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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Reds Acquire Latos For Alonso, Grandal, Volquez — The Reds wanted to boost their rotation this winter and the club wasn't afraid to part with a great deal of talent in order to get their man in Mat Latos. The Reds acquired Latos from the Padres this afternoon for Yonder Alonso, Edinson Volquez, Yasmani Grandal, and Brad Boxberger.
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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Padres swap Latos to Reds in five-player deal — San Diego lands Volquez, Alonso and other top prospects — The Reds and Padres announced a five-player deal Saturday, as Cincinnati sent right-hander Edinson Volquez and three of its top 10 prospects to the Padres for right-hander Mat Latos.
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Critics of Reds' deal should look again — I love how the Mat Latos trade was barely even official before certain experts started proclaiming that the Reds overpaid. — Guess what? — To land a potential No. 1 starter - one who is 24 years old, a year away from arbitration and four years away …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Padres trade Mat Latos to Reds — The San Diego Padres have traded pitcher Mat Latos to the Cincinnati Reds for pitchers Edinson Volquez and Brad Boxberger, infielder Yonder Alonso and catcher Yasmani Grandal, the two teams announced Saturday afternoon. — Cincinnati wanted a front-of-the-rotation starter heading into free agency.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Reds Finally Get Their Ace in Mat Latos — The Cincinnati Reds had an abundance of redundant prospects and a big need to upgrade their starting rotation, so their plan for this off-season was obvious to nearly everyone. They needed to combine a group of good young talents who were blocked …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Tribe bolsters outfield with deal for Cunningham
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Exclusive First Look: Yoenis Cespedes Encore — Last month, the Yoenis Cespedes video took the world by storm, so imagine my excitement when Edgar Mercedes, the producer of the video and president of the Born To Play Academy in the Dominican Republic, e-mailed me this week to let me know that the sequel …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Source: Phils, Jimmy Rollins reach deal — The Philadelphia Phillies have reached agreement with shortstop Jimmy Rollins on a three-year, $33-million contract, according to a baseball source. — Rollins — The contract also contains a vesting option for a fourth year worth $11 million, the source said.
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Barry Jackson / MiamiHerald.com:
Miami Marlins still waiting for Ramirez to accept move to third — Conversations have remained private between Miami and Hanley Ramirez, who has not publicly said he is willing to play third. — BJACKSON@MIAMIHERALD.COM — Marlins executive Larry Beinfest made it clear Friday that he wants to add another starting pitcher.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
GM Colletti restructures Dodgers' front office — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti announced on Saturday a restructuring of his inner circle, with Vance Lovelace and Rick Ragazzo emerging with new titles and greater influence in Major League player evaluation.
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Sources: Cubs pursuing Prince Fielder — The Chicago Cubs will continue to be involved in the Prince Fielder free-agent bidding, according to two major league sources with knowledge of the negotiations. — Cubs manager Dale Sveum said on Friday that the Cubs' interest in Fielder was mostly …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Sources: Red Sox called on Kansas City closer Joakim Soria — The Red Sox have expressed some interest in Royals closer Joakim Soria. (AP) — According to multiple sources, the Red Sox had discussions with the Royals about the possibility of dealing for Kansas City closer Joakim Soria.
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Most voters say ‘no’ to Cooperstown for Barry Bonds — Those who vote would bar Hall of Fame door to Bonds — Former baseball player Barry Bonds leaves federal court after being sentenced for obstructing justice in a government steroids investigation on Friday.
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: Cubs talking to Paul Maholm — Having decided the bidding was too rich for top left-handed free agents Mark Buehrle and C.J. Wilson, the Cubs and agent Bo McKinnis have been negotiating the parameters of a deal that would bring left-handed starter Paul Maholm to Chicago next season, a major league source indicated.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats out on Darvish, likely to stick with rotation — Team opts against rich bid for pitcher with no MLB experience — WASHINGTON — The Nationals did not place a bid on right-hander Yu Darvish, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com. The Washington Post was the first to report that Darvish was not in the Nats' plans.
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
The Nationals did not bid on Yu Darvish
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