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Rob Bradford / WEEI Blogs:
Sources: Initial offer to Varitek for one year — According to sources familiar with the negotiations, the Red Sox' initial contract offer to free agent catcher Jason Varitek this offseason was for one year. It was not determined what the monetary worth of the offer would be …
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Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Boras: Sox haven't begun Varitek talks — Scott Boras, the representative for free agent Jason Varitek, told the Globe's Nick Cafardo this afternoon that the Red Sox have not begun any negotiations with the 36-year-old catcher. — Boras also said he knows nothing of a reported one-year offer made by the ballclub to Varitek.
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Dylan Hernandez / LA Times Sports Blog:
Has Rafael Furcal played his last game with the Dodgers? — Rafael Furcal's tenure with the Dodgers could be over. — The free agent shortstop told El Caribe that he would return from his native Dominican Republic to the United States on Monday to sign a contract — and judging by what he said …
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Susan Slusser / SFGate:
Furcal report from Dominican “untrue” — Los Angeles papers have picked up on a report in El Caribe that the A's have offered free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal a four-year, $48 million deal that could be as much as $50 million with incentives. — A well-placed A's source tells me this is “untrue.”
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Second Base: Mets make offer to Furcal — Free-agent SS Rafael Furcal told El Caribe the A's offered him a four-year, $48 million contract. — According to Furcal, the Mets also made a ‘tempting offer,’ which would require him to play second base. — The Giants and A's have shown …
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LEAD: Baseball: Tazawa gets offer from Rangers, nearing decision+ — TOKYO, Nov. 24 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO) — Highly regarded Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa received a lucrative offer from the Texas Rangers on Monday and is expected to decide on his future shortly, his manager said.
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Patrick / NPB Tracker:
Details on Boston's Offer to Tazawa — Sponichi has published a detailed account of the contract Boston offered to Junichi Tazawa. The article also quotes “They want me to come over, and I understand how I can develop. I feel like it's a good team”. Nikkan Sports is reporting that Tazawa …
NPB Tracker:Red Sox Offer Tazawa $6M
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Kansas City Royals — Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard to service time) are eligible.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Teixeira, Angels could affect CC — On Nov. 22, 2006, the Angels signed Gary Matthews Jr. to a five-year, $50-million contract. On Nov. 21, 2007, the Angels signed Torii Hunter to a five-year, $90-million contract. — That history explains why this could be a crucial week regarding the Yankees' pursuit of CC Sabathia.
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Associated Press:
Future of Cashman Field in Las Vegas questionable — LAS VEGAS—Developers considering bids to redevelop the site of Cashman Field in Las Vegas have been told by the city that all proposals must include plans to build a new baseball stadium on the site or nearby.
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Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers still looking at shortstop Jack Wilson — Nearly 16 months after the Tigers came close to acquiring him at the 2007 trade deadline, the team is interested in obtaining shortstop Jack Wilson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, an industry official confirmed to the Free Press on Friday.
Murray Chass / Murray Chass On Baseball:
GLAVINE'S CHOICE: ADD TO 305 OR START HIS HALL CLOCK TICKING — Greg Maddux, who will be 43 shortly after next season starts, and Mike Mussina, who will be 40 Dec. 8, have announced their retirements. Tom Glavine, who will be 43 during next spring training, has not made any such announcement.
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