Lots of talking and one huge deal
Published 12/6/2007 by Tom Singer at Major League Baseball News
The Marlins and Tigers did their parts, hitting the high notes at the Winter Meetings in engineering an eight-player deal that starred Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. The other teams mostly provided the beat -- necessary to the music but perceptible only to those listening closely.
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