Lookout Linkage, 12/14/14

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• The Angels have acquired second baseman Josh Rutledge from the Rockies in order to fill the hole left by Howie Kendrick's departure.
• The Matt Kemp trade rumors saga has finally come to an end, as the outfielder has been dealt to the Padres.
• Yoenis Cespedes has been dealt to the Tigers after a long series of trade rumors.
• Starting pitcher Matt Latos has been traded to the Marlins.
• Latos' wife was a little rattled by trade rumors revolving around her husband as the media was tweeting about them.
• The Tigers have acquired starter Alfredo Simon from the Reds.
• Kendrys Morales got the multi-year contract he wanted from the Royals (somehow).
• The Red Sox have inked starter Justin Masterson to a one-year deal.
• The Rangers acquired reliever Ross Detwiler from the Nationals.
• Grant Brisbee caps off the winter meetings by grading the moves made by each team.
• The Padres have lost their negotiating window with Korean pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim and he will remain in Korea.
• Melky Cabrera has signed with the White Sox for three years.
• Beyond the Box Score has noticed a trend: the official Twitter accounts of MLB teams have a large number of "fake" followers.
• Paul Swydan at Fangraphs notices an interesting trend with the current projected Red Sox starting rotation.
• Dave Cameron at Fangraphs wonders what will happen now that many teams are aiming to "contend" next season.
• Jon Lester took to Twitter to personally apologize to each fan who was angry by his signing with the Cubs.