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Royals-Rays Trade Makes Justin Upton Deal Unlikely
The Rangers are still interested in Justin Upton, but the likelihood of a deal has decreased.

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Asking Price For Dickey Remains High
R.A. Dickey, who won the 2012 NL Cy Young, is under contract for $5 million for next season.

Andy Martino/New York Daily News

Source: Shields Receives $750K Bonus For Trade
James Shields is under contract for 2013 with a team option for 2014.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Royals Tried To Use Myers To Get Brett Anderson
The Royals tried to pry Brett Anderson away from the Athletics for Wil Myers earlier this offseason.

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Rays Rejected Shields-For-Myers Straight Up
Kansas City approached Tampa Bay about swapping Wil Myers for James Shields straight up, but the Rays passed.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Mets Asked Rangers For Olt In Exchange For Dickey
The Mets have had conversations with the Rangers about R.A Dickey.

Ken Davidoff/New York Post (via Twitter)

Rays Trade Shields To Royals For Myers, Others
The Rays have traded James Shields and Wade Davis to the Royals in exchange for top prospects Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi and two other minor leaguers

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Rangers Paying $10.5M Of Young's Salary With Phillies
Michael Young, who the Rangers traded to the Phillies this weekend, has $16 million left on his contract.

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Rays May Get More For Shields After Greinke Deal
The Rangers, Royals, Diamondbacks and Rockies have been linked to James Shields in talks.

Marc Tompkin/St. Peterburg Times

Rangers Thought They Had Justin Upton Last Week
The Rangers have been so involved in talks for Upton that on Wednesday night a team official called an Astros official and told him they had Upton.

Peter Gammons/MLB.com

Rangers: Young Trade Made Sense For Roster
A day after Michael Young waived his no-trade clause, the Rangers shipped the veteran to the Phillies in exchange for two pitchers.

ESPN

Source: Rangers Hoping To Land Justin Upton
After losing out on Zack Greinke, the Rangers are looking to acquire Justin Upton in a trade with the Diamondbacks, according to a source.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Dickey Likely To Stay With Mets, But Extension Not Assured
New York has trade options, but a source familiar with the situation said there is a growing sense that they will pass because the prospective deals aren't good enough.

Marc Carig/Newsday

Rangers Trade Michael Young To Phillies
The Rangers have sent veteran Michael Young to the Phillies for pitchers Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla.

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Rockies Have Been Asked About Carlos Gonzalez
Quite a few teams inquired with the Rockies about Carlos Gonzalez at the winter meetings in Nashville.

Jayson Stark/ESPN (via Twitter)

Mets Valuing Dickey More In Trade Than Extension Talks
The Mets aren't making much progress on a contract extension with R.A. Dickey, who is set to make $5 million in 2013 coming off a Cy Young season.

Tom Verducci/Sports Illustrated

Report: Phillies Rejected Ellsbury-For-Lee Offer
The Red Sox made a few moves at the winter meetings, signing Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino, but they could have made even more headlines in Nashville.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Tigers Reportedly Targeting Closer In Trade
The Tigers are reportedly targeting a "reliever capable of closing" in a trade.

Brian Manzullo/Detroit Free-Press

Braves, Indians, Mariners, Phillies Inquire About Dee Gordon
Seattle would keep Dee Gordon in the infield, but Atlanta, Cleveland and Seattle would all apparently move him to the outfield.

Jayson Stark/ESPN (via Twitter)

Reds, Rockies Discussing Fowler
Colorado discussed Dexter Fowler with Philadelphia, but those talks never got serious and the Phillies opted to trade for Ben Revere.

Troy Renck/Denver Post (via Twitter)

Yankees Inquired About Dickey, But Deal Unlikely
A trade between the two New York teams appears unlikely as the Rangers are thought to be the most likely trade destination should the Mets decide to go down that path.

Andy Martino/New York Daily News

Yankees Open To Dealing Granderson, Hughes, Nova
The Yankees have holes in their roster, but they also want to minimize future payroll obligations.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN (via Twitter)

GM: Rangers Want To Make Deals
The Rangers left the winter meetings without completing any major additions, but Jon Daniels says the team very much wants to make moves.

Richard Durrett/ESPN

Sources: Rangers, Phillies Talking Young Trade
The Rangers and Phillies are talking trade involving veteran Michael Young,

ESPN.com

Wilpon: Dickey May Pitch For Mets Next Season
R.A. Dickey is under the Mets' control for next season at just $5 million.

ESPN.com

Indians, D-Backs Discussing Cabrera, Bauer Swap
The Indians and Diamondbacks have discussed a trade centered around infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and pitcher Trevor Bauer, according to a source.

Anthony Castrovince/MLB.com

Source: Yankees Looking To Trade Granderson To Free Up Payroll
The Yankees have been quietly shopping Curtis Granderson since the beginning of November, according to a source, but nothing is imminent.

Mark Feinsand/New York Daily News

Brewers Would Have To Be Overwhelmed To Trade Hart
The Brewers aren't actively looking to trade Corey Hart.

David O'Brien/Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter)

Sources: Arizona, Cleveland, Tampa Bay Working On Blockbuster
The principal players in the trade would be Justin Upton, Asdrubal Cabrera and James Shields.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Marlins Trade Yunel Escobar To Rays
The Marlins have traded Escobar, who is due $5 million in 2013, to the Rays for minor league infielder Derek Dietrich.

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