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Yankees set to bring A-Rod back - on their terms — Alex Rodriguez may be headed back to the Bronx after all — but on the Yankees' terms. — Despite all of the back-and-forth posturing between the Yankees and A-Rod' camp, the Daily News learned today that the two sides have been discussing …
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Yanks, A-Rod close to multi-year deal — New contract would pay slugger as much as $290 million — NAPLES, Fla. — The New York Yankees are getting close to re-signing third baseman Alex Rodriguez to a multi-year contract that would pay him as much as $290 million, multiple baseball sources told MLB.com …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Excluding Boras would violate agreement — FOXSports.com, Updated 22 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Yankees will be in violation of baseball's collective-bargaining agreement if they exclude agent Scott Boras from their negotiations with his client, Alex Rodriguez.
Sports Illustrated:
Heyman: A-Rod discussing deal with Yankees — Star third baseman meets with Yanks to work out deal — In a surprise twist, Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are discussing a deal that seems likely to put the superstar third baseman back in pinstripes.
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
A-Rod could return to the Yankees — Alex Rodriguez may be headed back to the Yankees. — The third baseman said on his Web site this afternoon that he reached out to the Yankees through mutual friends to discuss remaining with the team. — "After spending time with Cynthia (Rodriguez) …
New York Times:
Rodriguez Talks to Yankees Without Agent — Alex Rodriguez said all season that he wanted to stay with the Yankees, and now he is finally backing up those statements. Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees' senior vice president, said today that Rodriguez has told the Yankees he wants to return.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod slips leash and returns to Yanks — In what was a bad day for the Scott Boras Corporation, Alex Rodriguez went to the Yankees directly and apparently has all but finalized a 10-year, $275 million deal. — It took 32 years and nationwide scorn but it seems A-Rod is finally his own man.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Mets eyeing Torrealba-Castro combo — LIKE THIS STORY? — Paul Lo Duca appears out as the Mets' catcher, likely to be replaced by a tandem of Ramon Castro and Yorvit Torrealba, major-league sources say. — The Mets are expected to re-sign Castro on Wednesday, probably to a two-year deal.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Text: Denver Writer on MetsBlog about Yorvit — ...i just hung up the phone with Troy E. Renck, who does an amazing job covering baseball and the Rockies for the Denver Post...i reached out to him in an effort to learn a bit more about free-agent C Yorvit Torrealba, who, according to Newsday …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:Mets get close on Ramon Castro, target Yorvit Torrealba
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Wedge named AL's top manager — Fifth-year skipper rewarded following Indians' postseason run — CLEVELAND — The American League Manager of the Year Award, in principle alone, is not an honor that suits Eric Wedge. — After all, Wedge is the guy who refuses to even walk into fair territory …
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Wedge, Melvin named top managers — NEW YORK — Eric Wedge and Bob Melvin, former backup catchers who found far more success in the dugout than on the field, were honored Wednesday as managers of the year. — Wedge became the first Cleveland manager to win the AL award …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Bullpen makeover begins with Choate — Brewers sign lefty to one-year deal, waiting on Cordero — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers signed free agent reliever Randy Choate on Wednesday, but may have to wait a while for Francisco Cordero. — Two days after making their first formal offer to Cordero …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Red Sox, A's Japan-bound in 2008 — Meeting marks fifth international MLB regular-season opener — NAPLES, Fla. — Major League Baseball is opening its regular season in Japan's 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome next March for the third time, it was announced on Wednesday, with the defending World Series-champion Red Sox facing the A's.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards express interest in Silva, Lohse — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak underscored that the team's most pressing needs remain improving its pitching staff through acquiring at least one starting pitcher, and adding depth it obviously lacked during its just-completed third-place season.
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
'A World Series team' — That's how Lou Piniella — who today will learn if he is Manager of the Year for '07 — sees the Cubs by '09, Gordon Wittenmyer reports — TAMPA, Fla. — For four games in 1961, Emeterio Cuesta played on the same American Legion Post 248 baseball team in Tampa …
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