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6:20 PM ET, February 11, 2009

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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Nats Sign Adam Dunn For 2 Years, $20 Million  —  The Washington Nationals have agreed to a preliminary deal with free agent Adam Dunn, a signing that would fulfill their offseason-long search for a left-handed power hitter.  Two independent sources have told the Post that Dunn will sign a two-year deal.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals sign Dunn to two-year deal  —  Veteran left-handed slugger reunited with GM Bowden  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals finally got their left-handed slugging first baseman, signing free agent Adam Dunn to a two-year contract Wednesday, according to a baseball source.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Dunn, Nationals agree to $20M deal … According to major league sources, Adam Dunn and the Washington Nationals reached an agreement on a two-year, $20 million contract, SI.com has learned.  —  The Nationals had reportedly been courting Dunn throughout the offseason, but there was recent speculation …
MLB.com:
Abreu, Angels agree on one-year deal  —  Left-handed-hitting outfielder reportedly taking $5 million offer  —  The Angels and free agent outfielder Bobby Abreu have struck a one-year agreement, according to a report by SI.com.  —  The deal is worth $5 million plus incentives, the Web site reported.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Joba says A-Rod will thrive despite scandal  —  TAMPA - Joba Chamberlain had his own difficult off-season and the Yankee pitcher, who was nabbed for DUI in his native Nebraska, believes Alex Rodriguez's public confession this week will be cathartic for the third baseman.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Joba sees big things ahead for Yanks  —  Righty says team will move past exciting, tumultuous offseason  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Joba Chamberlain is well aware of the controversy swirling around the Yankees this spring, but it hardly seems to be impacting his enthusiasm for the upcoming season.
Discussion: Sliding Into Home
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Critics overdose on hate
Joe Posnanski:
A-Something (Part II)
Discussion: True Blue LA
New York Post:
YANKS WON'T ATTEMPT TO VOID A-ROID DEAL
Discussion: iYankees and MLB Rumors
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:   Obama weighs in on A-Rod
NY Daily News:
$15M Lawsuit claims ex-Met Roberto Alomar had sex knowing he had AIDS  —  Baseball great Roberto Alomar has full-blown AIDS but insisted on having unprotected sex, his ex-girlfriend charged Tuesday in a bombshell lawsuit.  —  The shocking claim was leveled by Ilya Dall, 31 …
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Kati Cornell / New York Post:
ALOMAR IN ‘AIDS’ SHOCK
The Smoking Gun:
Alomar In AIDS Lawsuit Shocker
Discussion: Deadspin
Associated Press:
R. Alomar faces explosive allegations in lawsuit
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Craig Calcaterra / Hardball Times:   This is simply horrible
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
The book on Manny  —  During his seven-plus seasons with the Red Sox, Manny Ramirez was often perceived as a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an extra baggy uniform.  —  But a new authorized biography that hits the shelves next month attempts to offer some insight regarding his background …
Discussion: The Mets Police
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Simon & Schuster:   Becoming Manny  —  Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger
Boston Herald:
Book gives Manny Ramirez's side of the meltdown
Discussion: Red Sox Monster
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets' Wright: You can't ever condone cheating  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - In a comparison of New York's third basemen, it's no contest.  Alex Rodriguez is a three-time MVP, a 12-time All-Star and the favorite to one day wrest the home run crown from the head of Barry Bonds.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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John Royal / The ClownVision Chronicles:
Mr. Tejada Goes To Washington (WITH UPDATE)  —  This is cross-posted over at the mothership here.  So give it a click to help the numbers....  Miguel Tejada appeared in court today and pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of making a misleading statement to Congressional investigators.
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Oswalt would erase A-Rod's numbers
New York Post:
DARRYL BARES MET SEXCAPADES  —  DESPITE their steroid scandals, today's baseball superstars are still choirboys compared to the boozing, skirt-chasing New York Mets of the mid-1980s.  —  “We were the boys of summer.  The drunk, speed-freak, sneaking-a-smoke boys of summer,” …
MLB.com:
Blue Jays sign Millar  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have signed INF Kevin Millar to a minor league contract for the 2009 season, with an invitation to major league spring training.  —  Millar, 37, batted .234 with 20 home runs and 72 RBI for the Baltimore Orioles in 2008.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MLB Rumors
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Schneider unlikely for WBC  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — It doesn't look like Mets catcher Brian Schneider will be chosen for the U.S. team competing in the World Baseball Classic next month, and Schneider appeared resigned to that when talking to reporters here today.
ESPN:
Favre tells Jets he's retiring … Without the tearful public ceremony that accompanied his retirement announcement from the Green Bay Packers just 11 months ago, quarterback Brett Favre has told the New York Jets he is retiring.  —  Favre had instructed his agent, James “Bus” Cook, to inform the Jets on Wednesday that he is retiring.
MLB:
Francona confident Ortiz, Lowell will be healthy  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona is upbeat about the improved health of David Ortiz and Mike Lowell.  —  Francona said Wednesday that neither is a question mark heading into spring training after a season in which both were hit hard by injuries.
Discussion: Boston Globe
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Abreu might be headed Halos' way  —  Free-agent slugger reportedly nearing one-year deal with Angels  —  According to several reports, the Angels are closing in on a deal for free-agent outfielder Bobby Abreu.  —  Efforts to reach Angels general manager Tony Reagins for comment have been unsuccessful.
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Discussion: MLB FanHouse and Hardball Times
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Discussion: Deadspin and MLB FanHouse
 

 
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