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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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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Mets to re-sign 2B Castillo for 4 years — NEW YORK (AP) — 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. — Castillo must pass a physical for the deal to be finalized …
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.
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.
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Joe Pawlikowski / MLB Trade Rumors:
Report: Mets Give Castillo Four Years, $25 Million — Update: Now Ken Rosenthal has this one. — This one just came in from Tim. Dominican sports website Impacto Deportivo is reporting that the Mets and Luis Castillo have agreed to a four-year deal worth $25 million.
Hartford Courant:
Yankees Backing Off Lowell — Yankees might not be that interested in signing Red Sox free agent third baseman Mike Lowell to play first base. — ESPN reported that while the World Series MVP's agents, brothers Seth and Sam Levinson, have remained in contact with the Yankees …
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Notes: Ricciardi eyeing Clement — Jays plan to go with Johnson in leadoff spot next season — TORONTO — The Blue Jays plan on searching through the bargain bin for some pitching depth this offseason. One hurler who Toronto has already expressed interest in is free agent Matt Clement …
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Pete Caldera / Pinstripe Posts:
Mo is Back! — Mariano Rivera has agreed to accept the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer, according to a friend who spoke with Mo today. — Last night, Rivera returned from giving baseball clinics in the Dominican Republic. He told the friend that he intended to sign when he returned …
Associated Press:
Giuliani likes A-Rod-Yankees reunion — HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Rudy Giuliani can't wait to keep cheering for A-Rod. — Asked Sunday how he feels that the New York Yankees and third baseman Alex Rodriguez are on the cusp of finalizing a $275 million, 10-year contract …
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Why MLB Relocation/Expansion Won't Be Happening Soon — Bud Selig likes to call this the real Golden Age of baseball. We can quibble about that (The postseason is no longer the event that captivates a nation. Note that this year's World Series was watched by an average of 17,123,000 for the four games.
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