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MLB Trade Rumors:
PLAYERS:
Carlos Guillen,
Magglio Ordonez,
Peter Gammons,
Jon Daniels,
Cliff Lee
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies
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Major League Baseball is ready to declare Yoenis Cespedes a free agent but is awaiting the go-ahead from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which clears Cubans to play baseball in the United States, a source told Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The Yankees are particularly interested in the right-handed center fielder, according to one source who attended an open workout Friday in the Dominican Republic. Sources say Cespedes could command $30MM or more this winter.
MLB.com's Jason Beck chatted with Carlos Guillen who has been talking with Magglio Ordonez sin...
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