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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Yanks: We have shot at Johan Santana — After what he described as a “slow holiday season” for baseball business, Hank Steinbrenner is returning to his office Thursday to begin working on “a final decision” regarding a trade for Johan Santana. And he believes the Yankees have made the top offer for the Minnesota ace.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Roger Clemens won't be Yankee in 2008 — Is there a chance for the Rocket's third stage in pinstripes? Not likely, says Hank Steinbrenner. — So if embattled righthander Roger Clemens, who is fighting to restore his reputation after the allegations about him in the Mitchell Report …
ESPN.com:
Report: McNamee's lawyer says lawsuit possible — A lawyer for Brian McNamee, the man who told investigators for the Mitchell report that he injected steroids and human growth hormone into Roger Clemens, told The New York Times he will sue Clemens if he accuses McNamee of lying in a “60 Minutes” interview scheduled to air Sunday.
Michael S. Schmidt / Bats:
No Injections From Trainer, Clemens Tells 60 Minutes — Roger Clemens told Mike Wallace in an interview for “60 Minutes,” scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday, that he never took injections from his former trainer, Brian McNamee, Wallace said. — Some athletes, confronted with evidence …
Joe Hamrahi / Baseball Digest Daily:
Swisher Dealt to the White Sox (Updated)! — The Oakland A's today traded outfielder Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez, right-handed pitcher Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. — Notes from Conference Call (3:30 PM ET)
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nick Swisher Traded To White Sox — Baseball Digest Daily is reporting that the A's have traded Nick Swisher to the White Sox for Gio Gonzalez, Fautino De Los Santos, and Ryan Sweeney. I'd heard about the Sweeney part but hadn't been able to confirm it. This is a fascinating trade - let's discuss.
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's trade Swisher — (01-03) 11:07 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Even some of the major cornerstones aren't safe now that the A's massive rebuilding project is underway — On Thursday morning, Oakland general manager Billy Beane completed a surprising deal that sent popular outfielder Nick Swisher …
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MLB.com:
White Sox acquire outfielder Nick Swisher from Athletics in exchange for three Minor Leaguers — CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have acquired switch-hitting outfielder Nick Swisher from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for three minor league players, pitcher Gio Gonzalez, pitcher Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney.
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Minor League Ball
Mercury News:
A's trade Swisher to White Sox — OAKLAND — The Oakland A's today traded outfielder Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez, right-handed pitcher Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. — Gonzalez led all of minor league baseball with 185 strikeouts …
ESPN.com:
Swisher dealt to White Sox for 3 minor leaguers — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics made their second major trade in three weeks, sending outfielder and fan favorite Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for three minor leaguers on Thursday. — The A's — who dealt ace Dan Haren …
Red Sox Monster:
Youk charity effort inspired by.... ugly women? — Kevin Youkilis has always seemed like a relatively fun-loving guy. He horses around with teammates, parties hard when it's appropriate and regularly gets made fun of for his, uh, stellar good looks, but seldom seems to mind.
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Peter_Gammons / Boston Globe:
Peter Gammons Red Sox chat transcript — Hi Peter, do you think Julio Lugo is the long-term answer at shortstop for the Sox ? — Hello everyone... RE: Lugo: The way he played defensively the last 5 weeks, indicates he should be all right. He never recovered offensively from being sick before spring training.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins close to deal with Cantu — Versatile infielder would compete for third-base job — MIAMI — Shortly after the Marlins traded Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers last month at the Winter Meetings, Jorge Cantu was a name high on Florida's list to be a possible replacement at third base.
Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Santana affects Kielty's Sox future … Bobby Kielty, like the rest of the baseball world, spent another afternoon yesterday waiting for news of a Johan Santana trade. — Kielty, a former teammate of Santana in Minnesota, has a particular interest in any potential deal involving the Red Sox [team stats].
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Larkin mentors Dukes — Former All-Star preparing Nats outfielder for Spring Training — WASHINGTON — A few days before the Winter Meetings started in Nashville, Tenn., Nationals general manager Jim Bowden called Barry Larkin, his special assistant, to ask if Larkin had ever heard …
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