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Source: Johnny Damon, Detroit Tigers agree to $8M contract — Johnny Damon has agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, pending a physical, a league source told ESPN's Karl Ravech. — Damon is expected to take the physical on Sunday.
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Johnny Damon / Yahoo! Sports:
Low-balled Damon signs with Tigers — , a leading man in championships in Boston and New York but, at 36, a free-agent afterthought, on Saturday agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for about $8 million, according to a source close to the negotiations.
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Reach Agreement With Johnny Damon — 6:34pm: ESPN's Buster Olney says (via Twitter) that none of the money is deferred. — 5:49pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman tweets that the deal includes a no-trade clause. — 4:45pm: The Tigers have reached agreement on a one-year deal with Johnny Damon, a source tells Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports.
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Fox Sports:
Agent: Delgado has hip surgery again — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. — Free-agent first baseman Carlos Delgado remains intent on reviving his career. — He just will need more time.
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Agent: Carlos Delgado has hip surgery, out 4 months — Carlos Delgado's agent told the New York Post and FoxSports.com that his client had hip surgery this week — his second such surgery in less than a year — and will be sidelined four months. — David Sloane, the slugging first baseman's agent …
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Source: Mets, Barajas agree on 1-year deal — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. — Free-agent catcher Rod Barajas reached agreement Saturday on a one-year, $1 million contract with the Mets, according to a major-league source.
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Report: New York Mets, catcher Rod Barajas agree to deal — The New York Mets, who are still looking for a bonafide starting catcher, reportedly might have found him on Saturday. — The Mets agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with catcher Rod Barajas, FoxSports.com reported Saturday, citing an unnamed source.
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
DeJesus OK with move to right field — It might seem odd for the Royals, who cited an improved defense as their top offseason priority, to shift DeJesus to a new position. A year ago, he was generally viewed as their top defensive player. — That's what the Royals are doing, though …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Taking a Paige from Rivera's book — More than a half-century ago, Satchel Paige offered his “Rules for Staying Young” in an article in Collier's magazine. Mariano Rivera is 40 years old now, and as he heard those rules recited in the Yankees' clubhouse Friday, he laughed at Paige's unique list, and at Paige's wit.
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Rizzo on Strasburg, Desmond, Dunn, etc. — Just a few minutes ago, GM Mike Rizzo spent some time chatting with the media about ... well, whatever happened to be on the minds of the media. The 15-minute session touched on Stephen Strasburg, bullpen jobs, starting pitching depth, Jesus Flores, Adam Dunn, etc.
Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
New Nick Swisher in Yankees' camp — TAMPA, Fla. — This was Nick Swisher's first winter as a world champion, which meant cramming as much stuff as possible into a short off-season — a perfect test for his over-caffeinated personality. — So, Swisher took up boxing and lost 12 pounds.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Breaking Sports:
Theriot loses arbitration case vs. Cubs — MESA, Ariz. — Shortstop Ryan Theriot lost his arbitration hearing with the Cubs on Saturday and will be paid $2.6 million in 2010. — Theriot filed for $3.4 million, an $800,000 difference that the Cubs felt was too high to negotiate a settlement.
