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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Red Sox still have chance with Oswalt — BOSTON — After indicating late Friday night that pitcher Roy Oswalt was signing with the St. Louis Cardinals “soon,” the same major league source acknowledged Wednesday that Oswalt had not yet made a decision and that the Red Sox still “had a great chance” of signing him.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Red Sox likely out on pitcher Jackson — The Boston Red Sox have made an offer but are “most likely out of the picture” for Edwin Jackson, the top starting pitcher remaining on the free-agent market, because there are better deals on the table from other clubs, according to a baseball source.
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Evan Drellich / MLB.com:
Sox prepping for Papi, Aceves arbitration cases
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Edwin Jackson likely to land one-year deal; hurts Orioles chances in sweepstakes
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Is Edwin Jackson about to make a decision?
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Power rankings: No. 15 Blue Jays — Blue Jays are just 1 blockbuster trade away (think Votto) — Joey Votto hits a home run. (Harry E. Walker / MCT Photo) — On Baseball — No. 15 Blue Jays: 16th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Dodgers. — One more year, two at the most.
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Canadian Press:
Blue Jays complete Francisco Cordero signing — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran reliever Francisco Cordero to a $4.5-million, one-year contract. — The 36-year-old right-hander was 5-3 with 37 saves last season for the Cincinnati Reds. He posted a 2.45 earned-run average and held opponents to a .198 batting average.
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Steve Keating / Reuters:
Cordero Agrees to One-Year Deal With Blue Jays — (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays continued to bolster their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year $4.5 million deal with veteran reliever Francisco Cordero, the Major League Baseball team said on Wednesday. — A three-time All-Star …
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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Yankees' Mark Teixeira is set to lay it down this year like never before — Switch-hittter batted a careeer-worst .224 from left side in 2011 — At the Munson awards (l. to r.) Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira, Diana Munson, former NBA center Dikembe Mutombo …
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Pete Caldera / The Republic:
Yankees' Teixeira toys with idea of bunting
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Mike Mazzeo / ESPN:
Mark Teixeira ... $180 million bunter?
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The Yankee Analysts, HardballTalk and FanGraphs Baseball
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Dodgers' Loney won't face charges from crash — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney won't face any criminal charges resulting from a Nov. 14 traffic accident in which he was briefly detained on suspicion of DUI, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's office confirmed on Wednesday.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Rangers: No Fielder, but Darvish joins team — The Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning the World Series and, perhaps, one injury away from landing the man who would have made them the favorites for a return trip. — Rangers general manager Jon Daniels had serious discussions …
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Who Would You Rather? — Now that Yu Darvish is a Texas Ranger, all of the attention on the international market has gone to Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes. Now that Cespedes has established residency in the Dominican Republic and is eligible to sign, the spotlight is growing brighter.
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Drunk Jays Fans
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
NY Mets, Daniel Murphy will embrace underdog role next season after losing Jose Reyes to Miami Marlins and cutting payroll by $50 million — Murphy puts in OT during offseason after having injuries last two seasons — Daniel Murphy, who is coming off an injury last season …
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Mariners sign veteran Guillen to Minors deal — Three-time All-Star to compete for third base, outfield job — SEATTLE — Veteran infielder Carlos Guillen, who began his career with the Mariners from 1998-2003, signed a Minor League deal with Seattle on Wednesday that includes an invitation to Major League camp.
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Charles Odum / Globe and Mail:
Chipper Jones upbeat about 18th season with Braves — One year has made a big difference in Chipper Jones' outlook. — Jones is feeling optimistic about his health as he moves closer to his 18th season with the Braves. Despite two knee surgeries in the last two years …
