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Michael Young has accepted a trade to the Philadelphia Phillies, who shipped reliever Josh Lindblom and minor league pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla to the Rangers to complete the deal.

The Phillies filled their biggest need right before the winter meetings ended, acquiring center fielder Ben Revere from the Minnesota Twins for right-handers Vance Worley and Trevor May on Thursday.

Texas Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan wouldn't dismiss the idea that his club could afford to sign both Josh Hamilton and Zack Greinke, but he acknowledged that it would take ownership approval.

Ranking the contenders for Josh Hamilton's services based on where he fits best.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2012

Buster Olney writes that Hanley Ramirez is facing a reality check now that Jose Reyes is a Marlin. While Ramirez has the right to gripe a little about being asked to switch positions, he also must realize he's the reason Miami pursued Reyes.

Blog | Conversation | December 07, 2011

Free-agent left-handed starter C.J. Wilson said his agent, Bob Garber met with Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels on Tuesday night.

The aggressive Rangers could steal the spotlight at the winter meetings in Dallas.

Bud Selig talks about parity, but winter moves shift the power in baseball even more firmly to the east. A salary cap or other equalizing measure would limit the ability of its biggest, most watched teams to dominate.

Rangers pitcher Tommy Hunter, who was on a hunting trip with Cliff Lee for part of the Winter Meetings, said he wishes the lefty the best when reached Monday night. "You gotta wish him the best," Hunter said via text. "He's a great guy. A great pl...

BOSTON -- As it turns out, the race for Carl Crawford went right down to the wire at the winter meetings. The Los Angeles Angels, with ebullient star Torii Hunter personally lobbying Crawford, were also aggressively seeking to sign the free agent ...

Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine, one of the trio that flew to Little Rock, Ark., to meet with Cliff Lee, his wife Kristen and agent Darek Braunecker, felt the club presented "much more informed" offers after listening to the agent in me...

The Rangers completed the Winter Meetings with a lot of talk but not much action.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Rangers president Nolan Ryan admits that the idea of giving a free-agent pitcher a six-year contract is well past his comfort zone. But he was also in the front row at Tropicana Field when Cliff Lee shut down the Rays in ...

Rangers president Nolan Ryan asks Cliff Lee's agent what it will take to sign pitcher.

The Cubs and Rays are discussing a deal that would send Matt Garza to Chicago.

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