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Star-Telegram / Foul Territory:
Five teams in hunt for C.J. Wilson — The Rangers are one of five teams in the hunt for free-agent left-hander C.J. Wilson, but they might have to offer six years to snag him. — A major-league source said that one of the other four suitors has made an offer of six years.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Marlins, Albert Pujols rep meet twice — How serious are the Miami Marlins about their push to sign Albert Pujols? The team scheduled a second meeting of the day with Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano, for Monday night. — The two sides met for about a half-hour Monday afternoon …
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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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Baseball America, Bluebird Banter and Drunk Jays Fans
Danny Knobler / Eye on Baseball:
‘Super-professional’ Ramirez to move to 3B
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MLB:
Francona will join ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball … Terry Francona, two-time World Champion manager of the Boston Red Sox, has joined ESPN as a baseball analyst, a role which will include serving as a broadcaster for Sunday Night Baseball. — Francona will join Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser …
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Nate Smeltz / ESPN MediaZone:
Terry Francona Joins ESPN; Multi-faceted Role Includes Sunday Night Baseball Analyst — Terry Francona, two-time World Champion manager of the Boston Red Sox, has joined ESPN in a multiplatform role which will include serving as an analyst for Sunday Night Baseball, the network's exclusive national game of the week.
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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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Baseball Hall of Fame:
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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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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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Ron Santo Elected To Hall Of Fame
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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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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Marlins besting Mets for Reyes is bizarro baseball
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Clark Spencer / Boston Herald:
Marlins, Jose Reyes agree to terms on six-year, $102 million deal
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MLB Daily Dish, Over the Monster and baseballmusings.com
Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Measuring Reyes's Loss in the Box Score
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Faith and Fear in Flushing and Patrick Flood
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Sources: Marlins targeting Albert Pujols
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Source: Dodgers closing in on deal with Harang — DALLAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers are close to an agreement with free-agent right-hander Aaron Harang, a deal that would give them a rotation full of established starters and likely would push rookie Nathan Eovaldi to the bullpen or the minor leagues to begin the season.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers sign Jerry Hairston Jr. — DALLAS — The Los Angeles Dodgers capped a flurry of activity on the first day of baseball's winter meetings by signing free-agent infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on Monday. Hairston's two-year deal is worth $6 million, according to a source.
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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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Associated Press:
AP source: Twins keep Matt Capps for $4.75 million — DALLAS (AP) - A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that closer Matt Capps and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $4.75 million, one-year contract. — The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal had not yet been announced.
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Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: MLB Avg Salary Up 2.7 Pct to $3.1M — DALLAS (AP) — The average major league salary increased 2.7 percent this year to nearly $3.1 million, the largest rise since 2008. — The 913 players on Aug. 31 rosters and disabled lists averaged $3,095,183, the Major League Baseball Players Association …
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Phillies Interested in Ramirez — The Phillies are preparing for life without Jimmy Rollins. — Sources confirmed Monday they are seriously pursuing free agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez. — Ruben Amaro Jr. has said the “shortstop situation” is his top remaining priority this offseason …
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