2014 Winter Meetings Live Thread

11:45…This concludes day one. Jacob Winters will take you through what could be a busy day tomorrow. Good night!

11:30 When White Sox get Samardzija, they still want David Robertson

Source: #WhiteSox will continue pursuing Robertson even if they get Samardzija.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 9, 2014

10:13- Jon Heyman reporting Jeff Samardzija close to being dealt and most likely to the White Sox

jeff samarzija is on the verge of being traded. the white sox are the likely landing spot. http://t.co/roBpJjMEVv
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 9, 2014

10:05- Yankees Skipper Joe Girardi to meet with the media tomorrow per NJ.com’s Brendan Kuty

Joe Girardi will speak at 6:30 pm ET tomorrow #Yankees Joe Torre to talk a half-hour before.
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) December 9, 2014

10:02- Five teams on Lester

Sabean counts five teams for Lester, not four.
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) December 9, 2014

912: Per Joel Sherman, we’ll know where Chase Headley ends up by the end of the winter meetings

Been told Headley will make his decision by end of Winter Meetings. #yankees #Sfgiants among 3-4 teams bidding
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 9, 2014

845 Sox appear out on Lester per Jason Mastrodanato

Cherington said he's expecting a Lester decision shortly, will talk to his agents again soon, but I gotta say, it sounded pretty somber.
— Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) December 9, 2014

833: Jon Heyman says if the Yankees get a big starter it’s Max Scherzer not Lester

No real evidence yanks are in on lester. If they go for big starter, they prefer scherzer.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 9, 2014

8:14 : Division rival Rays can look for a new stadium site 7:08 Yankees may not be out on Jon Lester per Jerry Crasnick

I just had a front office person tell me, "Don't count out the #yankees with Jon Lester.'' Scout hearing the same thing.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 9, 2014

6:30: Yankees looking for backup plan in case David Robertson bolts. They talked to the Royals about Greg Holland or Wade Davis per George King III of the NY Post. 6:28 pm ET: Evan Grant reports Texas has talked to Atlanta for Evan Gattis

#Rangers appear to be re-engaging #Braves in trade talks, may be seeking Gattis instead of Upton: http://t.co/YFuD7JI48u
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) December 8, 2014

6:15 pm ET: Jon Heyman reports some interest in Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson if they are willing to pay some money:

theres thought to be some interest in cj wilson. rival execs believe angels likely would have to pay it down from $38M/2
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 8, 2014

Greetings! We here at Yanks Go Yard enter our second year of our live thread covering the Winter Meetings. If you missed anything today, Ricky Keeler did a great job of breaking everything down here. I’ll keep you updated with the latest all evening long.

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2014 Winter Meetings Live Blog Night One

By Jason Evans | Dec 8, 2014