Early next week, Oakland executives will sit down to consider what they might get in return for trading pitchers Dan Haren and Joe Blanton. The Dodgers, who came close to a Blanton deal in July, have called, and so have the Mets; New York GM Omar Minaya has told players that he is going to make sure he lands a frontline starting pitcher this winter. Arizona might be involved, and the Yankees could be, too, since they have to protect against the possibility that Andy Pettitte will retire. What t ...

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