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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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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Mets close to re-signing Castillo — FOXSports.com, Updated 9 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Mets, overcoming stiff competition, are close to re-signing free-agent second baseman Luis Castillo to a four-year, $25 million contract, according to major-league sources.
Associated Press:
Report: Castillo agrees to four-year deal — NEW YORK — Second baseman Luis Castillo decided to stay with the New York Mets, reaching a preliminary agreement Sunday night on a $25 million, four-year contract, according to the Associated Press. — Castillo must pass a physical for the deal to be finalized, according to AP.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:Buzz: As of Now, Mets not Thinking Lo Duca
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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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Paul Newberry / Associated Press:
Glavine back with Braves for 1 year, $8M — ATLANTA — Tom Glavine is coming home. The 303-game winner returned to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, agreeing to an $8 million, one-year contract. — The agreement between the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and the Braves was revealed …
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Sports Illustrated:
Tom Glavine coming home, agrees to $8 million deal with Braves for 2008 — ATLANTA (AP) -Tom Glavine won his 300th game with the New York Mets. He plans to get his final win for the Atlanta Braves. — Glavine agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the Braves, his agent said Sunday …
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves, Glavine agree on one-year deal — Veteran lefty reunited with Atlanta after stint in New York — ATLANTA — In a perfect world, Tom Glavine and the Braves never would have parted ways. Fortunately, fate and a strong mutual desire have reunited them and given the celebrated southpaw …
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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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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.
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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Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
How Hank Impacts The Yanks — The rise and fall of the Yankees' fortunes over the years has had a direct relationship to how involved the owner was. The less anyone heard from George Steinbrenner, the more games the team won. The most consequential development of the Yankees' absurdly …
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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 …
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Chicago Cubs — 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 (without regard to service time) are eligible.
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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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
10 Best World Series Game 2s Ever — Just because it's November that doesn't mean I can't remain stuck in October. The hot stove league might keep some baseball fans warm, but I like to stay cozy by heating up baseball history. — In my last article I noted that the most famous postseason games …
