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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Yankees win rights to Igawa for $26,000,194 — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees got a chance to sign a Japanese pitcher on their second try this offseason, winning the rights Tuesday to Kei Igawa after losing out to the Boston Red Sox two weeks ago for Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Red Sox can't reduce bid for Matsuzaka — BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox cannot reduce their $51.1 million bid for Daisuke Matsuzaka in order to sign him, even if his Japanese team agrees to take less, baseball officials said Tuesday. — "There are no side deals in the situation," …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Yankees win rights to Japan's Igawa — NEW YORK - The New York Yankees won the bidding for Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa when the Hanshin Tigers accepted their offer of about $25 million Tuesday. — The identity of the winning team was disclosed by a baseball official who spoke on condition …
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Sports Illustrated:
Hanshin accepts $25M bid for Igawa — The Hanshin Tigers have accepted the top bid — believed to be about $25 million — for left-handed pitcher Kei Igawa, SI.com has learned. — Major League Baseball is expected to announce Tuesday night which team won the bidding.
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Igawa's rights go to Yankees — New York reportedly bids $25-$26 million to speak with lefty — NEW YORK — After missing out on star Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka earlier this month, the Yankees made sure not to let history repeat itself when Kei Igawa became available via the posting system.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Cardinals close to bringing back Kennedy — The Cardinals, bringing back one of their former prospects, are on the verge of signing free-agent second baseman Adam Kennedy to a three-year, $10 million contract, FOXSports.com has learned. — Kennedy, 30, will replace free agent Ron Belliard …
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Kennedy, Kip Wells agree to deals with Cardinals — ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals made their first big moves since winning the World Series, agreeing Tuesday to a $10 million, three-year contract with second baseman Adam Kennedy and a $4 million, one-year deal with right-hander Kip Wells.
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Lboros / Viva El Birdos:
adam kennedy and kip wells reportedly signed by cards — posted 15 minutes ago by bernie miklasz at the pressbox: … here's the link: http://www.stltoday.com/forums/ viewtopic.php? t=422546. — i'll withhold judgment until i have a chance to do a little research and see the exact dollar amounts.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Kennedy returns to Cardinals with three-year deal … Free agent second baseman Adam Kennedy has reached agreement on a three-year, $10 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team is expected to announce the contract Tuesday afternoon. — Kennedy was St. Louis' first-round pick …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
What are the Orioles thinking? — There are two ways to view the Orioles' investment of nearly $42 million in relievers Jamie Walker, Danys Baez and Chad Bradford. — A. The Orioles, coming off nine consecutive losing seasons, needed to overpay each reliever in a three-year contract to attract him to Baltimore, or,
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Notes: Wolf says he'll miss Philly — Lure of pitching at home for Dodgers too strong to pass up — PHILADELPHIA — Randy Wolf is already picturing himself throwing that first pitch from the Dodger Stadium mound, this time for the home team. — "I think every kid grows up wanting to play for the team he watched," Wolf said.
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Guillen Named DIBS Player of the Year — Rogers and Verlander also garner hardware — DETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Independent Baseball Scribes announced Tuesday (Nov. 28) the winners of the 2006 DIBS Awards. Shortstop Carlos Guillen was named the DIBS Player of the Year as voted on by DIBS members.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Brewers closing in on Counsell — The Milwaukee Brewers are getting closer to a deal with free-agent infielder Craig Counsell, FOXSports.com has learned. — If the Brewers are able to land the former Diamonbacks shortstop, it could result in the Padres making a move to obtain Tony Graffanino as their every day second baseman.
Jeffrey Flanagan / Kansas City Star:
Sabes says he would decline Hall honor — Bret Saberhagen doesn't hold any illusions about his chances of making it into the Baseball Hall of Fame now that he's entered his first year on the ballot. — But Saberhagen had some startling words for Hall voters about what he'd do if he got in.
Sports Illustrated:
Cubs offer $45M to righty Schmidt — The Cubs, anxious to steal the winter and maybe the summer, too, are now pursuing star free-agent pitcher Jason Schmidt, SI.com has learned. The Cubs already have spent $239 million on free agents (including the $10 million they used for new manager Lou Piniella) …
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