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Report: Mets agree to deal with Young — NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says right-hander Chris Young has agreed to a contract with the New York Mets, pending a physical. — Mets at a glance — The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition …
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Source: Chris Young, Mets close — The New York Mets are closing in on a deal with free-agent right-hander Chris Young, a source within the organization told ESPNNewYork.com. — Young, 31, made three September starts for the San Diego Padres last season, after missing most of the season with a strained right shoulder.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Young, Mets agree, pending physical — The Mets and free-agent right-hander Chris Young have agreed to a deal, pending a physical, an organization source told ESPNNewYork.com. — That likely gives the Mets a rotation of Mike Pelfrey, Jon Niese, R.A. Dickey, Chris Capuano and Young to open the season, if all are healthy.
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Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers, outfielder Marcus Thames agree on a deal — He's likely to platoon in left field with Jay Gibbons. Club is also close to signing outfielder Gabe Kapler. — Staff and wire reports — The Dodgers went into spring training last year with Manny Ramirez in left field …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Thames nearing deal with Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers' search for a power bat has them on the verge of signing free-agent outfielder Marcus Thames, but veterans Eric Chavez and Gabe Kapler are also in the mix, according to baseball sources. — The club declined to confirm that a signing of Thames was close.
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Dylan Hernandez / Dodgers Blog:
Dodgers reach agreement with Marcus Thames, close to signing Gabe Kapler — The Dodgers are close to making some modest upgrades to their outfield, as they have agreed to terms on a deal with Marcus Thames and are close to signing Gabe Kapler to a minor league contract.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Votto, Lozano Make Smart Deal — Joey Votto has nothing to lose. He and agent Dan Lozano avoided arbitration and worked out a deal with the Reds that's worth $38MM in guaranteed money. And Votto doesn't hit free agency a minute later than he was originally scheduled to.
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Losing Pujols would devastate Cards — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Here's the bottom line, the only thing you need to know before the rhetoric intensifies:
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
New York Yankees exec: Rafael Soriano issue not bad for Brian Cashman — NEW YORK — The Yankees have “full confidence” in general manager Brian Cashman, according to a senior team executive who acknowledged a division in the ranks over the signing last week of reliever Rafael Soriano …
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Sources: New York Yankees lead chase for OF Andruw Jones
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
New York Yankees less confident Andy Pettitte will return next …
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Sources: Cubs trade Tom Gorzelanny — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have traded left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to the Washington Nationals for three minor league prospects — right-handed pitcher A.J. Morris, left-handed pitcher Graham Hicks and outfielder Michael Burgess, according to two major league sources.
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Report: Cubs Trade Tom Gorzelanny to Nationals for Prospects
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Yahoo! Sports:
Rauch, Janssen agree with Blue Jays — has agreed to a $3.75 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, and Casey Janssen — has settled his salary arbitration case. — Rauch, a free agent, gets one-year contract worth $3.75 million under Monday's agreement.
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Blue Jays Sign Jon Rauch
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Jim Reeves / ESPN:
Rafael Palmeiro doesn't pass the test — It would be nice to ignore steroid controversy in HOF voting, but it would be wrong — For years, Rafael Palmeiro ducked the phone calls, ignored the messages, stayed out of the public eye and hoped that perhaps people would forgive and forget.
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Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Bautista the big question mark as arbitration deadline looms — On the eve of baseball's deadline for the exchange of arbitration numbers, right-handers Casey Janssen, Shawn Camp and Jesse Litsch agreed to terms on one-year contracts with the Jays for 2011. — Janssen, 29, settled on a $1.095 million (all figures U.S.) contract.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Nolasco will be ready to go when camp opens — Marlins righty ahead of schedule in recovery from knee surgery — MIAMI — Right-hander Ricky Nolasco will be fully ready to go when Marlins pitchers and catchers begin Spring Training workouts on Feb. 18. — Returning from surgery …
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Larry Granillo / Wezen Ball:
A Very Special Episode — The 1980s and 1990s were an interesting time for a lot of things. Television sitcoms, for example, ranged from the brilliant in The Cosby Show and Cheers and the like, to the, um, not so brilliant in Saved by the Bell and Small Wonder.
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