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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 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, will receive an eight-year …
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Gordon Edes / Yahoo! Sports:
Mets deep in negotiations for Derek Lowe — Buzz up! — Mark Teixeira's agreement with the New York Yankees on Tuesday clears the way for the New York Mets to sign Derek Lowe, the free-agent pitcher who had been on the periphery of the Yankees' shopping list.
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
YANKS SIGN CASH TO MINOR LEAGUE DEAL — The Yankees stole another player away from the Red Sox on Tuesday, though Boston will hardly bemoan the loss of Kevin Cash as much as it did watching Mark Teixeira take, well, the Yankee cash and run to the Bronx. — The Yankees did not announce any signing …
Lee Jenkins / Sports Illustrated:
Why Teixeira's bat, attitude are perfect fit for Yanks … The caricature of the New York Yankees, drawn by the legions who resent them, is that they are 25 bat-wielding CEOs, dressed in button-down shirts and pinstriped suits, carrying Blackberrys and briefcases into a clubhouse that could double as a board room.
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
YANKS SIGN TEIXEIRA — The Yankees decided to jump in and sign Mark Teixeira as a way to keep him away from the Red Sox and to improve their team in 2009. However, the Yankees gave Teixeira an eight-year contract worth $180 million, two sources confirmed, because they looked at next offseason …
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Yankees agree to terms with Teixeira — Mark Teixeira won't be signing with the Red Sox after all. In fact, what some might consider the worst-case scenario has suddenly become a stunning reality — the slugging first baseman has decided to join the Red Sox' fiercest rival, the New York Yankees.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks, Teixeira agree on 8-year deal — NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira has his Christmas wish of finding a new home by the holidays, and the Yankees have their new first baseman. — The Yankees and Teixeira have agreed to terms on an eight-year contract worth approximately $180 million, according to multiple reports.
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Gordon Edes / Yahoo! Sports:
Yankees are stealth Bombers, get Teixeira — Buzz up! — The New York Yankees, thought to be on the fringes of the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, dramatically swooped in at the last moment to strike a deal for the biggest prize among position players on the free-agent market.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers owner floats salary cap — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers' principal owner grew up a Yankees fan, but he's not exactly cheering that team's offseason spending spree. — “At the rate the Yankees are going, I'm not sure anyone can compete with them,” Mark Attanasio wrote in an e-mail to Bloomberg News.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
No action for Brewers before holiday — General manager Melvin reports little progress with Looper, Fuentes — MILWAUKEE — It does not appear that there is a match between the Brewers and free-agent starter Braden Looper. — General manager Doug Melvin headed into the Christmas holiday engaged in …
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Dan Graziano / New Jersey Online:
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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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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.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets May Ask Santana to Bow Out of Classic — Johan Santana pitched for a formidable Venezuelan team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and said he would relish the opportunity to represent his country again. That decision may not be entirely his now that the Mets, citing the knee surgery …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:Markakis turns down offer to play in World Baseball Classic
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The Schmuck Stops Here
Hot Stove Blog:
Ricciardi: “We're done.” — Don't expect the Blue Jays to be involved with any high-profile free agents for the rest of the winter. On Tuesday, Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi told MLB.com that he expects to stand pat as the offseason winds down, with the possible exception of some minor moves.
