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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:
Sliding Into Home, HardballTalk, Lookout Landing, Beyond the Box Score and baseballmusings.com
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, The Yankee Analysts and It's About The Money
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
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.
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Yankees To Sign Hiroki Kuroda
Discussion:
Replacement Level …, Pinstripe Alley, Purple Row, lenNY's Yankees and Lasorda's Lair
Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Mariners, Yankees Swap Pineda For Montero
Discussion:
New York Yankees Fan Blog, Yanks Go Yard, lenNY's Yankees, baseballmusings.com and FenwayNation
ESPN:
Source: Yankees trade Montero for M's Pineda
Discussion:
ESPN, NoMaas.org, MLB and Value Over Replacement Grit
Tim Booth / Globe and Mail:
The Seattle Mariners agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda …
Discussion:
U.S.S. Mariner and baseballmusings.com
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Mariners, Yanks nearing Pineda, Montero swap
Discussion:
Sliding Into Home, Mariners Musings and Seattle Mariners blog
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Lavarnway is hoping to hit it big in 2012 — Since New Year's Day, Ryan Lavarnway has been going through quickness and agility drills at Athletes' Performance in Phoenix. — “Just trying to get bigger, stronger, faster,” Lavarnway said. “Learning a lot about nutrition.”
Discussion:
MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
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Sully / Red Sox Beacon:
Underdogs — Is the sun setting on the Red Sox? — Coming off of a 97 win, 101-Pythag win season in which the New York Yankees ran away with the American League East, the Bombers last night added Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda. They did so, too, by giving up almost nothing from the roster …
Discussion:
BoSox Injection and River Avenue Blues
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:
Kranepool Society, Amazin' Avenue, Old Time Family Baseball, HardballTalk, MetsBlog.com and Mets Merized Online
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Darvish, Rangers quibble over length of contract — Star Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish's desire for a five-year contract and the Texas Rangers' preference of a six-year deal is the greatest sticking point between the sides as negotiations barrel toward a deadline Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, according to major league sources.
Discussion:
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Rangers Blog, Lone Star Ball and MLB Rumors
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats still in running to land free-agent Fielder — Source says club is unwilling to give first baseman a 10-year deal — WASHINGTON — The Nationals continue to be in the Prince Fielder sweepstakes, although the club is not willing to give the free-agent first baseman a 10-year deal …
Discussion:
Federal Baseball and MLB Rumors
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.
