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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Agent: Torrealba to agree to contract with Mets — Free-agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba will agree to a three-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday, according to Torrealba's agent, Melvin Roman. — Roman told 1050 ESPN New York that he expects to formalize the agreement with the Mets this afternoon.
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Denver Post:
Post-Torrealba, Rox might look to Lo Duca — With free-agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba agreeing to a three-year, $14.4 millon, deal with the New York Mets today, the Rockies have turned their attention to other veteran catchers, including former Met Paul Lo Duca.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees May Pay Rodriguez for Home Run Record — Alex Rodriguez could get a new contract from the Yankees that pays him at least $300 million if Rodriguez breaks Barry Bonds's career home run record, according to two people involved with the negotiations. — Rodriguez and his wife …
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
A-Rod, Yankees close to $275 million deal — Say this for Alex Rodriguez: In a take-no-prisoners winter in which he dared walk away from the New York Yankees and $81 million, in which he sought to obliterate the game's previous record salary (his own), into which his swashbuckling agent entered …
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John Harper / NY Daily News:Hank Steinbrenner's stance caught A-Rod, Boras off guard
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George King / New York Post:A-ROD PLEA: TAKE ME BACK PLEASE
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Peavy wins NL Cy Young unanimously — San Diego ace tops Senior Circuit in wins, ERA and strikeouts — SAN DIEGO — In hopes of "saving a few bullets," as he's apt to say, Jake Peavy once tried to remake himself into more of a pitch-to-contact guy, someone who took a conservative approach when it came to going after hitters.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres talk extension with Peavy as Cy awaits — Padres ace Jake Peavy will receive the National League Cy Young Award today - and a contract extension in coming weeks isn't out of the question for the 26-year-old right-hander. — Padres CEO Sandy Alderson and Peavy's agent said the sides …
ESPN.com:
Peavy unanimous pick for NL Cy Young — NEW YORK — Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts — pitching's version of a Triple Crown. — The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished …
Sean McAdam / ESPN:
Players tend to produce less as they enter mid-to-late thirties — It took less than an hour after the Red Sox won the World Series for the fan base to issue its primary offseason objective to the front office. — Standing on the infield of Coors Field, readying for a live interview …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Rivera wants 4th year in deal — LIKE THIS STORY? — There is a reason why Mariano Rivera has not accepted the Yankees' offer of a three-year, $45-million contract. — Rivera, according to major-league sources, wants a fourth guaranteed year. — The Yankees remain the overwhelming favorite to retain Rivera.
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Fox News:
New York Tax Officials: Yankees Star Derek Jeter Is No Floridian — New York City's quintessential A-list superstar, Yankees captain Derek Jeter, is in trouble with the taxman for claiming he resided in Florida during some of biggest years of his Big Apple career.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers need apology to sign Rogers — Hicks says pitcher's 'unfinished business' must be resolved — egrant@dallasnews.com — Like his general manager did a day earlier,Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks said Wednesday that under "certain circumstances," he would welcome …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:Change shouldn't throw Texas Rangrs a curve
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Baseball Time in Arlington
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Club looks to extend ace Bedard's contract — Source: Team, agent to talk before Dec. 3 — Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail spent part of last week's general manager meetings listening to offers for Erik Bedard. But his focus is expected to change in the coming days …
Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers express interest in free agent Livan Hernandez — The Tigers have expressed interest in signing free agent right-hander Livan Hernandez, the pitcher's agent, Greg Genske, said Wednesday. — Hernandez, 32, is renowned for his durability. He has thrown 200 or more innings in nine of his 10 full seasons in the majors.
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Probabilistic Model of Range, Rightfielders, 2007 — The following table presents probabilistic model of range data for team rightfielders: — Team Rightfielders PMR, 2007, Visit Smooth Distance Model, 2007 data only — Team In Play Actual Outs Predicted Outs DER Predicted DER Ratio — Phillies
