOnline:
Winter meetings can run hot or freeze up — Melvin working to get best bargains during off-season — As newly crowned "Dancing with the Stars" champion Helio Castroneves can attest, it takes two to tango. — Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin will be looking for a dance partner …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Pads near three-year extension with Peavy — FOXSports.com, Updated 9 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Padres, moving toward a watershed moment in franchise history, have made significant progress toward signing right-hander Jake Peavy to a three-year contract extension.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards will explore options for pitching — NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Gaylord Opryland complex is so immense that check-in includes a map and printed directions to a guest's room. To walk from one end of the sprawling hotel takes longer than to drive here from the Nashville Airport about 10 miles away.
