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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Royals Acquire Jonathan Sanchez For Melky Cabrera — The Royals acquired lefty Jonathan Sanchez and minor league starter Ryan Verdugo from the Giants for outfielder Melky Cabrera, announced the team. — Sanchez, 28, may have been a non-tender candidate for the Giants after a disappointing 2011 season …
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals get Sanchez from Giants for Cabrera — The Royals filled their biggest offseason need Monday by acquiring an impact arm for their rotation in getting left-hander Jonathan Sanchez from the San Francisco Giants in a trade for outfielder Melky Cabrera. — Sanchez, 28, battled injuries …
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Associated Press:
Giants obtain Cabrera from Royals
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Royals reportedly set to corporately rename Kauffman Stadium
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Yoenis Cespedes: The Showcase — I knew I was in for something special once I saw the email. — It was forwarded to me by a big league exec with a simple “You're welcome.” The original email was sent to nearly 200 people, a veritable who's who of the international scouting community.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Talented Cuban defector Cespedes is an odd sight — Cuban center fielder Yoenis Cespedes, who defected mid-summer and expects soon to be cleared for free agency, is being billed by his agents as the hitting version of Aroldis Chapman(notes) and is seeking a contract similar to the $30 million …
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes on the Nationals' radar — The Washington Nationals may attempt to find their center field solution in the curious form of Yoenis Cespedes, a 26-year-old Cuban defector who will likely command a contract richer than $30 million.
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Cespedes' suitors said to include Yanks, Phillies — Into a free-agent market light on outfielders - light on everything but first basemen, perhaps - strolls Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes, the promotional video Jose Canseco wishes he'd thought of, and now the jostling to see and sign him.
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Clark Spencer / Fish Bytes:
Marlins Talking to Jose Reyes — The Marlins are so enamored with All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes that they were in contact with the player at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the moment the free agent signing period could begin. A contingent of high-ranking front office executives for the Marlins …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Fielder, Pujols On Marlins' Radar — South Florida's MLB team may have changed beyond recognition by the time the 2012 season begins and it has nothing to do with what they'll be wearing. As they prepare to move into a new stadium, the soon-to-be Miami Marlins are targeting baseball's top free agents.
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Fox Sports:
Cuddyer won't help Phils get any younger — In many ways, Michael Cuddyer would be a classic Ruben Amaro Jr. signing — an older, high-character type, similar to Raul Ibanez in 2008 and Placido Polanco in '09. — There's just one problem. — Cuddyer, who turns 33 on March 27, will not make the Phillies any younger.
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Sports Illustrated:
Cubs, Red Sox have similar lists as they hunt for a new manager
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Dan Duquette agrees to become O's new GM
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers investigating clubhouse leak — The Texas Rangers are investigating who recorded and then leaked manager Ron Washington's speech prior to Game 7 of the World Series. — “It's unacceptable for this type of thing to be out there,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Monday.
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Bgh / Viva El Birdos:
What Are the St. Louis Cardinals Looking For in a Manager? — More than any player Tony La Russa was the St. Louis Cardinals. The clichés of his tenure—playing a hard nine, taking the season one game at a time, making winning plays—came to define the Cardinals as an organization.
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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Twins fire general manager Bill Smith, name former GM Terry Ryan as interim replacement — Minnesota gave zero indication that general manager Bill Smith's job was in jeopardy despite a 99-loss season, with ownership publicly issuing a vote of confidence last month, but today the Twins fired Smith …
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