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ESPN:
Sources: Teixeira, Yanks agree to 8-year deal … Free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira has reached agreement with the New York Yankees on an eight-year contract worth more than $170 million, two sources involved in the negotiations tells ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees, Teixeira reach 8-year, $180M deal … The Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sign Mark Teixeira, SI.com has learned, beating out the rival Red Sox for the free-agent slugger's services. — Teixeira, who hit .308 with 33 home runs and 121 RBIs in 2008 …
Tim Lemke / Washington Times:
Teixeira Announcement Today — A major league baseball source has told The Washington Times' Thom Loverro that there will be an announcement today regarding the future of free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. — While the source declined to discuss specifics, there are strong indications …
ESPN:
Teixeira nears decision, but where will he sign? … At a time when Mark Teixeira's decision about where he wants to sign is seemingly imminent, the Baltimore Orioles' negotiations for the free-agent first baseman appear dormant. The Yankees, on the other hand, continue to review their options …
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Yankees closing in on eight-year deal with Teixeira — Out of nowhere, the Yankees have swooped in and are closing in on a deal to sign free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira to an eight-year contract, the Daily News has learned. — According to sources the deal is for $180 million …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Teixeira Announcement Expected Today — By Tim Dierkes [December 23 at 1:32pm CST] — 1:32pm: Heyman now has the Yanks in “deep discussions” with Tex; he says they've stepped up their efforts in recent hours. — 1:02pm: Jon Heyman says the Yankees are still in it - they're “talking seriously with Teixeira's people.”
TwinCities.com:
Charley Walters: A hint of Joe Mauer's next deal could be forthcoming — As the Mark Teixeira free-agent negotiations go, so might go the market for Joe Mauer, who can become a free agent after the 2010 season. — Teixeira, 28, is seeking a deal in excess of $20 million a season.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
For All Boras's Clients but One, There's No Deal — Felipe López is a 28-year-old journeyman second baseman who has a .262 career batting average. Two weeks ago, he quietly signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. — That deal is noteworthy …
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Brian McNally / www.dcexaminer.com:Race for Teixeira heats up with reports that Nats raise offer
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Mike / Sons Of Simmons:Sources: Red Sox Agree In Principle On Deal With Mark Teixeira
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Associated Press:
Yankees-Cubs bleacher seats to go for 25 cents — NEW YORK — The price of a bleacher seat for the exhibition openers at the new Yankee Stadium will cost far less than a soda. — The Yankees said Tuesday that bleacher seats for the games against the Chicago Cubs on April 3 and 4 will sell …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Angels not pursuing free agent Ramirez — GM Reagins says club will go with current, younger personnel — LOS ANGELES — Two days after pulling out of the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, the Angels pulled out of the bidding for Manny Ramirez as well. — Angels general manager Tony Reagins …
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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:Jeter: Yankees don't need Manny Ramirez
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Embree's deal; Braves sign Norton, Nats add Patterson, Sosa — Alan Embree was signed to bolster the Rockies' bullpen, not save it. — However, his one-year, $2.25-million contract provides protection if he becomes Colorado's closer, a role that currently features Huston Street and Manuel Corpas as top contenders.
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Bob Klapisch / ESPN:
Mets' image won't be helped by K-Rod — In the days before the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Mariano Rivera asked Yankees clubhouse employees for a small but important favor: keep Francisco Rodriguez's temporary locker as far away from his as possible. — It was a stunning request …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates pursue recovering Baldelli — Free-agent outfielder, once a star, has had medical issues — By By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — The Pirates are in pursuit of outfielder Rocco Baldelli, one of the most intriguing — and risky — players available in Major League Baseball's free agency.
Geoff Baker / Mariners Blog:
Burke re-signed by M's — Mariners catcher Jamie Burke just got an early X-mas present, being re-signed to a minor league contract by the team. This gives him a shot at earning a job in spring training. The Mariners still don't know whether catchers Jeff Clement or Kenji Johjima …
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Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
Q&A with Dave Studenmund: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual — Dave Studenmund and I broke into the baseball blogosphere at about the same time in 2003. We became fast friends and have provided guest columns for each other's sites or books. As destiny would have it …
