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Found December 11, 2011 on MLB Trade Rumors:
PLAYERS: Josh Willingham,  Ken Rosenthal,  Eliezer Alfonzo,  Jeff Mathis,  Brad Mills,  Craig Breslow,  Trevor Cahill,  Steve Phillips
TEAMS: Oakland Athletics,  Colorado Rockies,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Los Angeles Angels,  Arizona Diamondbacks

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Sunday night linkage.. The Indians are in on all "non-[Prince] Fielder" bats, including Josh Willingham, but don't have much financial flexibility, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  The Tribe is after a right-handed bat and the club has been linked to Derrek Lee, Andruw Jones, and Mike Cameron among others. Troy Renck of The Denver Post (via Twitter) doesn't see catcher Eliezer Alfonzo returning to the Rockies but could see the club going after someone like Jeff Mathis if he is non-tendered.  Mathis, 28, was shipped from the Angels to the Blue Jays on December 3rd for left-hander Brad Mills. Craig Breslow, who was traded to the Diamondbacks along with starter Trevor Cahill on Friday, first heard of the deal via Twitter, not the A's front office, writes Katie Dowd of the San Francisco Chronicle. Former Mets General Manager Steve Phillips likes the Astros' hire of Jeff Luhnow as GM and believes that he understands how to operate a small marke...
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