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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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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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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Reports indicate Lowell is staying put — Red Sox agree to three-year deal with veteran third baseman — BOSTON — Immediately after winning the World Series, the Red Sox placed a high priority on retaining the services of All-Star third baseman Mike Lowell.
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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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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.
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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.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels trade Cabrera for Garland — The deal for the White Sox pitcher could portend a bigger deal, perhaps for a slugger like Miguel Cabrera or Tejada. — In a move that could portend a bigger deal, the Angels today traded Gold Glove-winning shortstop Orlando Cabrera and cash …
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 …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
No argument here, A-Rod wins AL MVP — All-Star third baseman nabs honor for third time in his career — NEW YORK — In an announcement that surprised no one, Alex Rodriguez claimed his third American League MVP Award on Monday, winning the coveted honor for the second time as a Yankee.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
No-brainer: A-Rod wins AL MVP Award — All-Star third baseman nabs honor for third time in his career — NEW YORK — In an announcement that should have surprised absolutely no one, Alex Rodriguez claimed his third American League MVP Award on Monday, winning the coveted honor for the second time as a Yankee.
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:A-Rod might win American League MVP with unanimous vote
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George King / New York Post:MVP BEFORE — A-ROD WILL COLLECT AWARD, THEN FINALIZE PACT
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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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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 …
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Rivera expected to take Yanks' 3-year, $45M deal — Mariano Rivera is expected to accept the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer to remain as their closer. (Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara) — Mariano Rivera's illustrious Yankees career is going to be extended three years at a record price.
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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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Jack Etkin / Rocky Mountain News:
Is 'baddest dude' enough? — Rockies left fielder learns Tuesday if he's 2007 MVP — The criterion is succinct, decisive and leads to a conclusion about the Most Valuable Player without the need to weigh any statistics. Call it the Don Baylor Method, a more intuitive way to determine the MVP.
