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Sources: Marlins, Reyes agree to six-year deal … The Miami Marlins and shortstop Jose Reyes agreed to terms on a six-year deal Sunday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. — Sources told ESPNDeportesLosAngeles.com earlier Sunday that the Marlins offered Reyes a deal worth a minumum of $111 million.
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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Marlins, Reyes Agree To Six-Year Deal — 8:54pm: Reyes' deal does not include a no-trade clause, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. — 8:47pm: The Marlins and Reyes have agreed to a six-year, $106MM deal, pending a physical, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Marlins Get a Potential Bargain in Jose Reyes — Before the off-season started, we asked you guys to project how much the primary free agents would sign for this winter. The FanGraphs Crowd tabbed Jose Reyes for a six year, $101 million contract. Tonight, he signed with the Marlins …
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Source: Marlins up offer to Jose Reyes — DALLAS — The Miami Marlins have put themselves in a position to acquire shortstop Jose Reyes. — The revamped franchise has offered Reyes a deal worth a minimum of $111 million, sources told ESPNDeportesLosAngeles.com.
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Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Measuring Reyes's Loss in the Box Score — Since his major league debut in 2003, Jose Reyes has become one of the more recognizable stars in baseball. And for Mets fans, viewing the effervescent Reyes in full motion — knees pumping, dreadlocks swaying — became something of a quintessential experience.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Sources: Marlins targeting Albert Pujols — DALLAS — Now that they've checked Jose Reyes off their to-do list, the Miami Marlins have an even bigger name on their radar screen — Albert Pujols. — Sources told ESPN.com on Sunday night that the Marlins still plan to make an aggressive run at Pujols …
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Clark Spencer / Boston Herald:
Marlins, Jose Reyes agree to terms on six-year, $102 million deal — MIAMI — Move over (to third base), Hanley Ramirez. — As long as he passes a routine physical, Jose Reyes will become the Miami Marlins' new shortstop. — Reyes and the Marlins agreed to terms on a six-year deal …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Marlins besting Mets for Reyes is bizarro baseball
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Marlins offer Reyes six year, $111m contract, Mets out
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Matthew Pouliot / HardballTalk:
Marlins, Jose Reyes agree to $110 million deal
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Reyes, ‘pen are Mets’ Meetings priorities
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Ron Santo elected to Hall of Fame — It took 32 years, but former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday with at least 75 percent of the vote from the Golden Era committee. — Santo was the only player elected. He received 15 of 16 votes.
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Ron Santo Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Golden Era Committee — Chicago Third Baseman to Be Inducted in Cooperstown, July 22, 2012 — DALLAS, TX — Ron Santo, a nine-time All-Star who amassed 342 home runs and five Gold Glove awards, has been elected to the National Baseball Hall …
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Fox Sports:
Questions rampant at winter meetings — DALLAS — Before Scott Boras calls his first news conference, before mystery teams wrest Albert Pujols from the Marlins' moneyed hands, before caffeine-fueled conversations beget multimillion-dollar deals, I'd like to offer the following advice:
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Jeff Blair / Globe and Mail:
Blue Jays ready to get down to business — This is why it's good to have “people” to do stuff for you. Alex Anthopoulos rolled into the Hilton Anatole on Sunday night for baseball's winter meetings, flying past the check-in counter and into an elevator pursued by a pack of Japanese reporters …
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Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Jays' Anthopoulos ready to wheel and deal
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Market for Pujols is a question — Image — DALLAS • Albert Pujols possesses more than 400 home runs in 11 seasons, three NL Most Valuable Player awards, two Gold Gloves and widespread recognition as the game's best player. — Unclear is whether the superstar free-agent first baseman …
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Fox Sports:
Manny seeks return to major leagues — DALLAS — On the same weekend Pedro Martinez announced his intention to retire, one of his most colorful and controversial teammates has decided to make a comeback. — Manny Ramirez, who retired in April following a second violation …
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Phillies, Laynce Nix Agree To Two-Year Deal — The Phillies and Laynce Nix have agreed to terms on a two-year contract, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com (Twitter links). The deal is pending a physical. — Nix, who turned 31 on October 30, hit .250/.299/.451 in 351 plate appearances for the Nationals last season.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Red Sox cool on Bill Buckner — DALLAS — New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine wants to add Bill Buckner to his coaching staff and the former Boston first baseman wants the job, but the team's front office is resistant to the idea, a source close to Buckner said.
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Steve Melewski:
Lee Thomas on Duquette: “Some people missed the boat on him” — DALLAS - Dan Duquette and Lee Thomas are working together again. Thomas was hired today as a special assistant to the Orioles' executive vice president of baseball operations. — Most recently, Thomas worked as a pro scout for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2004-2006.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Parade of possibilities at the winter meetings
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