Top News:
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Yankees finding pitcher Edwin Jackson too pricey after Hal Steinbrenner meets with agent Scott Boras — Agent believed to be seeking $15 million a year for Cards free agent — Edwin Jackson will likely have to lower demands to receive pitch from Hal Steinbrenner and Yankees.
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Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
The Morning After: Pineda & Kuroda — After a winter of all talk and no action, Brian Cashman made his two biggest moves in roughly two years in the span of an hour or so last night. First he acquired Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Mariners for Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi …
Discussion:
HardballTalk, Beyond the Box Score, baseballmusings.com, Baseball Nation and ESPN
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Yankees agree to trade slugger Jesus Montero to Seattle Mariners as part of multi-player deal to land Michael Pineda — Hiroki Kuroda signs with Yankees for one-year deal worth $10 million — Michael Pineda goes 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in 28 starts for the Seattle Mariners last season.
Discussion:
Sports Illustrated and Only Baseball Matters
Steven Goldman / Pinstriped Bible …:
The Montero-Pineda Trade: Rotation Upgrade at a Sustainable Cost — This trade came down while I was co-hosting BP's Friday night radio show on SiriusXM, and as we chatted about the deal, I could only look on helplessly as Twitter filled up with invective directed against the trade by Yankees fans.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley, It's About The Money and The Yankee Analysts
Baseball Insider:
Yanks upgrade rotation twice, seek hitter (Pena?) — The Yankees revamped their rotation by acquiring Michael Pineda in a big trade of fine young talents for Jesus Montero and seemingly seconds later coming to terms with Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year deal for about $10 million. And they don't appear to be done yet.
ESPN:
Source: Yankees trade Montero for M's Pineda — The New York Yankees have traded top prospect Jesus Montero and right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for phenom pitcher Michael Pineda and righty Jose Campos, a source told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark.
Discussion:
ESPN, MLB, NoMaas.org and Value Over Replacement Grit
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Yankees To Sign Hiroki Kuroda
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley, Purple Row, Lasorda's Lair, River Avenue Blues and The Yankee Analysts
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Mariners, Yankees Swap Pineda For Montero
Discussion:
It's About The Money, River Avenue Blues and NESN.com
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Mariners, Yanks nearing Pineda, Montero swap
Discussion:
Seattle Mariners blog
Tim Booth / Globe and Mail:
The Seattle Mariners agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda …
Discussion:
U.S.S. Mariner and baseballmusings.com
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Selig Prioritizing A's Stadium Resolution — Mark Purdy of the San Jose Mercury News writes that commissioner Bud Selig, who was recently extended through 2014, has placed the A's and their pursuit of a new stadium and a move to San Jose on the front burner.
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Mark Purdy / Mercury News:
Selig: A's bid to pursue ballpark in San Jose is ‘on the front burner’ for MLB — SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Bud Selig, minutes after agreeing to stay on as Major League Baseball commissioner through 2014, left no doubt what was at the top of his task list. It is the resolution of the A's ballpark situation …
R.A. Dickey / Bats:
Reaching the Summit of Kilimanjaro — R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com, HardballTalk and Mets Merized Online
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
The starting pitching at a glance — Last year, the members of this rotation won 39 games (with Gee winning 13 of those 39), and pitched to a 4.17 ERA, walking 234 and striking out 491 and allowing 71 home runs in 720 1/3 innings pitched combined and averaged just over six innings per start.
Discussion:
Mets Merized Online
Chris Carlson / Newsday:
David Wright not looking forward to talk on his status — New York Mets third baseman David Wright sits in the dugout during the game against the Yankees. (May 21, 2011) — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — David Wright is optimistic about everything that will occur on the field at Citi Field this season.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com
ESPN:
Sources: Yanks sign former Dodgers P Kuroda … G-Men Tough? Ha! … Melo Out?
Discussion:
True Blue LA and Dodgers Blog
