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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Infielder Hudson signs with Dodgers — All-Star second baseman costs team first-round Draft pick — PHOENIX — Free agents are on sale, and the Dodgers picked one up on the cheap Friday when they agreed with second baseman Orlando Hudson on a one-year contract, baseball sources confirmed.
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Keith Law / ESPN:
Hudson signing a great deal for Dodgers — The Dodgers' signing of Orlando Hudson is easily one of the biggest bargains of the offseason. He's a very good offensive second baseman who in the past was also a plus fielder. Hudson's defense has slipped in the past two years, particularly in 2008 …
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Second baseman Orlando Hudson, Los Angeles Dodgers agree to deal — The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on a one-year deal with second baseman Orlando Hudson, a source familiar with the negotiations said Friday. — If the deal is finalized, after Hudson passes a physical, he would earn $3.38 million.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:Manny's agent: ‘A choice of winning or losing’ for Dodgers
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MLB Rumors
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Crede agrees to deal with Twins — Third baseman Joe Crede dives for the ball in 2005. (Tribune archive photo) — Joe Crede was a fan favorite among White Sox fans for 61/2 seasons. — Now he will be playing for one of the Sox's biggest enemies. — Crede, 30, agreed to terms Friday night …
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La Velle / Twins Insider:
Movement on Crede — While I was starting to think things were slowing down in their pursuit of free agent third baseman Joe Crede, the communication between Twins GM Bill Smith and agent Scott Boras continued. — There has been more communication today - as well as indications that the sides might be nearing a deal.
Jack Curry / New York Times:
Rodriguez Bracing for Worst, but Hoping for the Best — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez was mostly mute as he signed autographs along the left-field fence on a satellite field at the Yankees' spring training facility Friday. He signed a baseball and moved a few inches, signed another ball and then moved again.
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Associated Press, SOX & Dawgs, Blogging the Bombers, Yankees Rumors and River Avenue Blues
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Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Rays sign Isringhausen to minor-league deal — The Rays have signed former All-Star closer Jason Isringhausen to a minor-league deal. — Isringhausen, 36, was with St. Louis last season, but did not pitch after Aug. 16 and had surgery Sept. 12 to repair a torn flexor tendon …
Fox Sports:
Stanford scandal ensnares Yankees' Damon, Nady — The Stanford scandal has hit MLB. Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady are the first names out. How deep does it go? Ken Rosenthal reports.
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Carolyn Jones / San Francisco Chronicle:
A's halt plans for ballpark village in Fremont — (02-20) 11:50 PST Fremont — Oakland Athletics officials today asked the City of Fremont to halt the planning process required to build a new stadium and move the team there, saying they want to reconsider their options.
John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: A-Rod's body of lies overshadows his body of work — TAMPA - On Tuesday Alex Rodriguez asked to be judged “from this day forward,” yet in the four days since, there is legitimate reason to judge him more harshly than ever. — More and more he looks like a liar as well as a steroid cheat …
Neil Best / Watchdog:
ESPN's Rick Reilly generally is not a big fan of blogs — I spoke to Rick Reilly Thursday about ESPN's “Mt. Rushmore of Sports” feature, as well as many other topics, such as his charitable “Nothing but Nets” campaign, his transition from SI to ESPN, the differences between print and TV and, oh, almost forgot . . . blogs.
Pablo S. Torre / Sports Illustrated:
Why Griffey chose Seattle over Atlanta … Drive 22 miles beyond Orlando, well past Walt Disney World and through a snarl of unlit dirt roads, and you begin to understand why the Atlanta Braves thought they had the inside track on a Hall of Famer. — Ken Griffey Jr.'s home in Windermere …
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Bottom9 Baseball
Newsday:
Son of Yankees VP trafficked steroids in 2002 — The son of Yankees vice president Felix M. Lopez Jr. (above) pleaded guilty to trafficking steroids in 2002. (Newsday / Audrey C. Pierson) — TAMPA, Fla. - The son of a Yankees senior vice president pleaded guilty to attempted steroid distribution charges …
