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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Sources: Red Sox willing to deal Ellsbury or Lester, not both … 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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Sean McAdam / Providence Journal:
Red Sox raising ante for Santana — BOSTON — On the eve of the start of the winter meetings, the intrigue surrounding Minnesota Twins left-hander Johan Santana took one more unexpected turn. — The Red Sox yesterday did an about-face and decided to include outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury in a package for the premier pitcher.
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 …
Dave van Dyck / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs, Sox target outfielders at winter meetings — NASHVILLE — A large Cubs front-office contingent set up shop Sunday in the Opryland Hotel, a day ahead of the scheduled arrival of White Sox brass at the winter meetings. — Chicago's teams need outfielders, to the point that both might …
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Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
Opening The Mill — We'll be officially opening up The Mill tomorrow as the BP crew hits the ground and treks our way around the cavernous Opryland hotel. On the night before the official start of the Winter Meetings, there's some buzz already seeping out from the only hotel with it's own zip code -
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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 …
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Sports Illustrated:
Astros, Giants interested in Tejada — The Astros and Giants are among the teams that have expressed interest in Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada, sources have told SI.com. — The Astros, who signed free-agent second baseman Kaz Matsui to a three-year, $16.5 million contract on Sunday …
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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.
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.
David Laurila / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q and A: Neal Huntington by David Laurila — Neal Huntington … David Laurila: Since you came on board, there has been a lot of talk of your bringing "the Indians model" with you to Pittsburgh. How do you view it? — Neal Huntington: I don't think that we're trying to recreate the Indians model, per se.
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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 …
Robert Lifson / Robert Edward Auctions:
Can we even run this? 1898 Obscene Language Baseball Document - Not For Kids! — Items of historical significance can take many forms. We have always gone out of our way to stay away from items that we think are in poor taste or off-color. We also try our best to seize opportunities …
