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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Done. — The Sox will issue an official announcement at some point today, but Theo said it was ok to post here so I am. We agreed to a 1 year contract late last night. Today was the MRI, which I passed. — Still trying to soak it all in. — The deal looks like this.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Schilling, Sox close — Righthander could re-sign with team as early as today — ORLANDO, Fla. - A few of the general managers licking their chops at the opportunity to have Curt Schilling in the open market were wondering why the Red Sox wouldn't re-sign him.
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:It's looking good. — Talks with the Red Sox are moving.
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Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:Sources say Schill stays
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Yankees eyeing replacements for third base — Names like Mike Lowell, Adrian Beltre, Miguel Cabrera and Scott Rolen have come up in talks of who will replace Alex Rodriguez. — ORLANDO, Fla. - The Yankees, maintaining their resolve to move on without Alex Rodriguez, have begun …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jorge Posada wants 4-year deal; waits on Yanks, Mets — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Brian Cashman's top priority of getting Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera re-signed remains the same, but at least one of those Yankee stalwarts isn't inclined to make it that easy on the Bombers.
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets, Omar Minaya will meet with A-Rod and Scott Boras — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Omar Minaya arrived at the general managers' meetings shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, with the Alex Rodriguez Watch trailing him. — While A-Rod's representative wasn't among the agents Minaya had scheduled …
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Sports Illustrated:
The King of Queens? — For lots of reasons, Mets and A-Rod make sense — Also in this column: — ORLANDO, Fla. — The Mets are rising from long-shot status in the Alex Rodriguez sweepstakes, and a lot of folks around baseball are saying they expect the team from Queens to make a significant run at the superstar free agent.
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
The A-Rod saga continues ... With all the hype surrounding Alex Rodriguez, wouldn't it be a smarter move to re-sign Luis Castillo, leave David Wright where he is and pressure Carlos Delgado to put up big numbers in the walk year of his contract? Then divert more of the A-Rod funds to bolster the bullpen …
New York Post:
THE MITCHELL FACTOR — GMS TREAD LIGHTLY AS STEROID REPORT LINGERS — To this concern, Clark responded in an e-mail, "Any allegation or suggestion that Senator Mitchell has shared, or would share, any information from this investigation with anyone from the Boston Red Sox is completely and totally false.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe retains three key arms — Byrd, Borowski and Fultz have 2008 club options exercised — CLEVELAND — The Indians liked their options. — All three of them, in fact. — The Indians announced Tuesday that they have exercised their 2008 club options on right-hander Paul Byrd …
Associated Press:
Indians bring back Byrd despite HGH disclosure — CLEVELAND — Pitcher Paul Byrd, whose admitted use of human growth hormone served as a backdrop to the end of Cleveland's season, had his $7.5 million club option for 2008 picked up by the Indians on Tuesday.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Baseball's Jose Guillen, Matt Williams bought steroids from clinic — Veteran major-league outfielder Jose Guillen, who played part of the 2003 season for the division-champion A's, bought thousands of dollars of steroids and human growth hormone from a troubled Florida anti-aging clinic …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Cabrera, Willis put on the market — Team will consider trading one or both of its stars — Queries regarding Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis once answered with a "not available" will receive a different response this week. — During the general managers' meetings in Orlando …
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:Limited form of replay supported by several GMs
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Associated Press:
GMs vote for use of instant replay for HR calls — ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time Tuesday, baseball general managers recommended instant replay be used to help umpires make close calls. — The recommendation, by a 25-5 vote, was limited to boundary calls — whether potential home runs …
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Teams targeting key Rockies duo — ORLANDO, FLA. — A magical World Series run increased not only the Rockies' national profile, but interest in their high-priority free agents. — The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres have second baseman Kazuo Matsui on their radar …
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Jim Salisbury / philly.com:Phils' Gillick: Third base isn't an off-season priority
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Lowell, A-Rod may interest BoSox — LIKE THIS STORY? — ORLANDO, Fla. - The Red Sox won two World Series in four years after failing to trade for Alex Rodriguez. Yet, few at the general managers' meetings would be shocked if the Sox signed Rodriguez as a free agent.
Washington Post:
Nationals' President Meets With A. Jones — Though Washington Nationals President Stan Kasten has spent much of his time with the club explaining why he believes signing expensive free agents should be the last step in a rebuilding process, Kasten himself met with former Atlanta Braves center …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Red Sox acquire Gagne — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Red Sox scored one of the biggest coups at the non-waiver trade deadline Tuesday, acquiring right-hander Eric Gagne from the Rangers. — Gagne, 31, waived his no-trade clause to Boston in exchange for financial considerations.
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