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Dan Mennella / MLB Rumors:
Phillies Acquire Ty Wigginton From Rockies — The Phillies have acquired utility man Ty Wigginton from the Rockies in exchange for a player to be named or cash, Colorado announced on its official Twitter feed (link). — The teams will split Wigginton's $4MM 2012 salary …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Phillies strike deal with Rockies for Wigginton — The Phillies added a veteran presence to their bench Sunday night by acquiring Ty Wigginton from the Rockies in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. — The versatile Wigginton can play each of the corner positions and serve …
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Wigginton trade helps pave way for Arenado — The Rockies seem to be so impressed with third-base prospect Nolan Arenado that they're in the process of clearing the way for him to make a serious run for the starting position next year. — Colorado took another step in that direction Sunday …
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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rockies trade Ty Wigginton to Phillies for player to be named later
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
From bad to worse in offseason — Can the Red Sox do anything else to boost their image as a doofus organization? — Remember when the Yawkey Way boys were a mere team, playing baseball games? — Not anymore. The Sox don't play games in November (they don't play in October anymore, either, come to think of it).
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ESPN:
Source: Bobby V, Red Sox set meeting — MILWAUKEE — Bobby Valentine will meet with the Boston Red Sox Monday to discuss the team's managerial vacancy, a source close to the former Texas Rangers and New York Mets manager said Sunday afternoon. — The 61-year-old Valentine, who is an ESPN analyst …
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Red Sox to meet with Valentine on Monday — ESPN analyst brings plenty of managerial experience — BOSTON — The Red Sox search for a manager will take an intriguing step on Monday, when Bobby Valentine comes to town to formally interview for the post. — Valentine not only becomes …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
MLB Labor Deal Update: Increased Minimum Salary, hGH Testing, Additional Players in Salary Arb, More — On Friday, we announced that MLB was on the verge of a new labor deal. Here's the latest: — One More Day - We said that the deal between MLB and the MLBPA would be announced on Monday.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
AL MVP Day — The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announces the AL Most Valuable Player at 2 PM EST Monday afternoon. It seems to be a very tough choice this season. There are a number of very good candidates, and which one you choose depends on how MVP is defined.
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Villalona among Giants' 40-man roster additions — SAN FRANCISCO — First baseman Angel Villalona, a 21-year-old hitting prospect who has endured legal trouble, was among six players the Giants added to their 40-man roster before Friday night's deadline. — Right-handers Hector Correa and Dan Otero …
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Canadian Press:
Bautista is AL MVP by large margin: Anthopoulos — Blue Jays GM points to slugger's offensive numbers, Gold Glove defence — Blue Jays' Jose Bautista recently won his second straight Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performer in the American League after a vote by fans and a panel of Hall of Famers.
NPR:
How One Man Played ‘Moneyball’ With ‘Jeopardy!’ … One night last September, Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Del., was about to make history. — In his second appearance on Jeopardy!, he'd given one of the most dominant performances ever seen on the show.
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Mike Ozanian / SportsMoney:
Selig Permits Mets To Increase Debt By $140 Million — After watching the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers crash and burn from too much debt, you'd think Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig would be clamping down on excessive leverage and keeping a closer eye on teams abusing baseball's debt rules.
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