In a report on ESPN.com, Buster Olney says that the Phillies are exploring a trade for Indians LHP Cliff Lee.
The Indians, much like the Blue Jays in a deal for Roy Halladay, are looking for Major League talent to help them contend in 2010.
Lee, who will be 31 years old in August, is just 7-9 [...]

In his latest Rumblings & Grumblings column for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark reports the Mets are among teams who have called the Indians about RHP Cliff Lee.
Lee is 4–6 with a 2.92 ERA in 16 starts for the Indians, during which he has 79 strike outs and 26 walks in 111 innings.
According to Stark, however, the [...]

Joel Sherman of the New York Post believes the Padres plan to build around Adrian Gonzalez, not trade him.
However, Sherman sees Nationals 1B Nick Johnson, O’s 1B Aubrey Huff and Indians infielder Mark DeRosa as the most likely players to be acquired by the Mets if Omar Minaya looks to make a trade.
Meanwhile, Ken Rosenthal of [...]

According to MLB.com, the Indians will soon announce that they have acquired 2B-3B Jamey Carroll from the Rockies for a player to be named.
…there had been some buzz during the Winter Meetings that suggested such a trade like this could help facilitate a deal between the Indians and Pirates for, what i assume would be, Jason Bay, [...]

According to ESPN’s Steve Phillips, at their blog for ESPN.com, ‘there are rumblings’ that the Pirates and Indians are talking about a potential trade that could include OF Jason Bay, C Kelly Shoppach and LHP Cliff Lee.
…from what i understand, there is also a bit of talk that bay could be moved to the Blue [...]

According to Peter Gammons, in a post to his blog for ESPN.com, A’s GM Billy Beane has let the Mets know that they ‘don’t seem to have the talent’ needed in a trade for RHP Dan Haren or Joe Blanton.
Gammons also says that trading Lastings Milledge probably ended the Omar Minaya’s chances of acquiring Indians LHP Cliff [...]

Omar Minaya, talking to reporters yesterday from Orlando…

“We’re always looking for a frontline starter, and that’s difficult to do…Teams aren’t willing to give them up unless you really blow them away and give them a lot of players.”

Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi recently told ESPN.com that he is willing to entertain trade offers for RHP A.J. [...]