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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Arredondo agrees to two-year deal with Reds — Cincinnati has no arbitration-eligible players remaining — The Reds and right-hander Jose Arredondo have agreed to a two-year contract to avoid arbitration, the club announced Thursday. — Arredondo was Cincinnati's last remaining arbitration-eligible player.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Nationals To Sign Brad Lidge — The Nationals have agreed to sign free agent right-hander Brad Lidge to a one-year deal, the team announced. Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com tweets that Lidge will earn $1MM plus incentives. MLB.com's Bill Ladson reported the agreement via Twitter after Salisbury first tweeted that a deal was close.
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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Wedge leaning toward moving Ichiro in lineup
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Dodgers secretly bid big for Prince — Although they managed to stay under the radar all the while, the Los Angeles Dodgers pushed hard for weeks to try to sign Prince Fielder and thought for a while they might have a legitimate shot at their own secret signing.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Source: Giants give righty Hensley 1-year deal — The San Francisco Giants have reached agreement on a one-year major league deal with relief pitcher Clay Hensley, according to a baseball source. Hensley will make a base salary of $750,000 and can earn an additional $300,000 in incentives and awards, the source said.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
No room for Isringhausen in Mets' bullpen — Mets on Twitter — It doesn't appear there is going to be room in the Mets' retooled bullpen for Jason Isringhausen. — Sources said the team “hasn't ruled anything out,” but they don't expect him back. — “There probably isn't a fit for him here,” another source said.
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Associated Press:
Indians P Carmona placed on restricted list — CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona has been placed on baseball's restricted list following his arrest for false identity. — Carmona was arrested last week in the Dominican Republic on charges he falsified his name and birthdate …
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Noah Trister / Associated Press:
Prince Fielder introduced by Detroit Tigers — NEW YORK—Prince Fielder has been introduced by the Detroit Tigers, a team desperate to win its first World Series title since 1984. — Fielder appeared at a news conference at Comerica Park on Thursday after finalizing a $214 million …
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Associated Press:
Lefty Boone Logan and Yankees agree at $1,875,000 — NEW YORK - The Yankees settled their final salary arbitration case, agreeing with left-hander Boone Logan on a one-year contract worth $1,875,000. — The agreement Thursday was just below the midpoint between the $2.1 million he had asked …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Trio of Mets hurlers among Top 100 Prospects — Wheeler, Harvey, Familia have healthy rivalry developing — NEW YORK — It started with Matt Harvey, the college product with the big right arm. Then Jeurys Familia began outpitching his projections, and one became two.
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Breaking down MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects
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The Knobler Blog:
What's next for Tigers? Maybe Cespedes — The Prince Fielder signing should push the Tigers' 2012 payroll up over $130 million. — Is there any money left? — Could be, but the Tigers are unlikely to spend it on a full-time designated hitter, or on a fifth-starter candidate who would require a guaranteed major-league contract.
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MLB.com:
White Sox announce 2012 Spring Training Broadcast Schedule — Spring Training Games to be Featured on Television, Radio and Internet — CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox, Comcast SportsNet, WGN-TV and WSCR-AM 670 (The Score) have announced the team's 2012 spring training broadcast schedule.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Castellini: Reds will try to sign Votto — Slugger will be eligible for free agency following 2013 season — CINCINNATI — In light of the nine-year contract, reportedly worth $214 million, that Prince Fielder signed with the Tigers on Thursday, it's time to start wondering about Joey Votto's future with the Reds.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers On Deck schedule released to public — With Ryan Braun's status settled, the Brewers released information about Sunday's “On Deck” event. Here's everything you need to know: — Brewers On Deck, presented by Time Warner Cable, is Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Frontier Airlines Center in downtown Milwaukee.
