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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Giants-Renteria Rumor False — By Tim Dierkes [November 24 at 6:00pm CST] — 6:00pm: Additional denials have come in via Andrew Baggarly and Derrick Goold. Baggarly says Renteria is the Giants' fallback for Furcal. He notes that the Tigers would've loved to see Renteria sign today, as they're unlikely to offer him arbitration.
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Furcal's agent: No contract offer from A's — The agent for Rafael Furcal called “bogus” a report out of the Dominican Republic claiming the Oakland Athletics had offered the free-agent shortstop a four-year, $48 million contract. — Agent Paul Kinzer also shot down a rumor the Mets …
Henry Schulman / SFGate:
Renteria? Furcal? Honus Wagner? — UPDATE: Talked to Bobby Evans, the Giants' director of player personal, and he also said there is no deal, although he did confirm the team continues to talk to Renteria, Furcal and others. — WFAN, a radio station in New York, is reporting the Giants …
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 …
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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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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Associated Press:
Rockies add Baylor, four others to coaching staff — DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have added five coaches to their staff, including former manager Don Baylor as hitting coach. — The team also brought in Jim Tracy to serve as the bench coach and Rich Dauer as third base coach.
Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Astros acquire Lumsden from Royals — Houston adds depth to stock of southpaw pitchers — HOUSTON — The Astros acquired left-hander Tyler Lumsden from the Kansas City Royals on Monday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The announcement was made by general manager Ed Wade.
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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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Yanks, White Sox, Nats Eyeing Odalis Perez — By Tim Dierkes [November 24 at 4:06pm CST] — ESPN's Enrique Rojas talked to free agent southpaw Odalis Perez, who said he has received offers from the Yankees, White Sox, and Nationals. Perez intends to stay with the Nationals …
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Mark Fainaru-Wada / ESPN.com:
Judge throws out 3 counts in Bonds' perjury case — SAN FRANCISCO — As the Barry Bonds perjury case continues to move toward a March jury trial, the judge on Monday dismissed three of the 15 counts but left intact the bulk of the government's charges against the former Giants slugger.
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