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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Persuade Posada to Stay — The Yankees added a fourth year to Jorge Posada's contract offer late last night, and as soon as Posada completes the formality of taking a physical, he will officially return to the team. Posada has agreed to the terms of the deal, which would make him the highest-paid catcher in the majors.
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With Jorge Posada gone, Mets must unmask new plan — Despite huddling for a power lunch with Jorge Posada and his agents in Manhattan Monday, the Mets will be forced to make a contingency plan to fill their catching vacancy due to the five-time All-Star's pending return to the Yankees.
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Rivera Has $45 Million Reasons to Stay — Somewhat lost in the excitement of Monday's news that Jorge Posada will return to the Yankees was the team's improved offer to closer Mariano Rivera: three years, $45 million. That should be plenty of cash for Rivera, like Posada, to return to the only team he's known.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Posada reportedly re-signing with Yanks — Catcher stays off market, agrees to four-year, $52.4 million pact — NEW YORK — Jorge Posada reportedly has a new contract in hand and is set to stay in Yankees pinstripes. — The New York Daily News and The Associated Press reported late Monday …
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Sabathia takes home AL Cy Young — Cleveland left-hander beats Boston's Beckett in voting — CLEVELAND — The Cy Young questions sprang up midseason, as C.C. Sabathia consistently put together dominant performances for an Indians team in contention for a division title.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
AL Cy Young Award: A two-man race? — Competition appears to be between Beckett and Sabathia — Just when you thought the Yankees and the Red Sox had exhausted all possible manifestation of their intense rivalry ... there went the ballots for the American League Cy Young Award.
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Sabathia outdistances Beckett to win Cy Young — NEW YORK — C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out several worthy contenders by a comfortable margin and becoming the first Cleveland pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. — The Indians ace received 19 of 28 …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs send outfielder Monroe to Twins — Prior, Guzman activated from 60-day disabled list — CHICAGO — The Cubs continued to shuffle their roster in preparation for 2008, dealing outfielder Craig Monroe to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday for a player to be named.
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Twins trade for Craig Monroe — The Twins and Chicago Cubs have been discussing a trade that would send left fielder Craig Monroe to Minnesota for a player to be named, and an announcement could come as soon as today, the Star Tribune has learned. — UPDATE: It's official.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Market open on Lowell — Sox can't beat clock; others now free to bid — The most lucrative/costly time of the year in baseball - free agency - got under way early this morning for 153 players, one of whom was World Series MVP Mike Lowell. — Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein met …
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Rocky Mountain News:
KRIEGER: Writers' top NL rookie vote all hit, no field — On the Web site of the Baseball Writers Association of America, they posted a five-paragraph summary of the National League Rookie of the Year balloting Monday. — It contained a lot of numbers. Describing Ryan Braun's narrow victory …
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Chris Kline / Baseball America:
Philadelphia Phillies — Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
With Jones traded, Cubs short on lefty hitters — Despite the rough treatment from fans and media in Chicago, outfielder Jacque Jones said he has ''no regrets'' about his two seasons with the Cubs, but he's looking forward to moving on to Detroit after Monday's trade to the Tigers.
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Free-agent rankings — Here is the 144-man free agent class of 2008, broken down by position, with their overall ranking preceding their name and their opening day age appearing in parentheses. The ranking is based on a number of variables, including history, age and potential …
MLB.com:
Pirates hire Larry Corrigan as Special Assistant to General Manager — The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that Larry Corrigan has been named Special Assistant to the General Manager. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President and General Manager Neal Huntington.
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