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AL West News and Rumors

AL West Swap: Angels trade Kendrys Morales to Mariners for Jason Vargas

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Late Wednesday afternoon we learned of an interesting and rare deal between two American League West rivals. The Los Angeles Angels, who added even more elite depth to their lineup by signing Josh Hamilton last week, have traded first baseman/designated…

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Yankees and Ichiro Suzuki finalized a $13 million, two-year contract Wednesday that keeps the 10-time All-Star in the Bronx.

T.R. Sullivan, MLB.com

The Rangers, while talking publicly about the possibility of committing to young players, are apparently doing some last-minute Christmas shopping among the list of second-tier free agents still sitting on the market.

CNNSI.com

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought, signing right-hander Ryan Dempster to a two-year contract.

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Outfielder Cody Ross was the latest free agent to meet with the Texas Rangers, sitting down with club officials on Tuesday, a source confirmed.

Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com

We know how the Blue Jays, with money and prospects to burn, responded to the daunting divisional challenge placed in front of them. They approached it in an alarmingly aggressive way. In the coming weeks, we'll see if the Mariners take a similar path. …

David Brown, yahoo.com

The comments that new Oakland Athletics shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima made about GM Billy Beane, that he "is extremely sexy and cool," got me thinking. When it comes to sex appeal, Beane gets a lot of the attention among the general managers in …