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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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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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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Damon could still end up a Brave — Atlanta has made offer with hopes of snagging outfielder — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With the White Sox pulling their initial offer for Johnny Damon's services, it's seemingly time to at least wonder if the veteran outfielder could actually end …
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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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.
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 …
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.
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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Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
NY Mets owner Fred Wilpon says offseason was ‘torture’ for him; has no plans to sell the team … Audio: Mets owner Fred Wilpon (clip starts with Wilpon talking about reliever Ryota Igarashi) — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon said Saturday that the offseason was …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Andy Pettitte still has passion for baseball — TAMPA, Fla. - This was late November, when the galaxy was perfectly aligned for Andy Pettitte's farewell to baseball. He'd just pitched the Yankees to a world championship, and now home in Texas, was running through the checklist of reasons to stay there.
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Healthy Renteria determined to rebound — Giants shortstop played through pain last season — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Edgar Renteria admitted Friday that he felt “embarrassed” under the scrutiny of Giants fans and the organization as a result of his subpar performance last year.
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Benjamin Kabak / River Avenue Blues:
With Joba, what the Yanks hath wrought — As a general rule, I prefer to ignore the media-based talk concerning Joba Chamberlain's proper role with the team. I can only listen to some know-nothing sports commentator mouth off about Joba's “bulldog mentality” and the fact that he …
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