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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Piniella: Cubs are done seeking Peavy — With rotation set, manager says club looking for left-handed bat — If there were any lingering questions about whether the Cubs had pulled back from pursuing San Diego ace Jake Peavy in a trade, manager Lou Piniella answered them this week.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres' plans being put on hold — Peavy situation keeping Towers from addressing team's needs — SAN DIEGO — The lack of progress in a deal involving pitcher Jake Peavy has had a significant effect on the Padres' ability to address their other roster needs this offseason.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' attention shifts from Mark Teixeira to CC Sabathia — Club is in discussions with the free-agent pitcher and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million offered by the New York Yankees. Source says the Angels are reluctant to guarantee more than seven years to Teixeira.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Yankees make backup plans while they wait — With Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman preaching the virtues of patience in the Yankees' offices, club officials are trying not to sweat as they wait out the negotiations involving starting pitchers CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe.
Wallace Matthews / Newsday:
Maybe Sabathia doesn't really want to be a Yankee — Imagine that today a rival employer called and offered you a deal that seemed almost too good to be true: a position at more than double your current salary, with incredible benefits and job and salary security virtually unmatched in any other line of work.
JSOnline:
Brewers promote scouts, sign reliever — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Brewers promoted two of their top scouts today to fill roles previously vacated by promotions. — Doug Renolds was named East Coast crosschecker and Corey Rodriguez West Coast crosschecker.
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
LENNY GETS A WALK — EX-MET DYKSTRA SETTLES 139G LAWSUIT — Former Met center fielder Lenny Dykstra worked himself out of a jam yesterday, settling a lawsuit over an unpaid $139,000 bill from a Midtown accounting firm. — The scrappy former leadoff hitter known as “Nails” …
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 DOWN: Street, Hudson and Cruz — Barring major news, I am taking a few days off for Thanksgiving, so I figured I would weigh in with a 3 Down, rather than wait for the morning. Happy holiday to all and thanks for helping to make this site such a well-visited success.
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New York Post:
MADGE A-ROD'S TURKEY CHOICE — ALEX Rodriguez has his priorities - and they are not his children. — The Yankee slugger, who ditched his wife of six years, Cynthia, after becoming besotted with Madonna, is a “soul-less” man who is “abandoning” his kids on Thanksgiving for his lover, according to what Cynthia is telling friends.
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NY Daily News:
Brian NcNamee and lawyers give evidence in Roger Clemens probe — Agents from the FBI came to New York in September to collect cheek-swab DNA samples from Brian McNamee and his lawyers as part of the ongoing investigation into whether Roger Clemens perjured himself before Congress.
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MLB.com:
Yankees open 2009 Major League Spring Training schedule on Feb. 25 — Ticket prices remain the same as last season — The 26-time World Champion New York Yankees announced today they will open their 2009 Major League Spring Training schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 1:05 p.m. vs …
George A. King III / New York Post:
CANO WORKING HARD, DROPPING WEIGHT — While they wait for CC Sabathia to decide if $140 million is worth the headaches created by the spotlight that always scorches the Yankees, the club is jazzed about Robinson Cano's new body. — “I was as impressed with what he looks like as I have ever …
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Minnesota Twins — Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard to service time) are eligible.
Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com:
Astros' lone move could be at catcher — If rotation comes together, team would have few holes to fill — If the Astros can re-sign pitchers Randy Wolf and Doug Brocail, they may be satisfied with making nothing more than a small splash in the offseason market.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals talk with free agent Arthur Rhodes — The Cardinals may not have an immediate heir in place for closer Jason Isringhausen's role, but they continue to woo relievers who will handle the innings leading up to the ninth. — As they iron out a deal with lefty reliever Trever Miller …
