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ESPN.com:
Sources: Albert Pujols has 10-year offer — DALLAS — The Miami Marlins have made a 10-year offer to the biggest fish on the free-agent market, first baseman Albert Pujols, baseball sources told ESPN the Magazine's Buster Olney on Tuesday. — It is unclear what the monetary figure of the offer is …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Winter Meetings: Pujols pursuit picks up — Post-Dispatch baseball writers Joe Strauss, Derrick Goold and Rick Hummel will provide updates throughout baseball's winter meetings: — DALLAS — The St. Louis Cardinals are expected to circle back and meet with the agent for three …
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baseballmusings.com and Viva El Birdos
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DALLAS • Talks for free agent first baseman Albert Pujols may finally have found their missing element: momentum. — The Cardinals and Miami Marlins further defined themselves Monday as the leading contenders to secure the three-time National League most valuable player during alternating talks …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Marlins, Albert Pujols rep meet twice
Marlins, Albert Pujols rep meet twice
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ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Fish Stripes, The Big Lead, Viva El Birdos, HardballTalk and MLB
CBSSports.com Blogs:
New Marlin Bell: We can beat the Phillies
New Marlin Bell: We can beat the Phillies
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The Knobler Blog, Fish Stripes, MLB Daily Dish, Full Count and Eye on Baseball
Danny Knobler / Eye on Baseball:
‘Super-professional’ Ramirez to move to 3B
‘Super-professional’ Ramirez to move to 3B
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Palm Beach Post, MLB Rumors, Amazin' Avenue, CBSSports.com Blogs, mlbbuzz, HardballTalk, The Knobler Blog and NESN.com
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Sergio Santos — The Blue Jays acquired reliever Sergio Santos from the White Sox for righty prospect Nestor Molina, announced the team. — In Santos, 28, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos found his closer on the trade market. The converted infielder posted a 3.55 ERA …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers pursuing Oliver's return to Texas — DALLAS — Left-handed reliever remains a significant need for the Rangers. General manager Jon Daniels would like to fill that hole with Darren Oliver. — Daniels said he has had preliminary discussions with Oliver's agent, Jeff Frye …
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Quentin aware of rumors, eager to learn his fate
Nate Smeltz / ESPN MediaZone:
Terry Francona Joins ESPN; Multi-faceted Role Includes Sunday Night Baseball Analyst — Terry Francona, two-time World Champion manager of the Boston Red Sox, has joined ESPN in a multiplatform role which will include serving as an analyst for Sunday Night Baseball, the network's exclusive national game of the week.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Terry Francona joins ESPN
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays alert on ‘busy’ first day of Winter Meetings — Deep in starting pitching, Tampa Bay listening to inquiries — DALLAS — Andrew Friedman characterized Tampa Bay's first day at Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings as “busy” on Monday at the Hilton Anatole.
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Talent-rich Royals drawing interest in Dallas
Talent-rich Royals drawing interest in Dallas
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MLB Rumors and Kansas City Star
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Executive VP Friedman staying with Rays
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies discussing Street-for-Volquez deal with Reds — DALLAS — The Rockies and Reds, two teams willing to talk about myriad trade scenarios at this week's winter meetings, have discussed a deal involving reliever Huston Street in exchange for starter Edinson Volquez, according to a major-league source.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Trade interest heats up for Rockies' Smith
Trade interest heats up for Rockies' Smith
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U.S.S. Mariner and MLB Rumors
La Velle E. Neal III / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Capps' time with Twins extended — The reliever who pitched with sore forearm last season will get a one-year deal for $4.75 million. — DALLAS - The more General Manager Terry Ryan spoke about Matt Capps over the last week, the more it became apparent that Capps was headed back to the Twins.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers sign Jerry Hairston Jr. — DALLAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers capped a flurry of activity on the first day of baseball's winter meetings by signing free-agent infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on Monday. Hairston's two-year deal is worth $6 million, according to a source.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Source: Dodgers closing in on deal with Harang
Source: Dodgers closing in on deal with Harang
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Baseball Prospectus, True Blue LA and 6-4-2
The Knobler Blog:
Latest on Jurrjens and Prado, and other notes — DALLAS — More baseball talk from the first full day at the winter meetings: — The Braves' duo of Jair Jurrjens and Martin Prado continue to be as sought after as any players on the slow-developing trade market.
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MLB Rumors, Bless You Boys and Rays Index
WXYZ-TV:
Brandon Inge in car accident near Ann Arbor — ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) - The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department confirms Brandon Inge was involved in a multiple car accident Tuesday morning in Freedom Township. — Police report Inge was and five other vehicles were involved in the accident …
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Hardball in the Rockies:
Rockies agree to acquire Slowey from Twins — DALLAS — The Rockies have agreed to acquire right-handed pitcher Kevin Slowey from the Twins for a player to be named. The deal will be announced officially sometime Tuesday morning. — Slowey, 27, is coming off a difficult 2011 …
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MLB Rumors, Baseball Prospectus, HardballTalk, Twinkie Town, MLB Daily Dish, Baseball Nation, Purple Row and Eye on Baseball
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
The BBWAA grants FanGraphs accreditation, denies SB Nation — The Baseball Writers Association of America just had their annual meeting. At that meeting they consider new applications for membership and reconsider old ones. They just did it with Fangraphs and SB Nation: accreditation granted to the former, denied to the latter.
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Phillies Interested in Ramirez
Phillies Interested in Ramirez
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MLB Daily Dish, The Good Phight, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Phillies Nation
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
NY Yankees GM Brian Cashman stays patient in search for starting pitcher — Price too high for C.J. Wilson and other free agents — The Yankees aren't in a rush to sign C.J. Wilson or other free-agent starting pitchers . — DALLAS — Brian Cashman arrived at the winter meetings on Monday ready to wheel and deal.
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