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Giants don't offer Bonds arbitration; A's do offer to Zito — SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants declined to offer salary arbitration to Barry Bonds before Friday night's deadline, prompting his agent to say the team has not made bringing the slugger back a priority.
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Andrew Baggarly / Contra Costa Times:
Giants lineup shaping up as Durham, Feliz return — Team is also expected to announce signings of Roberts and Aurilia today — SAN FRANCISCO - Ray Durham and Pedro Feliz are coming back to the Giants next season, and the club hopes to add Barry Bonds to that list soon.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Dave Roberts agrees to 3-year pact with Giants — Padres left fielder Dave Roberts has agreed to terms with the Giants on a three-year contract for $18 million, sources said Friday. — Roberts, who made $2.25 million this year, likely will play center field for the Giants …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants agree to terms with second baseman Durham — The San Francisco Giants and Ray Durham agreed to a two-year contract Friday that will pay the second baseman between $14 million and $15 million. — The 35-year-old Durham, a switch-hitter and two-time All-Star, is coming off his best season in years.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Two Homes, One Team: Glavine Picks Mets — Tom Glavine is used to operating in baseball's finite framework. As a pitcher, he must make hundreds of decisions every time he takes the mound, many in a split second. — Matters of the heart require a little more reflection.
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Jim Reeves / Dallas Star-Telegram:
It's time for Rangers to take a swing — It is not, I must admit, an exodus of biblical proportions. This isn't like the entire Jewish nation packing up and getting the heck out of Dodge. It just feels that way somehow. — I tried to explain that to Rangers general manager Jon Daniels on Friday …
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Lone Star Ball
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Budget flexible for Zito — Rangers owner Tom Hicks said free-agent pitcher Barry Zito is the type of high-impact player the Rangers would stretch their payroll for. — "Oh, yes," Hicks said by phone Friday. "He is absolutely in that category. That doesn't mean that his agent [Scott Boras] and we will see eye-to-eye."
Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Hicks hopes Zito, Rangers are a fit — Rangers owner Tom Hicks was impressed by Barry Zito, who visited Arlington on Thursday, and hopes the free agent left-hander will want to come back and put on a Rangers uniform in 2007. — "He's certainly the kind of guy we'd like to have in our organization," Hicks said.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Competition for Lilly heating up — Lefty has received offer from Cubs; Jays still in the mix — TORONTO — The race for Ted Lilly's services is heating up. According to Lilly's agent, Larry O'Brien, the Chicago Cubs have put a four-year deal on the table in an attempt to lure the free-agent starter to the National League.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Villone Remains Option in the Yankees' Bullpen — The Yankees planned to offer salary arbitration to the left-handed reliever Ron Villone before last night's midnight deadline, which would ensure them of receiving a 2007 draft choice between the first and second rounds if another team signs him.
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Pinstripe Alley
Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Prime Yank seats will cost a bundle — The face value of the highest-priced Yankees ticket purchased on a game day next season will be a whopping $400, representing almost a 300 percent increase. — But though there are significant increases throughout the lower two levels …
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
No arbitration for Nixon — Red Sox decline, instead offering it only to reliever Foulke — After signaling contrary intentions the day before, the Red Sox last night elected not to offer salary arbitration to outfielder Trot Nixon, who under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement …
John Brattain / Hardball Times:
Better To Remain Silent And Be Thought A Fool... We took the end of last week off due to you Yanks deciding to attempt genocide on Jeffrey Loria's favorite object to paint and David Littlefield's specialty in assembling teams. — Wow, there's been some weird stuff happening of late.
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies go south for pitching help — Lefty Rivera called the best pitcher in Mexico by O'Dowd — Oscar Rivera is considered the top young pitcher in the Mexican League. — The Rockies want to find out how that translates to the big leagues. — Colorado agreed to purchase the left-hander …
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Purple Row
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Only two Cards offered arbitration — No longer conceding a need for three or even two additional starting pitchers, the Cardinals on Friday offered salary arbitration to only two of their seven remaining free agents, lefthander Mark Mulder and their former righthanded Mr. October, Jeff Suppan.
Ed Eagle / MLB.com:
Bucs try to fill holes at Winter Meetings — Littlefield eyes left-handed first baseman and outfielder — PITTSBURGH — While it's unlikely that the Pittsburgh Pirates will be involved in any blockbuster signings when the baseball world descends upon Orlando next week for the annual Winter Meetings …
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Where have you gone …
MLB.com:
Indians name Buck Showalter senior advisor to baseball operations — CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has named BUCK SHOWALTER Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations. — In his position Showalter will serve as a resource to the entire Baseball Operations Department …
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Let's Go Tribe
