Giants, Scutaro agree to $20 million, 3-year deal
(Yahoo! Sports)

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Second baseman Marco Scutaro is staying in San Francisco, agreeing to a $20 million, three-year contract with the Giants.

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Rockies get RHP Lopez from Astros for 2 pitchers
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston Astros have traded reliever Wilton Lopez and a player to be named to the Colorado Rockies for right-handers Alex White and Alex Gillingham.

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Astros Rumored To Be Close To Trading Wilton
Lopez To The Rockies

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Astros GM Jeff Luhnow has been rather quiet at this year's annual meetings thus far, but stated that he did not intend to leave Nashville empty handed. The first move he makes could be a Wilton Lopez trade to the Colorado Rockies according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. No word yet on who the Astros may acquire in the Deal. Renck mentioned that the Astros like Parker Frazier but then later stated that Frazier would not be in any potential deal, but that the Rockies would look to send two young pitchers the Astros way.

This marks the second time this offseason that rumors have surfaced involving a potential Wilton Lopez trade. The 29-year-old was almost traded to the Phillies last month before the deal stalled. No official word was given from the Astros on the Phillies deal, but it was rumored that the Phillies backed out after concerns over Wilton's elbow.

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Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays Close to Completing
Yunel Escobar Trade

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The Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly close to a deal that would send Yunel Escobar to the Rays to take over as the team's new shortstop, according to Danny Knobler of CBS Sports.

Rays close to deal for Yunel Escobar. Derek Dietrich goes to Marlins
— DKnobler (@DKnobler) December 5, 2012

There is no word yet on whether Dietrich is the only player coming back from the Rays to the Fish. Dietrich was rated as a C+ prospect by Minor League Ball's John Sickels before the season began, but he did well for himself in 2012 by hitting .282/.343/.468 (.367 wOBA) in High-A before earning a late-season promotion to Double-A. In Double-A, he hit a decent .271/.324/.429 (.346 wOBA) that rated as ten percent better than the league average by wRC+.

Dietrich is a college product from the Georgia Institute of Technology, so he comes a little more polished and may end up splitting time between Double- and Triple-A this year should he arrive with the Marlins. He is expected to eventually move to third base, giving the Marlins yet another potential third baseman with some pop (career minor league ISO of .192). But he is still a lightly-regarded prospect and the Marlins would be sending off a fairly decent asset in Escobar, even with his baggage.

Stay tuned to Fish Stripes for more details as they develop.

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Soria, Rangers finalize $8 million, 2-year deal
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Injured closer Joakim Soria and the Texas Rangers finalized their $8 million, two-year contract on Tuesday.

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How Do the Dodgers Prospects Stack Up

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AP sources: Giants make Marco Scutaro 2-year
offer (Yahoo! Sports)

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the negotiations say second baseman Marco Scutaro is weighing a two-year contract offer from the San Francisco Giants that includes a vesting option.

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Yankees Hot Stove: 9 tweets fans do not want to
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The New York Yankeesoff-season has been an unpleasant wake-up call of what is to come. As a fan to say that my heart is breaking would be an understatement, as the new Yankee reign still talks the talk but it is all smoke and mirrors. With the number of[...]

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