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Source: Vazquez goes to Braves in 5-player deal — Right-handed pitcher Javier Vazquez has been told he's headed from the Chicago White Sox to the Atlanta Braves in a deal which is likely to be finalized on Wednesday. — Vazquez is flying to Atlanta on Wednesday morning for a physical.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves deal for White Sox's Vazquez — Chicago right-hander coming to Atlanta in six-player swap — ATLANTA — Javier Vazquez is coming to Atlanta, and as long as everything goes well with his physical, he'll serve as the first piece to the Braves' rotation-reconstruction process.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Braves To Acquire Javier Vazquez — By Tim Dierkes [December 2 at 7:42pm CST] — 7:42pm: O'Brien believes Chicago's return to be Flowers, Lillibridge, third baseman Jon Gilmore, and pitcher Santos Rodriguez. — 7:05pm: MLB.com's Mark Bowman says the White Sox will actually receive four players in the deal.
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Hampton is gone, while Peavy is ... Come back ... no, good riddance ... Please stay, we need you ... no, please just go. — Does that pretty much summarize the polarizing presence that was Mike Hampton? — While most of his Braves teammates, and apparently a third of our readers …
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Reagins says Teixeira still priority — Angels GM doesn't expect much to happen before Meetings — ANAHEIM — With Mark Teixeira still the Angels' highest priority, general manager Tony Reagins said he doesn't anticipate anything happening before the Winter Meetings convene in Las Vegas on Monday.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Bet on Yanks to go all in on pitching — At Winter Meetings in Vegas, Cashman to woo arms beyond CC — NEW YORK — The Yankees haven't exactly been watching the phone waiting for CC Sabathia's call, but their odds of garnering a response from the game's top free-agent pitcher may increase …
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Astros sign Brocail to one-year deal — Right-handed pitcher returns for fourth season with club — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros announced today that the club has signed right-handed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year, $2.5-million contract, plus incentives.
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IF PETTITTE SIGNS ELSEWHERE, IN BRONX HE'LL BE A PHONY FOREVER — OVER the past few months, as the economy has tanked, I have received a higher volume of e-mails from fans frustrated at the amounts being offered to players. — Yet, good economy or bad, I almost always stand with the players.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Pictures: From Citi Field Tour — I took the following photos while touring Citi Field today: — ...and, of course... I will post the full gallery and hi-res images tomorrow. — RSS 2.0 You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
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Talks between O's, Markakis on hold — Right fielder to monitor free-agent market before revisiting contract-extension negotiations; agent says he expects exchanges to resume in late January — Contract-extension talks between the Orioles and their star right fielder Nick Markakis …
Fox Sports:
Jays' owner, media mogul Rogers dies at 75 — Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died at his home on Monday. He was 75. The founder of Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's largest cable television and mobile phone company, was treated in October for an existing heart condition, the company said Tuesday.
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KC's Moore encouraged by progress — General manager discusses offseason, team's future with fans — Kansas City general manager Dayton Moore participated in a live online chat Tuesday as part of the Royals Relay chat series. — Dayton Moore: Thank you for joining me today. Let's get started.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers dole out postseason shares — Former manager Yost receives full reward for NL Wild Card win — MILWAUKEE — Former manager Ned Yost, who was dismissed by the team with 12 games left in the regular season, received one of the Brewers' 48 full postseason shares worth $28,295.68, according to one Milwaukee player.
George Vecsey / New York Times:
Giving the Mets' New Ballpark a Bad Name — With a mixture of rage and pride, I drove past the Mets' new ballpark Monday and noticed that offensive name still up there. — As Citigroup grovels for a bailout from public funds, the Mets insist the name will not change.
myfoxtampabay.com:
Former baseball player arrested on drug charges — TAMPA - A former Major League baseball player who lives in the Bay Area is in jail facing drug charges. — Tampa police arrested Derek Bell, 39, Monday night on four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. — Arrest records show he lives in Valrico and is unemployed.
Associated Press:
Giants continue pursuit of ex-Tigers SS Renteria — SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants could have a new starting shortstop by the end of the week. — San Francisco is keeping up its pursuit of free agent Edgar Renteria as the leading contender to replace 11-time Gold Glover Omar Vizquel …
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Giants ramp up interest in Howry — Reliever more attractive after Cubs decline to offer arbitration — SAN FRANCISCO — Still seeking right-handed relief help, the Giants have accelerated their pursuit of right-hander Bob Howry, who became a more attractive option Monday when his former team …