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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks CEO Moorad resigns — Moorad looking to purchase San Diego Padres — Jeff Moorad's departure on Friday from the Diamondbacks seems just as stunning as his arrival 4 1/2 years ago. — Moorad, a former player agent who unexpectedly bought into the club's ownership group in 2004 …
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D-backs CEO resigns, nears purchase of Pads — PHOENIX — Jeff Moorad has resigned as Arizona Diamondbacks chief executive officer and says he has reached an agreement in principle to buy the San Diego Padres. — Moorad said Friday he heads a “small but significant” group of investors …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees to conduct clinic in Taiwan — NEW YORK — Five members of the Yankees' player development staff are set to visit Taiwan next week, conducting a clinic with high school pitchers, catchers and coaches. — The Yankees announced plans on Friday to join the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association …
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Justin Sablich / Bats:
Reviving the Joba Debate — Last off-season, readers of this blog and Yankee fans everywhere debated the fate of Joba Chamberlain, the dominant rookie reliever who helped the Yankees sneak into the playoffs in 2007. Despite his game-shortening ability as Mariano Rivera's setup man …
MLB.com:
New York Yankees to hold clinic in Taipei in conjuction with Chinese Taipei Baseball Association — Marks Yankees' first public outreach in Taiwan — The New York Yankees announced today they will join the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association under the auspices of Major League Baseball …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers, Jones strike deal to part ways — Veteran outfielder will be released or traded before Spring Training — LOS ANGELES — Andruw Jones and the Dodgers have reached an agreement to defer much of his remaining salary while virtually assuring he will not be with the club in 2009.
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Drew Silva / MLB Rumors:
White Sox And O's Discussing Floyd-Roberts Swap — By Drew Silva [January 2 at 9:46pm CST] — 9:46pm: Kubatko thinks the Orioles should demand second baseman Chris Getz, who spent most of last season with the White Sox' Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte. The 25-year-old hit .302 with 11 homers and 52 RBI in 111 games in '08.
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MLB.com:
White Sox, O's talking about Roberts — All-Star second baseman reportedly the apple of Chicago's eye — Reports of the Orioles looking to send two-time All-Star second baseman Brian Roberts to Chicago have been a staple of the Hot Stove season for years now.
Associated Press:
Construction worker injured in fall at new Yankee Stadium — A construction worker at the new Yankee Stadium has been taken to a hospital after falling 4 feet off scaffolding. — The city Department of Buildings says the worker was jolted off the mobile scaffold when one of its wheels hit a drain Friday afternoon.
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Zell's Pinstripe Blog
Steve Lombardi / WasWatching.com:
WHAT YANKEES-BLOGS DO YOU READ? — I started writing this blog in April of 2005. Since that time, it seems like the Yankees-related blog scene has exploded. If you told me, today, that there were over 150 Yankees-related blogs currently publishing on a somewhat daily basis, it would not shock me.
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Confessions of a She-Fan
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Source: Clark to re-sign with D-backs … First baseman Tony Clark has reached preliminary agreement on a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks for a salary of about $800,000, a baseball source told ESPN.com. — The deal is pending completion of a physical exam.
