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Brewers core players all under 30 — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Leftover notes from the Zack Greinke trade, as compiled from discussions with major-league sources:
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees official says team knew Kansas City would trade Zack Greinke …
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Chris Cwik / FanGraphs Baseball:
Are the Brewers the Favorite in the Central?
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Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Blue Jays content to bide time after striking out on Greinke
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals trade Greinke to Brewers
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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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Rockies sign Buckner to Minors contract — Right-hander's deal includes invitation for Spring Training — DENVER — The Rockies have signed former Royals and D-backs right-hander Billy Buckner to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training, the team announced Monday.
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians sign Austin Kearns to one-year $1.3 million deal
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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 …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats in mix for Pavano, maybe not for Webb — NEW YORK — The Cubs and Rangers have jumped ahead of the Nationals in the Brandon Webb sweepstakes, according to a source. No reason was given as to why the Nats fell behind in the race. — Washington was thought to be the front-runners …
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Ankiel lands one-year contract with Nationals
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Dave Sheinin / Nationals Journal:
Nationals sign OF Rick Ankiel to one-year deal
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Associated Press:
Strasbug ‘on track’ in elbow rehab … WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg says his rehabilitation is “on track” and that he hopes to start throwing a few weeks before spring training. — The Washington Nationals pitcher whose sensational rookie season was cut short by reconstructive elbow surgery …
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Dave Sheinin / Nationals Journal:
Stephen Strasburg expects to start throwing before start of spring training — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg said Monday his rehabilitation from elbow ligament-replacement surgery remains on pace, and he expects to begin throwing again in California “a few weeks before” …
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Associated Press:
AP Source: Nolasco Gets $26.5M Deal With Marlins — MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins may have a starting pitcher for Game 2 in their new ballpark. — Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco has agreed to a $26.5 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday.
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Nolasco on verge of inking contract extension
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins, Nolasco agree to 3-year, $26.5 million deal
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mdn.mainichi.jp:
Baseball: Ichiro looks back on 10th season in majors — SEATTLE (Kyodo) — In 2010, Ichiro Suzuki extended his major league record for consecutive 200-hit seasons to 10. — The Seattle Mariners star also tied Pete Rose's career mark of 10 200-hit seasons while making his 10th All-Star Game appearance and winning his 10th Gold Glove.
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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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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
The Yankees could have had Zack Greinke — Jon Heyman tweets that the Royals asked the Yankees for Jesus Montero and Eduardo Nunez in exchange for Zack Greinke and told the Yankees that Greinke would drop his no-trade clause. The Yankees rejected the offer, however, because they did not believe …
Sports Illustrated:
Why I didn't cast a Hall of Fame vote for Bert Blyleven, again … Bert Blyleven's Hall of Fame case continues to be the most controversial and interesting one ever, certainly among those not tainted by the steroid issue. His candidacy has stirred more debate and arguments than any other player's, and it isn't even close.
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