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Jason Beck / Beck's Blog:
Zumaya agrees to deal with Twins — The Tigers could end up seeing a lot of Joel Zumaya this year after all. It'll just be in a different uniform, albeit an awfully familiar one. — After throwing for teams in December and holding out for a roster spot and the right situation …
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Joe Christensen / Around the Majors:
Twins agree to terms with former Tigers reliever Zumaya — The Twins have agreed to a deal with former Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya, pending a physical, a major league official confirmed today. — The agreement was first reported by MLB.com. — Zumaya, 27, is expected …
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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
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Drunk Jays Fans, Sliding Into Home, HardballTalk, Beyond the Box Score and baseballmusings.com
Steven Goldman / Pinstriped Bible …:
The Montero-Pineda Trade: Rotation Upgrade at a Sustainable Cost
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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
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Sports Illustrated and Only Baseball Matters
Baseball Insider:
Yanks upgrade rotation twice, seek hitter (Pena?)
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
DeWitt: Cards did their best to re-sign Pujols — Club's owner weighs in on negotiations at Winter Warm-Up — ST. LOUIS — Cardinals principal owner Bill DeWitt Jr. took issue Sunday with any notion that his team wasn't fully committed to its attempt to re-sign superstar Albert Pujols.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Wainwright expresses admiration for Tebow — ST. LOUIS — Hours before taking the field against the New England Patriots on Saturday night, Tim Tebow found himself the center of discussion in the Cardinals' interview room. Yes, these days it seems as if there is no setting that the Broncos quarterback can't effectively infiltrate.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Source: Phillies agree with Joel Pineiro — The Phillies have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent pitcher Joel Pineiro, according to a major league source. The deal includes an invitation to the Phillies' big league spring training camp. — The 33-year-old right-hander spent the past two seasons with the Angels.
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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.”
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Sully / Red Sox Beacon:
Underdogs — Is the sun setting on the Red Sox?
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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.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Rasmus, Blue Jays agree to one-year deal — Center fielder Colby Rasmus has agreed to a $2.7 million contract with the Blue Jays for 2012, thereby avoiding arbitration. — Toronto acquired Rasmus in a midseason trade with St. Louis, and the Blue Jays are hoping the 25-year-old left-handed hitter …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Source: Bartolo Colon agrees to join A's — Bartolo Colon has agreed to a one-year contract with the A's, a major league source told ESPN.com. The deal is pending a physical. — Colon, who will turn 39 in May, went 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA in 29 appearances for the Yankees last year.
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Espn Com / MLB:
Nats, Gio Gonzalez agree to contract — Right-hander Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals agreed to a multiyear contract extension through the 2016 season to avoid salary arbitration, the team announced Sunday. — The Nationals did not disclose financial terms for the deal …
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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 …
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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.
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