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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees official says team knew Kansas City would trade Zack Greinke but it wouldn't be to New York — For the second time in a week, a former American League Cy Young winner is headed for the National League. — This latest move, however, was received much differently by the Yankees.
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals trade Greinke to Brewers — The much-anticipated blockbuster trade involving former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke became official Sunday afternoon when the Royals worked out a six-player swap with the Milwaukee Brewers. — The Royals packaged Greinke with shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt …
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MLB.com:
KC parts with Greinke, picks up heap of talent — Dealing ace nets shortstop, center fielder, pitchers of future — The Royals have agreed to part with the face of their franchise, trading right-hander Zack Greinke to the Brewers. But in so doing, they hope that they have added quality pieces …
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Chris Cwik / FanGraphs Baseball:
Are the Brewers the Favorite in the Central?
Are the Brewers the Favorite in the Central?
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JSOnline, Brew Beat, Sports Illustrated, HardballTalk and Fox Sports
Keith Law / ESPN:
With Zack Greinke, Brewers are contenders
With Zack Greinke, Brewers are contenders
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Mike Silva's …, FanGraphs Baseball and Mets Merized Online
Marc Hulet / FanGraphs Baseball:
Kansas City Nabs Four Young Players for Greinke
Kansas City Nabs Four Young Players for Greinke
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MLB.com:
Tribe finds right-handed bat in Kearns — Outfielder returns for another go-around in Cleveland — CLEVELAND — The Indians' offseason took a familiar turn on Monday. Cleveland completed its search for a right-handed-hitting outfielder by signing free-agent Austin Kearns to a one-year contract.
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians sign Austin Kearns to one-year $1.3 million deal — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Meet the new Indians right-handed hitting outfielder, same as the Indians old right-handed hitting outfielder. — Austin Kearns is back. Kearns, who won a job with the Indians last spring training …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins, Nolasco agree to 3-year, $26.5 million deal — Nolasco second Marlins starter to sign multi-year deal in as many years — Florida Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning during a MLB inter league baseball game in Chicago, Friday, May 21, 2010.
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Brian Cashman: New York Yankees acquiring pitcher now unlikely — NEW YORK — Having finished second, or maybe third, in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, the Yankees are prepared to go into the 2011 season with a pitching rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes …
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Matthew Coller / The Biz of Baseball:
The Jayson Werth and Cliff Lee Deals Aren't As Crazy as You Think — Jayson Werth will make two and a half times the guaranteed money of New England Patriots QB Tom Brady. Cliff Lee will have enough money to buy 14 private jets, by the end of the first year of his contract.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Sox never in on Greinke — Not a big surprise that the Red Sox never really got into the Zack Greinke talks. — It was explored, but the feeling was that Greinke and the Boston market wouldn't mix given his past anxiety issues. Nobody knows Greinke better than Sox special assistant Allard Baird …
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Minor League Ball, Royals Review and FenwayNationWorld
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Call In to Mets Interactive with Questions at 1 PM — Today at 1 pm, Ted Berg and I will be answering questions and talking with Mets fans by phone for a video segment on SNY.TV, which will air later in the afternoon. — If you want to be on the show, have a question, concern …
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Denver Post:
Even if healthy, Orton unlikely to start final games — OAKLAND, Calif. — To be clear, Tim Tebow played in the game Sunday because the Broncos' usual starting quarterback, Kyle Orton, was out with battered ribs. — “I tried to work through it all week,” Orton said. “It just never came around.
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