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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
Winter Meetings update —The Rockies are prioritizing signing a lefty reliever, with Alan Embree, Eddie Guardado and Joe Beimel their targets. —The Indians are waiting for the Mets to sign a closer, their hope being that once the big-market Mets are out of the closer derby, the prices will fall.
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
CC's agent pitches curves to Yankees — LAS VEGAS - The $140 million game of chicken began in earnest Sunday night when Brian Cashman met with CC Sabathia and his agent, Greg Genske, on the eve of the winter meetings at the Bellagio hotel. — According to industry sources …
George A. King III / New York Post:
TROUBLE BREWIN' IN YANKS' CC CHASE — Prior to Yankee GM Brian Cashman's meeting with CC Sabathia yesterday in Las Vegas, there was a feeling in the baseball universe the stud free-agent lefty would eventually re-sign with the Brewers. — Since the Yankees' six-year …
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Dan Graziano / New Jersey Online:
Fear and Loathing at the Baseball Winter Meetings — Monday morning update — The problem is, you need sleep, but you wake up at 6 am and can't get back to sleep because your body's still on East Coast time and...well, jeez. You're in Vegas. There's stuff to do. — Today I have no excuse.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
C.C. Sabathia Rumors: Monday — By Tim Dierkes [December 8 at 12:03pm CST] — 12:03pm: Joel Sherman says Brian Cashman brought Joe Girardi and Reggie Jackson along for their recent meeting with Sabathia. Privately, the Yanks feel that Sabathia would be entirely invested in New York if he signs with them …
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:Dining with K-Rod — General manager Omar Minaya and his staff dined …
Ken Davidoff / Ken Davidoff's baseball insider:Winter meetings: Updates on CC Sabathia, Brian Fuentes and Trevor Hoffman
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum:
Gordon elected to Hall by Veterans Committee — Former Yankees, Indians second baseman to be enshrined in 2009 — National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Nine-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Joe Gordon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today by the Veterans Committee.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Veterans elect '40s star Gordon to Hall — Second baseman for Yankees, Indians picked by committee — LAS VEGAS — Joe Gordon, a nine-time All-Star second baseman for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians and an American League MVP, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame …
Scott Jensen / Dugout Central:
Allen, Santo and Torre To Get The Call Monday — According to a source close to the situation, the Veteran's Committee will on Monday announce that Dick Allen, Ron Santo and Joe Torre have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. — Dick Allen played in 1,749 games for the Philadelphia Phillies …
Associated Press:
Veterans elect former 2B Gordon to Hall of Fame — NEW YORK — Former second baseman Joe Gordon has been elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. — The late Gordon was a nine-time All-Star with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. He played on five World Series championship teams and retired in 1950.
Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:Santo falls short again of Hall of Fame induction
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals won't pursue Jake Peavy — The Cardinals now intend to retain second baseman Adam Kennedy (7) rather than trade him. Kennedy says his “gut feel” is that he will be back in St. Louis. (Scott Boehm/Getty Images) — ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:Sources: Cubs' pursuit of Peavy fluid, but will pay off
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Laird nets Rangers pitching prospects — Moscoso, Melo come to Texas in return for veteran backstop — LAS VEGAS — The Rangers have acquired Minor League pitchers Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo from the Tigers for catcher Gerald Laird. — Laird was informed of the trade …
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Alex Speier / Archive:
The Night the Catching Market Changed — LAS VEGAS—It was after midnight on the East Coast, but baseball's winter meetings in Las Vegas were just waking up. In a span of minutes, a pair of events occurred that significantly altered the complexion of the offseason market for catchers …
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Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Phillies interested in Twins' Delmon Young? — Paul Hagen reporting from the winter meetings in Las Vegas: — Throwing out the ceremonial first rumor of the winter meetings ... Phillies baseball personnel have been asking pointed questions about Twins outfielder Delmon Young …
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies sign C Phillips; Brewers bring back Coffey — Looking add Triple-A catching depth, the Rockies signed Paul Phillips to a minor-league contract with an invite to spring training. — Phillips, 31, has made bit appearances with the Royals and White Sox over the past five seasons.
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ESPN:
Phillies, Moyer haggling over money — The Phillies' difficulties in re-signing Jamie Moyer have reached the stage where Moyer has re-enlisted his former agent, Jim Bronner, to begin calling other clubs to see how much interest they would have in the 46-year-old left-hander.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox shoot down trade rumors about Dye, Jenks — LAS VEGAS - While the White Sox awaited word on whether free-agent Orlando Cabrera would decline their salary arbitration offer, two trade scenarios were shot down Sunday night on the eve of the winter meetings.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Winter Meetings, Day 1: Pirates sign Slocum — LAS VEGAS — Everyone is just beginning to set up, mostly media. The lobby has a couple scouts, not much more. — One thing to bear in mind for those of you intent on tracking this closely: There is a three-hour time difference between here and Pittsburgh …
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