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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Yanks get Sheff talks cookin' — The Yankees completed the first step toward trading Gary Sheffield yesterday, announcing that they have picked up the slugger's $13 million contract option for next season. — Now the Yankees will continue trade talks with the seven teams that have inquired …
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Baseball Musings
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
AGENT: METS LIKE LORETTA — Mark Loretta may be one of the Mets' top choices to play second base. They have shown more interest in him than any other club so far, Loretta's agent told The Post last night. — Bob Garber, Loretta's agent, said "there's been about three phone calls" so far from the Mets.
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Yankees pick up Sheffield's option — Right fielder expected to be dangled as trade bait — NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield is still a member of the New York Yankees. For now, anyway. — The Yankees announced Sunday that they have picked up Sheffield's $13 million option for the 2007 season …
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Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Sheffield's option exercised by Yankees — NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield's $13 million option was exercised Sunday by the New York Yankees, who plan to trade the outfielder rather than keep him. — By exercising the option, the Yankees prevented Sheffield from becoming a free agent and blocked …
Evan Grant / WFAA.com Latest News:
Sources: Rangers pick Washington as manager — The Rangers will step outside the organization for the "fresh perspective" general manager Jon Daniels said he wants to bring to the clubhouse. — Two baseball sources said Sunday night that the club had hired Oakland third base coach Ron Washington.
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Lone Star Ball
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers select Washington to manage — New skipper spent more than a decade with Athletics — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have picked Oakland Athletics third-base coach Ron Washington as their new manager. — Washington will be introduced as the 17th full-time manager in club history …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Washington meets with owner Hicks — Wakamatsu, Hillman also finalists; Acta, Russell out of running — ARLINGTON — The interview process is complete. — The Rangers now have to decide who their next manager will be. — More to the point, the Rangers have to decide …
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Lone Star Ball
David Lennon / Newsday:
Pitching very much on Myers' mind — TOKYO — As a middle reliever, Mike Myers can enjoy a life of relative anonymity in the United States, even on the Yankees. But as the world's most famous franchise's lone representative in the Japan All-Star Series, as soon as he slips on the pinstripes …
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Hot Stove: Slammin' Sammy's return? — Slugger contemplating return to Majors after year off — The free-agent market is 163 players deep so far this offseason. — Actually, you might want to add one more name to the list. — Sammy Sosa, the only player in Major League history to hit …
RotoAuthority / MLB Trade Rumors:
2007 Florida Marlins — Any Marlins fans out there? Let's take a look at the team's setup for 2007. — Larry Beinfest's contract obligations: — C - Miguel Olivo - $0.7MM — C - Matt Treanor - $0.38MM — 1B - Mike Jacobs - $0.38MM — 2B - Dan Uggla - $0.38MM — SS - Hanley Ramirez - $0.38MM
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FishStripes
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
TRICKS OF THE TRADE — WITH GMS' SLEIGHT OF HAND, THESE BIG NAMES MIGHT MOVE — There is a general feeling about this free-agent market: It is underwhelming and overpriced. You may like elements such as Barry Zito or Alfonso Soriano, but basic supply-and-demand says they are going to run …
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It's Outta Here!
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Hall, Rays move even further apart — Despite being traded from the Devil Rays to the Dodgers in June, Toby Hall still proudly considers himself part of the Tampa Bay community, and on Monday night he is hosting his second annual Spikes and Strikes charity bowling event at Splitsville in Tampa.
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It's Outta Here!
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Valentine casts vote for Hillman — Padres managerial candidate Trey Hillman has never played or managed in the major leagues. — However, one of baseball's most experienced managers says Hillman would be a "very good choice" to manage the Padres. — "Trey is a hard-working …
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Tales Of A Transplanted …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Mulder on radar at Shea — At age 24, Mark Mulder had 49 career victories, a 21-win season and four postseason starts. He was considered one of baseball's premier young pitchers, seemingly a cinch to get a huge contract once he finally became a free agent.
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The Eddie Kranepool Society
Marc Lancaster / Cincinnati Post:
Dunn Job 1 for Jacoby — New coach has ideas — Brook Jacoby will work on fine-tuning the other 24 players' swings, too, but his prior experience working with Adam Dunn could prove his biggest asset. — The Reds hired Jacoby as their hitting coach Friday, hoping his well-rounded approach …
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Management
