The writing has certainly been on the wall for Brandon Inge since the Tigers acquired third basemen Miguel Cabrera. And now, it appears that Inge has requested a trade. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Inge asked the Tigers to move him saying that he’d rather start somewhere else than remain in Detroit.
Several teams [...]

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The focus on Johan Santana appears to be switching coasts. With the Yankees claiming to be out of the bidding and the Red Sox apparently not willing to offer what the Twins want, MLB.com is reporting that the Angels are willing to jump into the fray. If true that would mean that the Halos [...]

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Every newspaper on the east coast is reporting that the Yankees are in talks with the Twins about a trade for Santana (Johan not Carlos) but the price for the two-time Cy Young Award winner will be steep (Hughes and Cabrera?) since the Mets, Red Sox and Dodgers are also reportedly interested.

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ESPN.com is reporting that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from Orange County in California (or something like that) have landed free agent center fielder Tori Hunter with a 5 year $90 million dollar deal. Hunter will join an already crowded outfield and will presumably replace Gary Matthews Jr. who signed a 5 year deal [...]

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The AP is reporting that the Chicago White Sox have traded starting pitcher Jon Garland to the Angels for gold glove short stop Orlando Cabrera.
The 28-year-old Garland, an 18-game winner in 2005 and 2006, was 10-13 with a 4.23 ERA in 32 starts last season. [While] Cabrera, 33, batted .301 with 35 doubles, eight home [...]

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