MLB Off-Season Thread

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4:25, from Keith Law
• The Rays have traded Elijah Dukes to the Nationals for a player to be named.

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Him and Lastings will terrorize downtown DC.

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Originally Posted by ASUcruz

Him and Lastings will terrorize downtown DC.

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****, I might be living there next year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3140604

Royals close to signing Jose Guillen.

Oy, if the Red Sox can get Johan without giving up Ellsbury or Buchholz.....

Might just be me, but I haven't heard Brian Cashman's name in a month. Wasn't part of him coming back as Yankees GM on the condition that he wouldn't have Steinbrenner or others meddling with his job?

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Originally Posted by Brodeur

Oy, if the Red Sox can get Johan without giving up Ellsbury or Buchholz.....

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Sounds like the mention of Bucholz is a deal breaker. Haven't heard him in any trade talks.

I still don't understand why they wouldn't do Lester, Ellsbury, and this Lowrie prospec for Santana. Yea, Ellsbury looked great in the playoffs but having Beckett-Santana-Schilling-Dice K-Bucholz, seems pretty dominating.

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Originally Posted by ASUcruz

Sounds like the mention of Bucholz is a deal breaker. Haven't heard him in any trade talks.

I still don't understand why they wouldn't do Lester, Ellsbury, and this Lowrie prospec for Santana. Yea, Ellsbury looked great in the playoffs but having Beckett-Santana-Schilling-Dice K-Bucholz, seems pretty dominating.

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12:50 p.m., from Peter Gammons
• The Twins and Red Sox are supposed to meet this afternoon to continue discussions on the Johan Santana deal. Sources indicate the Twins are still trying to decide between a 3-for-1 trade for center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, infielder Jed Lowrie and pitching prospect Justin Masterson and a 4-for-1 swap that substitutes lefty starter Jon Lester and center fielder Coco Crisp for Ellsbury.

Tigers have joined the Cabrera sweepstakes

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...2007&fext=.jsp

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Originally Posted by DiehardKingsFan

Tigers have joined the Cabrera sweepstakes

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...2007&fext=.jsp

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Major prospects going the other way if that trade goes down. Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller are uber prospects, if the Marlins get those 2 in any package they did very well.

Miggy trying to not be fat

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3140826

http://wintermeetings.mlblogs.com/na...econfidential/

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Originally Posted by MLB.com reporter Jim Molony

The Tigers and Marlins are hammering out the final details on an eight-player trade that would send third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left-handed starter Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a left-hander Andrew Miller, outfielder Cameron Maybin and four other prospects.

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