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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals miss out in Fielder sweepstakes — WASHINGTON — The Nationals lost out to the Tigers in the Prince Fielder sweepstakes on Tuesday. The free-agent first baseman agreed to terms with Detroit on a nine-year, $214 million deal. — “I would have loved to see him hit fourth in our lineup …
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Matt Snyder / Eye on Baseball:
Prince Fielder signs with the Tigers — Chalk up one more for the so-called mystery team. First it was Cliff Lee going to the Phillies, then Albert Pujols heading to the Angels. Now Prince Fielder has shocked the baseball world by signing with the Detroit Tigers, a team …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Tigers To Sign Prince Fielder
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Texas likely out of Prince Fielder free-agent derby
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Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Cordero signs one-year deal with Blue Jays — TORONTO — The Blue Jays continued to revamp their bullpen on Tuesday afternoon by agreeing to terms with free-agent reliever Francisco Cordero. — The move is pending a physical and has been confirmed by an MLB.com source close to the negotiations.
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Batter's Box Interactive … and Cincinnati Reds
Stoeten / Drunk Jays Fans:
Rosenthal: Get Set For Super 'Pen as Jays Sign Francisco Cordero — Taking time out from writing about Prince Fielder and money for the umpteenth time this winter to pass you along this news: Kenny Ken Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports tweets that the Jays have themselves a new setup man, ex-Reds closer Francisco Cordero.
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HardballTalk, Getting Blanked and MLB Daily Dish
Rob Sinclair / CBC News:
Blue Jays re-sign Morrow for $20M
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Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs Baseball and Batter's Box Interactive …
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Blue Jays ink Vizquel to Minor League deal
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Beltran tells Met fans: Time to get over 2006 and move on — New Cardinal says he has moved on from NLCS failure — Carlos Beltran strikes out to end Mets hopes in Game 7 of NLCS against Cardinals, and now that he has joined St. Louis he says it's time for fans to get over it.
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HardballTalk, Amazin' Avenue and SI Tracking Blog
MLB.com:
Hot Stove MLBlog: News, notes and analysis — The offseason maneuvering is in full swing. Stay up on all the trades, signings, rumors and analysis with the Hot Stove MLBlog. — Cespedes gains residency in the DR — The bidding is about to begin. — Cuban outfield prospect Yoenis Cespedes …
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Miami Marlins
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Associated Press:
Cuban slugger Cespedes gains D.R. residency — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The agent for Yoenis Cespedes says the Cuban outfielder has established legal residency in the Dominican Republic, the final hurdle to becoming a free agent. — Edgar Mercedes confirmed the residency in a telephone interview Tuesday.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Lincecum and Giants agree to $40.5M, 2-year deal — SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants reached a verbal agreement Tuesday on a two-year contract worth $40.5 million. — The deal includes a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Giants, Lincecum Agree To Two-Year Deal
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Call to the Pen, McCovey Chronicles and Baseball Nation
Gil Lebreton / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Healthy Hamilton worth more than Prince's ransom — Sometimes the best deal is the one you don't make. — I forget the name of the general manager who originally uttered that oft-quoted adage. — I often wonder, though, what that GM thought when he looked at the lineup card in July and saw Chris Shelton listed at first base.
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Baseball Time in Arlington and Lone Star Ball
Zachary Levine / Ultimate Astros:
Astros add ‘Baseball Prospectus’ alum Fast in drive for stats knowledge — The Astros added to their statistical strength in the front office, hiring Mike Fast, formerly of Baseball Prospectus to serve in the baseball operations department. — Fast, one of the foremost experts on pitch trajectory data …
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Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Emotional Posada retires after 17-year career — Longtime Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, who spent his entire 17-year Major League career in pinstripes, announced his retirement during a Tuesday morning news conference at Yankee Stadium. — “Today's a very emotional day for me,” said Posada.
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Pinstripe Alley, Boston Globe and Yahoo! Sports
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Zachary Levine / Ultimate Astros:
Astros drop ticket prices, relax food policies in new ‘fan-friendly initiatives’ — Astros fans will be able to bring their own food and water to games this season, reversing a longstanding ban that had given Minute Maid Park a notorious distinction among major league ballparks.
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JSOnline
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Jerome Solomon / Ultimate Astros:
Solomon: Astros name change? (Forget) that
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