Red Sox choose Valentine to be manager (AP)

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A person familiar with the decision says the Boston Red Sox have chosen Bobby Valentine to be their next manager and were working to complete a contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because no announcement had been made. Several media outlets in Boston reported earlier in the [...]

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The Pittsburgh Pirates sign Nick Evans

post from Pittsburgh Pirates MLB News - Pirates Baseball Blog on 29 November 2011 07:45:26 PM. © Pittsburgh Pirates MLB News - Pirates Baseball Blog

The Pirates have signed 25-year old 1B/OF Nick Evans to a minor league deal. Evans played in 59 games for the New York Mets last year and he was 45 of 176 (.256 avg, .718 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 4 homers and 25 RBIs. He has now played in 159 games in [...]

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Mariners GM dances around Fielder talk (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 29 November 2011 07:29:27 PM. © MLB News Blog

Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik carefully danced around the question of whether Seattle will pursue slugging first baseman Prince Fielder, whom Zduriencik drafted while with the Brewers organization. On a conference call Tuesday ahead of baseball’s winter meetings, Zduriencik said the priorities remain adding a bat to the lineup, getting a left-hander for the bullpen [...]

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Trade Rumors: Yankees Interested in Kyle Drabek

post from Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog on 29 November 2011 06:24:23 PM. © Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog

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Juan Marichal 2001 Topps Archives

post from 30-Year Old Cardboard on 29 November 2011 06:23:38 PM. © 30-Year Old Cardboard

Juan Marichal 2001 Topps Archives With the 1974 Topps Jim Palmer card on my mind, I rummaged through my Topps Archives cards to see if I had any more cards that honor the 1974 Topps design. And I found this … Continue reading →

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Greg Maddux joins Rangers as asst. to GM (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 29 November 2011 06:13:21 PM. © MLB News Blog

Greg Maddux is leaving the Chicago Cubs to join the Texas Rangers, reuniting him with his brother Mike. The Rangers said Tuesday that Greg Maddux will become a special assistant to the general manager, the same role he held with the Cubs the last two seasons. Mike Maddux has been the Rangers’ pitching coach for [...]

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Dodgers Near Deal For Adam Kennedy

post from 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog on 29 November 2011 06:02:14 PM. © 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

Per Tony Jackson, the Dodgers are near to a deal for former Angel Adam Kennedy. It's only surprising because he's not a former Giant.

Kennedy hit .234/.277/.355 last season as a mostly-starting infielder at all four positions for Seattle. He's likely to be a bat off the bench for the 2012 Dodgers. An interesting sidebar is that Jackson thinks James Loney will be back, eliminating Kennedy from that position.

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Its Just Speculation: Astros Offseason

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The worst team in baseball, as far as wins go, the Houston Astros had a disastrous season in 2011. With a fire sale this past July, a farm system that has regularly been near the bottom for the past few seasons, and a possible switch to a tough AL West,[...]

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Brewers prospect hurt in car accident (AP)

Brewers prospect Santo Manzanillo is recovering after he separated his right shoulder in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. The 22-year-old right-hander was traveling to Milwaukee’s complex in San Pedro de Macoris at the time of Tuesday morning’s accident. The team says he is currently undergoing further tests.

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Rumor: Yanks Interested in Kyle Drabek

From Bob Elliot:

The New York Yankees are interested in right-hander Kyle Drabek, who made 14 starts in the Jays rotation and the next 15 at triple-A Las Vegas. The Yanks have CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett in the rotation. They are reported to have re-signed right-hander Freddy Garcia. Yankees people are asking Jays scouts questions and as well as Phillies people, who had Drabek in the minors: Why the control problems after never having any? Why did the Jays take his cutter away? Can he be fixed?

Drabek, Baseball America's 25th best prospect in 2010 and 29th best in 2011, has been a pretty big disappointment since going over to Toronto in the Roy Halladay deal a couple years ago.

He did have a solid first season in the minors for the Jays and even won 2010 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year. He then started the 2011 season on the Jays staff, but after 14 starts he was 4-5 with a 5.70 ERA he was sent down the minors. His struggles continued at Triple-A Las Vegas where he went 5-4 with a 7.44 ERA. Eventually he would get called up in September for a few relief appearances and finished the 2011 MLB season with a 6.06 ERA.

Still, with all the struggles he had last year the kid isn't even 24 yet, and as you all know, one bad season doesn't mean a young pitcher is done. It's also worth noting that interest from the Yankees doesn't mean the Jays are ready to give up on the guy they got for Roy Halladay. So for now I'd say this is just another meaningless winter rumor.