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Report: Cubs agree to $136M deal with Soriano … CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs' ownership is showing new manager Lou Piniella that they are serious about winning. — Chicago radio station ESPN 1000 reported Sunday that the Cubs have agreed to an eight-year contract worth approximately $136 million with outfielder Alfonso Soriano.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs open wallet for Soriano — Cubs yank power-hitting Soriano off market with a $136 million contract — The Cubs did their best imitation of the New York Yankees on Sunday, making free-agent outfielder Alfonso Soriano an offer he couldn't refuse. — Soriano, the biggest name on the market …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs close to huge deal with Soriano — Contract reported to be eight years, $135 million for free agent — CHICAGO — The Cubs appear to have landed one of the biggest free-agent names on the market, reportedly signing outfielder Alfonso Soriano to an eight-year, $135 million contract.
Mark Healey / Gotham Baseball:
Going Nine: The Road to Orlando — The recently concluded GM meetings were more active than in recent years, and the results are just starting to resonate throughout baseball. — It was a time to talk business amongst adversaries before the more-attention getting Winter Meetings …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cubs close to landing Soriano — The Cubs are on the verge of signing free-agent outfielder Alfonso Soriano, FOXSports.com has learned. — Soriano, 30, is believed to be seeking an eight-year deal for approximately $17 million per season, which could put the total value of his package in the range of $135 million.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals to move on without Soriano — Free-agent outfielder agrees to eight-year contract with Cubs — WASHINGTON — Left fielder Alfonso Soriano often talked about how much he wanted to stay with the Nationals because of the friendships he made and how comfortable he was in Washington, but his future now will be in Chicago.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Soriano, Cubs Agree to 8-Year, $136 Million Deal — Deal Contingent on Physical; Could Be Announced as Early as Monday — Washington Nationals outfielder Alfonso Soriano has agreed to an eight-year, $136-million contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to two major league sources …
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Official: Soriano, Cubs agree to $136M deal — Free agent Alfonso Soriano and the Chicago Cubs have reached a preliminary agreement on an eight-year contract worth about $136 million, a major league official told The Associated Press on Sunday. — The deal is contingent on Soriano passing a physical …
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Speier Agrees to Terms With Angels — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reliever Justin Speier agreed to terms of a four-year contract Sunday with the Los Angeles Angels, who will become his seventh major league club. — The deal, worth about $18 million, is contingent on the 33-year-old free agent passing a physical.
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Dodgers to bring back Garciaparra for two more years — LOS ANGELES — Nomar Garciaparra is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing to a two-year contract. — The deal with the All-Star first baseman will be formally announced Monday, Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck said Sunday night.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers bring back Catalanotto — Pending a physical, Frank Catalanotto will return to the Rangers after a four-year absence. — Catalanotto, 32, has agreed to a three-year deal with a club option for a fourth year, two baseball sources said Sunday. The only thing standing in the way is a physical …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Catalanotto comes back to Rangers — Veteran agrees to three-year, $13M deal pending physical — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have an agreement with free-agent outfielder Frank Catalanotto on a three-year contract worth $13 million plus a club option for a fourth year, according to club officials.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Gonzalez heads to Reds as Sox angle for catcher — While the Red Sox were losing shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who agreed to a three-year deal worth $14 million-$15 million with the Cincinnati Reds, they were close to signing 35-year-old veteran catcher Alberto Castillo to a minor league deal …
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