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Maddon unfazed by Tex joining Yanks — Lest anyone forget, the Tampa Bay Rays are the reigning AL East champions and they were vying to win the World Series in October. — So, forgive manager Joe Maddon if he isn't quaking in his cleats over the New York Yankees reaching a $180 million …
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Gordon Edes / Yahoo! Sports:
Yankees are stealth Bombers, get Teixeira
Yankees are stealth Bombers, get Teixeira
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
YANKS SIGN TEIXEIRA
YANKS SIGN TEIXEIRA
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pettitte could be the odd man out — After speaking to several different people this evening, it appears the arrival of Mark Teixeira could mean the departure of Andy Pettitte. — Pettitte has been sitting on a $10 million offer from the Yankees for a while now, believing he deserves …
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Boston Globe:
Derek Lowe closing in on deal with Mets — According to a baseball source, The New York Mets appear to be closing in on a deal for free-agent pitcher Derek Lowe. — The deal is believed to be four years in length, or three years with a vesting option. The contract is estimated to be worth between $14-16 million per season.
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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.
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Sources: Teixeira, Yanks agree to 8-year deal
Sources: Teixeira, Yanks agree to 8-year deal
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees, Teixeira reach deal
Yankees, Teixeira reach deal
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Craig Calcaterra / Hardball Times:
It's worth noting . . . . . .that the Yankees payroll on Opening Day 2008 was $209 million. — It's also worth noting that even with the additions of Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett, the Yankees' 2009 payroll obligations — including signing bonuses — stand at roughly $201-205 million, give or take.
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Danielle Sessa / Bloomberg:
Brewers Owner Suggests Salary Cap After Yankees Sign Teixeira — A A A — Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said Major League Baseball may need to impose a salary cap to preserve competition after the New York Yankees spent $424 million to sign three players.
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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 …
Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Markakis declines invite to Classic — With baby due in March, outfielder tells paper he's staying home — BALTIMORE — This time, the Orioles won't lose their best player to the World Baseball Classic. Right fielder Nick Markakis told The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday that he has declined …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Yankee Signings of Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett Move Salary Figures to Cartoonish Levels — As I wrote yesterday, in The Anatomy of a Yankees Spending Spree, what we have now is the perfect Steinbrennerian storm for going after free agents with reckless abandon this postseason.
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
With Teixeira signing comes a dose of reality — No one should be shocked, at all. Theo has, at least in my opinion, operated within parameters set by he and the club, and stuck to them. Letting emotion enter into this stuff will see you spend for spending sake.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks offer 1923 prices for exhibitions — Bleacher seats 25 cents; grandstand $1.10 for games vs. Cubs — NEW YORK — The exterior of the new Yankee Stadium rising across 161st Street was designed to incorporate many of the aspects that made the original 1923 version so distinctive …
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Bob Ryan / Boston Globe:
Bronx bombshell sends loud message — Attention, Yankee Nation. Attention, America. Attention, World. Attention, Universe. Attention, Galaxies Unknown. Attention, Babe, The Iron Horse, The Mick, and all other residents of that great Yankee Retirement Home In The Sky:
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals fall short in Teixeira bidding — Washington likely to shift focus to free-agent slugger Dunn — WASHINGTON — The Nationals let it be known during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas that free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira was their No. 1 target.
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