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Sabathia, Sheets, Shouse offered arbitration — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Brewers have decided to offer salary arbitration to three of their free agents — CC Sabathia, Ben Sheets and Brian Shouse. They will not offer arbitration to Eric Gagne.
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Brewers offer arbitration to Sabathia, Sheets — MILWAUKEE — Free agents CC Sabathia, Ben Sheets and Brian Shouse were offered salary arbitration Monday by the Brewers, ensuring Milwaukee will receive compensatory picks in next year's amateur draft if they sign elsewhere.
Lachat / Inside the Dodgers:
Arbitration offers going out today... Some good news for all of you...we will announce very shortly that we are offering arbitration to Manny, Derek Lowe and Casey Blake. What this means is that if they accept, we will have them back for 2009 and if they decline and choose to sign elsewhere …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:Cubs don't offer Wood arbitration
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Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:Giants could be moving closer to agreement with Renteria
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins don't offer arbitration to any — Club won't receive compensation if players sign elsewhere — MIAMI — Should any of the Marlins' Type B free agents sign with another club, the Marlins will not receive any compensation in return. — As expected, on Monday …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves don't offer Smoltz arbitration — Club declines to make option available for only classified free agent — ATLANTA — As expected, the Braves didn't offer arbitration to any of their free agents. All Major League teams had until midnight ET on Monday to make arbitration offers to their respective free agents.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Angels offer arbitration to Teixeira, K-Rod — ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA (TICKER) —The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday protected themselves should any of their coveted free agents decide to leave this winter. — The Angels announced that they have offered salary arbitration …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Sources: Hampton agrees to contract with Astros … Pitcher Mike Hampton has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Houston Astros pending a physical exam, two baseball sources told ESPN.com. — The contract will pay Hampton a base salary of about $2 million plus incentives, a source said.
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Hampton returning to Astros — Deal is pending physical; lefty won 22 games for Houston in '99 — HOUSTON — The Astros have a deal in place with left-hander Mike Hampton, pending a physical, MLB.com has learned. — General manager Ed Wade declined to comment.
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myfoxhouston.com:
Astros Reach Agreement with Hampton — Major League Baseball sources told FOX 26 Sports on Monday that the Houston Astros have reached a contract agreement with free agent pitcher Mike Hampton. — The agreement is pending Hampton successfully completing a team physical.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
The Yankees offer ... nobody — That's right, nobody. So forget those draft picks. — More to come ... UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: It came down to economics. The Yankees did not want to risk going to arbitration with any of their players given the salaries they made last season. To refresh your memories:
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Bob Klapisch / ESPN:
Mets didn't get their money's worth with Pedro — It was four years ago that Pedro Martinez was lured to New York by the Mets, a $53 million check stuffed in his pocket. Pedro wasn't just a free-agent prize; to the Mets he was The One. — Now, 32 wins and no world championships later …
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Larry LaRue / Mariners Insider:
Mariners hire two coaches, offer Ibanez arbitration — The Seattle Mariners have hired Ty Van Burkleo as bench coach, Lee Tinsley has first base coach and offered outfielder Raul Ibanez arbitration. — Van Burkleo worked as Oakland's hitting coach last year on a coaching staff that included new Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
To surprise of no one, Padres decline to offer salary abitration to Hoffman — The Padres, as expected, declined to offer salary arbitration to closer Trevor Hoffman on Monday. — As a result, another club can sign Hoffman without forfeiting a draft pick, and the Padres can negotiate …
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres decline arbitration for Hoffman — San Diego looking to reduce payroll for 2009 season — SAN DIEGO — As expected, the Padres declined to offer arbitration to closer Trevor Hoffman on Monday. — San Diego general manager Kevin Towers said on Monday that the Padres opted …
Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Reds' Dusty Baker wants to manage Kerry Wood again — Kerry Wood answered the call from the bullpen last season for the Cubs, reinventing himself as a capable closer with 34 saves. — Will he pick up the phone when Dusty Baker from division foe Cincinnati calls him?
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Cone looks to win over Hall voters — Cy Young winner with five Series rings on ballot for first time — NEW YORK — The Mets' dominance of the National League the previous season still resonated with their opponents in March 1987. No team felt the sting more than the Cardinals …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:Rice hopes final try equals immortality
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Richard Justice / Sporting News:
Yanks sure could use their other closer in Sabathia derby — Maybe Joe Torre could have closed the deal with CC Sabathia. After all, he has a great reputation with players. — Perhaps he could have convinced Sabathia that pitching for the Yankees would be a wonderful experience.
