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George A. King III / New York Post:
YANKS TO GO AFTER MANNY, TEIXEIRA — According to several baseball officials, the Yankees remain in the Mark Teixeira hunt. But the same connected voices insist if the Yankees don't land the switch-hitting first baseman, they will turn their money toward controversial slugger Manny Ramirez.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
CC ARRIVES TOMORROW — The plan is for CC Sabathia to arrive in town tomorrow night, take a physical Tuesday and possibly be introduced as the Yankees' $161 million savior by Wednesday. — Expect A.J. Burnett to follow after his $82.5 million deal is official.
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JSOnline, Zell's Pinstripe Blog, Pinstripes, Pa., iYankees, Mike Silva's NY Baseball … and Scott Proctor's Arm
Nat Boyle / MLB Rumors:
Rosenthal's Latest: Yankees, Teixeira, Bradley, Furcal — By Nat Boyle [December 14 at 12:08pm CST] — Ken Rosenthal has his latest article up. Let's go through it. — Ken Rosenthal says the Yankees are aiming to keep their payroll lower than last season.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yanks improve rotation, keep young talent — The winter obsession last year was Johan Santana — and the Yankees or the Red Sox could have had him. They could have traded for the accomplished left-hander who was about to turn 29. But what folks in both front offices decided was that the double-barreled cost was prohibitive.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Beware of warning signs — Yankees, Mets must avoid Tiger scenario — Oddsmakers, fans, and legions of experts declared the Detroit Tigers favorites to win the World Series after they pulled off an eight-player deal at the 2007 winter meetings in which they acquired Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:Shooting from the Lip: Yank their checkbook
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Rivera's Cutter
Steve Silva / Boston Globe:
Okajima completes 6-hour Honolulu Marathon — It really is a marathon, not a sprint. — Under rainy and wet conditions, Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima completed today's Honolulu Marathon in 6:10:26 (gun time). — Okajima, who turns 33 on Christmas Day, was among 23,000 runners …
Steve DeClue / Examiner:
Teixeira to attend Ravens game — Free agent first baseman and Severna Park native Mark Teixeira will be a guest of Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos at today's Ravens-Steelers game, according to ESPN. — Orioles fans have been desperate for any sign of hope with the organization …
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Peter Schmuck / The Schmuck Stops Here:
Teixeira rumor control — There's a rumor flying around that Mark Teixeira is in the Baltimore area and will attend the Ravens game today as a guest of Peter Angelos. This would be very nice if it was true, but I can't confirm it and I have serious doubts.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Damon & A-Rod dial up a winner — Multiple recruiting calls by Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon were instrumental in wooing A.J. Burnett to the Bronx, according to a baseball official familiar with the two Yankees' talks with Burnett. — A-Rod and Damon, who both repeatedly expressed admiration …
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Yankees Blog:
Melky-Cameron talks to intensify tomorrow — The Yankees and Brewers are expected to intensify talks tomorrow concerning the Mike Cameron for Melky Cabrera swap. Brewers aren't against taking Kei Igawa in the deal but want the Yankees to swallow a substantial part of the $12 million owed the left-handed bust.
Discussion:
Scott Proctor's Arm
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Newsday:
Mets should consider a reunion with Wigginton — Wow, what a week in Las Vegas that turned out to be. If we had been there any longer, the Mets might have signed Trevor Hoffman to be their seventh-inning reliever and the Yankees, in the interest of making CC Sabathia more comfortable …
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Mets Fever
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Notes from MLB's Winter Meetings — Notes from the recently concluded Winter Meetings in Las Vegas: — The Padres are exploring forms of new ownership, but an executive with another club said he doubts either a partial or full sale would happen quickly. “I expect it would be a lengthy process,” he said.
