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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Bradley agrees to deal with Rangers — LIKE THIS STORY? — Free-agent outfielder Milton Bradley has reached preliminary agreement on a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, according to a major-league source. — The deal, pending a physical, will give Bradley the chance to serve …
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Associated Press:
Rangers set to add OF Bradley to lineup — NEW YORK — Outfielder Milton Bradley and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement Sunday on a $5 million, one-year contract. — Bradley, who also had considered re-signing with the San Diego Padres, could play outfield or be a designated hitter with the Rangers.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Bradley, Rangers reach agreement — Pending physical, one-year contract worth $5 million — ARLINGTON — The Rangers, having lost out on reliever LaTroy Hawkins, have reached an agreement on a one-year contract with free-agent outfielder Milton Bradley, according to Major League sources.
Nick Canepa / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Peavy may have to fan 27 per game — O come now, all ye Padres faithful. Have yourself a merry little Faith Cocktail, on the rocks, with a dash of bitters. An acquired taste, granted, but maybe not so harsh on the throat. — We'll have to see how it goes down. Meanwhile, pull up a stool.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yankees close to signing reliever Hawkins — LIKE THIS STORY? — The Yankees, rebuilding their setup corps, are close to signing free-agent right-hander LaTroy Hawkins to a one-year contract believed to be worth approximately $3.75 million, according to major-league sources.
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Associated Press:
Report: Hawkins, Yanks agree to one-year deal — NEW YORK — Moving to shore up their weak middle relief, the New York Yankees reached a preliminary agreement on a $3.75 million, one-year contract with right-hander LaTroy Hawkins. — Hawkins' deal is subject to him passing a physical …
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Hot Stove New York
George King / New York Post:
PAVANO WILL ACCEPT ASSIGNMENTTO MINORS — "American Idle" Carl Pavano spoke to Brian Cashman on Friday at the Stadium and said he is going to accept a minor-league assignment after the Yankees release him from the final year of a disastrous four-year, $39.95 million contract.
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:Hideki Matsui won't commit to staying
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Larsen's Feat Lives in Amateur Movies — On Oct. 8, 1956, Saul Terry took his 8-millimeter camera to Yankee Stadium, where he and his wife settled into seats in the right-field bleachers, which would cast occasional clouds of darkness onto his film. — Terry was not the only amateur cinematographer at Game 5 of the World Series.
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The Griddle
Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Brewers, RHP Gagne agree on 1 year, $10M — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent reliever Eric Gagne, giving the team another option at closer after losing Francisco Cordero to free agency.
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Joe Posnanski:
Talking with the Prez — I always thought Groucho Marx went a few words too far when he said, "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." I believe he could have just said: "I don't care to belong to a club." Left it there.
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The Griddle
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Luis Vizcaino is pricing self outta town — The Yankees want him. The Mets probably do, too. But cost and timing, respectively, haven't worked to keep reliever Luis Vizcaino in New York. He is expected to sign as a free agent with another team within the week.
Associated Press:
Report: Fukudome decides in favor of MLB move — NAGOYA, Japan — Japanese free-agent Kosuke Fukudome has decided not to move to the Yomiuri Giants and will sign with a major league team instead, the Nikkansports newspaper reported Sunday. — Fukudome had previously indicated the Giants …
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Hillman warms up for spring by pondering lineup combinations — All of that ice got you down? Then listen in as new Royals manager Trey Hillman offers up possible lineup combinations for the 2008 season. — Sure, spring training is still more than two months away, and the roster …
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
On second thought, Iguchi on Rox radar — Kazuo Matsui is gone and so is Jamey Carroll. Whether Tadahito Iguchi fills the vacancy left at second base likely won't be answered for at least a few more days. — "I expect to talk to Tadahito next week, probably on Wednesday," …
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