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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Lowell stays — Free-agent third baseman Mike Lowell has agreed in principle to the framework of a three-year deal to return to the Red Sox, major league baseball sources close to the negotiations have confirmed. — Lowell, 33, tested the free-agent waters, and may have received at least …
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Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Sox, Lowell agree to three years … Mike Lowell is on the verge of returning to the Red Sox [team stats]. — The Red Sox and Lowell have agreed to the parameters of a three-year contract with an annual worth of "more than $12 (million) but less than $13 (million)" according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Lowell Signs With Red Sox — UPDATE: ESPN reports that the deal is for $37.5MM, so $12.5MM per year. Lowell took more than $10MM less to stay with Boston. — UPDATE: Rob Bradford says the Red Sox and Lowell have agreed to the parameters of a three-year deal worth between $12-13MM annually.
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Fox Sports, Boston Globe, Over the Monster, The Good Phight, Hot Foot and Bradford Files
ESPN:
Red Sox, Lowell agree to three-year, $37.5M deal — Mike Lowell and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million deal Monday, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports. — Both sides have been in intense negotiations all Monday. According to ESPN's Peter Gammons …
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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:Joe Nuxhall, Mike Lowell, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and our next President?
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MY BASEBALL BIAS
Chicagosports / Hardball:
UPDATE: Garland to Angels — In the first of what could be several moves this off-season, the White Sox dealt dependable starting pitcher Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels for Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera and cash. — The trade signals the end of Juan Uribe's days at starting shortstop for the White Sox.
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ESPN:
ChiSox deal righty Garland for Angels SS Cabrera — CHICAGO — The White Sox traded right-hander Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday for shortstop Orlando Cabrera. — The 28-year-old Garland, an 18-game winner in 2005 and 2006, was 10-13 with a 4.23 ERA in 32 starts last season.
MLB.com:
White Sox acquire shortstop Orlando Cabrera and cash considerations from Los Angeles Angels for pitcher Jon Garland — CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have acquired Gold Glove Award-winning shortstop Orlando Cabrera and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jon Garland.
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
News: White Sox trade Jon Garland to Angels — The White Sox have traded RHP Jon Garland to the Angels for SS Orlando Cabrera and cash. — For more, check out Baseball Digest Daily. — The 28-year-old Garland, who will earn $12 million next season, won 18 games in each of 2005 and 2006 …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
A-Rod might win American League MVP with unanimous vote — Whether Alex Rodriguez captures his third American League MVP award on Monday isn't really the question. Whether A-Rod becomes the AL's first unanimous winner in a decade is the only drama surrounding the announcement.
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Associated Press:
A-Rod wins MVP convincingly, but not unanimously — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez is headed back to the New York Yankees as the American League's Most Valuable Player. — A-Rod won his third AL MVP award Monday, easily defeating Detroit's Magglio Ordonez. — Rodriguez had 26 first-place votes …
George King / New York Post:
MVP BEFORE — A-ROD WILL COLLECT AWARD, THEN FINALIZE PACT — Alex Rodriguez isn't going to hit the mother load of daily doubles today because the details of the richest deal in baseball history won't be ironed out by the time Rodriguez is announced as the AL MVP this afternoon.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:Crasnick: Boras will walk away with little if any damage
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We've Got Heart
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Mets, Castillo agree on 4 years, $25M — The Mets and second baseman Luis Castillo have reached a preliminary agreement on a four-year, $25-million contract. (Newsday / Paul J. Bereswill) — The Mets want to save their trading chips to acquire a pitcher, not a second baseman or catcher, and they are moving toward that goal.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Glavine agrees to one-year deal with Braves — It's a done deal: Tom Glavine is coming home to the Braves. — The 41-year-old former Braves ace agreed to terms late Sunday on a one-year, $8 million free-agent contract to return to the team, a person familiar with negotiations told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Mariano Rivera attempting to squeeze option year as Yankee deal nears — Mariano Rivera eventually may accept the three-year, $45 million deal the Yankees have offered him, but the closer isn't quite ready to do so just yet. — It appears as though Rivera has given up on the idea of getting …
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Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers to entertain Hunter — Daniels, Washington will join owner for dinner with free agent — rdurrett@dallasnews.com — Free-agent center fielder Torii Hunter is scheduled to have dinner at Rangers owner Tom Hicks' house tonight. General manager Jon Daniels, manager Ron Washington …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Japanese righty may provide relief — Sox among the finalists for Chiba Lotte's Yabuta — The White Sox are among five teams in the running for Japanese reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta. — The Sox are looking for bullpen help, and Yabuta has told Japanese media the Sox, Royals, Indians …
Toronto Sun:
Jays acquire super-sub to give bench a boost — The Blue Jays have spent the past couple of off-seasons in search of a super-sub type of player and J.P. Ricciardi thinks that in Marco Scutaro, he's found his jack of all trades. — The Jays announced yesterday they have given up a pair …
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