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12:10 PM ET, December 21, 2011

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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Andruw Jones, who spent last season with Yankees, may be right for Boston Red Sox  —  Bombers could lose slugger to rival  —  Yankees might find Andruw Jones is better suited for offer from Red Sox.  —  For weeks, it has appeared to be a foregone conclusion that Andruw Jones would return …
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Road-tripping Fielder has market to himself  —  Scott Boras and Prince Fielder are kickin' it old school, as the, well, middle-aged people say.  —  For the past eight days they've been on the road, touring major league towns as Fielder's free agency nears its happy place, like an old-fashioned recruiting trip.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Cubs, Red Sox strike deal  —  BOSTON — By now, it appears clear that the Boston Red Sox won't be making a killing in any compensation deal for Theo Epstein.  The issue has essentially been treated as an afterthought, with MLB commissioner Bud Selig evidently deciding that the clubs …
Discussion: FenwayNation and NESN.com
Fox Sports:
Sources: Reds eyeing Cubs lefty Marshall  —  The Reds and Cubs are in the advanced stages of trade discussions that would send left-handed reliever Sean Marshall to Cincinnati, according to major league sources.  —  The Cubs are targeting left-hander Travis Wood, a pitcher …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox among four teams interested in closer Francisco Cordero  —  When the pistol fired on the free-agent shopping season, it was the market for closer's that got off to the earliest jump.  Jonathan Papelbon became the first prominent game-ender to move, signing a four-year …
Dan Mennella / MLB Rumors:
Reds, Cubs Close On Swapping Wood, Marshall
Dylan Hernandez / Dodgers Blog:
Ronald Belisario suspended for 25 games [UPDATED]  —  Reliever Ronald Belisario has received a visa valid for the next five years and is expected to be in Arizona for the start of spring training, but he won't be on the Dodgers' opening-day roster.  —  Belisario must serve a 25-game suspension …
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Dylan Hernandez / Dodgers Blog:
Ronald Belisario receives visa, is expected to rejoin Dodgers
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
To Attract Potential Investors, Mets Add Perks to the Deal  —  It is, understandably, not the easiest sell: $20 million to own a small, noncontrolling interest in a baseball team renowned of late for losing — on the field and at the gate.  —  Of course, the owners of the Mets …
Nancy Phillips / Philly.com:
Four say Philly Daily News writer Bill Conlin sexually abused them as children  —  Three women and a man say they were molested as children by Bill Conlin, a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia Daily News columnist.  —  In vivid accounts, the four say Conlin groped and fondled them …
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A.J. Daulerio / Deadspin:
Legendary Columnist Bill Conlin Resigns Over Forthcoming Philly Inquirer Bombshell [UPDATE]
Discussion: NESN.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Beltran expected to chose team soon  —  Image  —  The Cardinals remain in the mix for one of the top free agents still on the market even as they explore alternate ways to address an opening in the outfield.  —  All-Star Carlos Beltran is expected to select his next team this week, a source familiar with his plans said.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and FenwayNation
Baseball America:
Scouting reports for the Top 10 Prospects (How to subscribe) … If there were any remaining doubters regarding the Rays' way of doing business, the 2011 season should leave nothing more than the sound of chirping crickets.  Despite having to build an entire bullpen and fill several other holes …
Discussion: The Heater Feed and DRaysBay
Mike Fast / Baseball Prospectus:
Hit-and-Run Success is No Accident  —  “In this game you never know enough.”  —Dale Mitchell  —  The hit-and-run play is not highly regarded by the analytical crowd.  It is considered a one-run play and, like the sacrifice bunt attempt, it garners derision from people who hate small-ball tactics.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals are among Dobbs' final suitors  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals are one of three teams still in the hunt for free-agent infielder Greg Dobbs, who is expected to make a decision soon, according to a baseball source.  The Marlins are reportedly another team involved in the hunt for Dobbs.
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Marlin Maniac
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Jays pitch for Japanese sensation Darvish was more than $50 million  —  It matters little to Jays' GM Alex Anthopoulos, the encouraging pats on the back he might receive for being runner-up to the Texas Rangers on the posting bid for Yu Darvish.  —  Sources in baseball insist that the Jays' bid …
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Fox Sports:
Determined Texas wins rights to Darvish
 
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