Giants, Braves, Mariners shuffle players in nine man trade talk
San Francisco brokered two trades sending John Montefusco and Craig Landis to Atlanta for Doyle Alexander and later shipping Phil Nasty and Joe Strain to Chicago for Jerry Martin and Jesus Figueroa with a player to be named. Minnesota moved Willie Norwood to Seattle for Byron McLaughlin as the market heated before the season.
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Rangers
Rick Honeycutt
Seattle
San Francisco
Bob Lurie
Dave Bristol
Giants
John Montefusco
Craig Landis
Atlanta
Doyle Alexander
Phil Nasty
Joe Strain
Chicago
Jerry Martin
Jesus Figueroa
Minnesota
Willie Norwood
Byron McLaughlin
Alexander
Martin
Montefusco
Bristol
Spec Richardson
Richardson
Texas
Braves
Next Chisox owner likely to be Reinsdorf Farley group
Chicago White Sox directors delayed action on ownership options after Ed DeBartolo failed to gain AL approval. Jerry Reinsdorf and William Farley lead a $20 million bid seen as the strongest rival, with $6 million operating capital and up to $9 million more borrowable, plus $7 million for Comiskey Park repairs.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox Board of Directors
Ohio
Edward DeBartolo
Andrew McKenna
Dallas
DeBartolo
White Sox
McKenna
Jerry Reinsdorf
William Farley
Reinsdorf
Jim Essian
Ron LeFlore
Skokiebased Bakor Corp
Comiskey Park
Lee Stern
Chicago Sting
North American Soccer League
Essian
LeFlore
Fingers join Brewers in blockbuster trade
Rollie Fingers, veteran reliever, was traded to Milwaukee along with Ted Simmons and Pete Vukovich from the Cardinals. St. Louis sent Sixto Lezcano Lary Sorensen and two minor leaguers Dave LaPoint and David Green. Brewers GM Harry Dalton called the deal the best balance in three years.
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Rollie Fingers
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers
Harry Dalton
St. Louis Cardinals
Fingers
Cardinals
San Diego
Ted Simmons
Pete Vukovich
Sixto Lezcano
Lary Sorensen
Dave LaPoint
David Green
Lynn stays with Boston as trades end at winter meetings
At the winter meetings the Red Sox kept Fred Lynn, rejecting a reported bid from the Mets and facing a potential bid by the Yankees with Ron Guidry as the center of a high stake talks. The Cubs traded Mike Vail to the Reds and Chicago sent Jerry Martin and Jesus Figueroa to San Francisco, while Steinbrenner paused a Lynn deal awaiting approval. Dave Winfield looms as the next major free agent, negotiating with both New York clubs.
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Fred Lynn
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Lynn
Red Sox
Boston
Mets
New York
Mookie Wilson
Jeff Reardon
Tim Leary
Chicago Cubs
Mike Vail
Cincinnati Reds
Hector Cruz
Vail
Cubs
Chicago
Jerry Martin
Jesus Figueroa
San Francisco Giants
Yankees
Ron Guidry
Ruppert Jones
Bobby Brown
Yankee
George Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner
Los Angeles Dodgers
Guidry
Dave Winfield
Winfield
Norwood traded to Mariners for McLaughlin
Minnesota Twins ship outfielder Willie Norwood to Seattle in exchange for right handed reliever Byron McLaughlin. McLaughlin posted a 3-6 record with a 6.82 ERA in 45 games last season. Norwood hit .298 in 34 games this past season and batted .303 the year before.
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Bloomington
Structural flaws blamed for Yankee Stadium cracks
A city commissioned report finds concrete cracking at Yankee Stadium stems from structural problems tied to a 90 million renovation. Repair costs could reach one million to fix expansion joints. The city eyes legal action against Walsh Construction Nab Turn and URS Madigan Praeger over design and construction factors.
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Yankee Stadium
Feld
Kaminetzky
Gordon Davis
City Hall
Hadley Gold
Gold
Walsh Construction
Nab Turn Company
URS Company Inc
Madigan
Praeger
Walsh
URS
Nab Turn
Edward Simpson
Simpson
Madigan-Praeger
Wendell P. Leinster
Montanez Signs With Montreal Expos
Willie Montanez, 32, signed a two year contract with the Montreal Expos for an undisclosed amount at the winter meetings. He was acquired from the San Diego Padres on September 1 last season for a player to be named later and declared himself a free agent at season end.
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Dalton
LaRue Harcourt
Dallas
Cardinals
Darrell Porter
Fingers
Bruce Sutter
Chicago Cubs
San Diego
St. Louis
Oakland
Padres
Milwaukee
Brewers
Willie Montanez
Montreal Expos
Montanez
Expos
San Diego Padres
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