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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Arbitration Offer Predictions For Free Agents — On October 12th, I explained what it means when a free agent is offered arbitration and also made a few loose predictions. Tomorrow evening, those arbitration decisions will be upon us. As far as I can tell, there are 70 Type A/B free agents.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Arbitration deadline looms large for clubs — Teams have until 11:59 p.m. ET Tuesday to offer free agents — The first D-Day — Decision Day — on baseball's offseason calendar arrives Tuesday, the deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their free agents.
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Jeff Kolpack / INFORUM:
Fargo's Chris Coste agrees to deal with the New York Mets — Fargo's Chris Coste is headed to the Big Apple. — Coste agreed to terms with the New York Mets today on a contract that guarantees him a spot on the 40-man roster. — Coste said the Mets were the only team to give him that guarantee …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Mets re-sign Cora, ink catcher Coste — Infielder returns on one-year deal; backstop on 40-man roster — Veteran infielder Alex Cora and the Mets agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal on Monday, according to two people familiar with the negotiations said The Associated Press.
Sports Illustrated:
SI's Sportsman Of The Year: Derek Jeter … In what has already been a banner year for Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees shortstop can add another honor: Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year award. Jeter was chosen as the magazine's 56th honoree (the Dec. 7 issue will hit newsstands on Wednesday) …
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New York Post:
Sherman: Honor should be A-Rod's — should be A-Rod — FOURTEEN years into the existence of the Turn 2 Foundation, Derek Jeter finally received the Roberto Clemente Award for community service on Oct. 29. — Two days later, he was handed the Hank Aaron Award as the American League's top hitter.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter named SI's Sportsman of the Year — Yankees captain lauded for performance, community work — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter's ultimate goal for the 2009 season has already been fulfilled, having had the opportunity to hoist the World Series championship trophy into the sky on a chilly November evening in the Bronx.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Yankees mull arbitration offers; Pettitte logical — Of the Yankees' big three free agents - Pettitte, Damon and Matsui - Pettitte is the most likely to be offered arbitration. — The Yankees' offseason plans should — become a bit clearer this week as organizational meetings begin Thursday in Tampa …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Cora close to deal with Mets — According to a source familiar with the negotiations, former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora is close to a one-year deal with a vesting option for second with the New York Mets. The deal, which would guarantee the 34-year-old the same $2 million he made in '09 during …
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Richard Sandomir / Bats:
Chip Caray and TBS Part Ways — Chip Caray's tenure as TBS's lead major league baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways. — Caray's high-volume style was mixed with a penchant for bad play calls, embellishments and factual errors.
Buster Olney / ESPN.com:
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay's reps say he won't accept proposed trade after spring training — Roy Halladay, the All-Star pitcher who has been the subject of much trade talk since before the July deadline, will not approve any proposed deal after he reports to spring training, according to his representatives.
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees release spring training schedule … The Yankees on Wednesday released their 33-game spring training. The defending World Series champions play the first of 16 home games on March 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner field in Tampa, Fla.
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Sports Illustrated:
Epstein, Minaya and Boras headline this winter's movers and shakers … Everyone knows who the top players are on the free-agent and trade markets this winter: John Lackey, Matt Holiday, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay and perhaps Adrian Gonzalez. But who are the players behind the players?
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ESPN:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis fired … Saying its expectations on the field have not been met, Notre Dame fired coach Charlie Weis on Monday after five seasons. — A brash offensive coordinator with the NFL champion New England Patriots when he was hired five years ago …
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Mathieson working way back to mound — After two Tommy John surgeries, he may pitch for Phils in '10 — PHILADELPHIA — It has been a long and grueling road to recovery for Phillies right-hander Scott Mathieson, but the payoff could be near. — After having three elbow surgeries …
Yahoo! Sports:
Mauer sets a deadline for extension talks — If the Minnesota Twins want to lock up Joe Mauer — to a contract extension, they're going to have to do it before the 2010 season begins. — Mauer plans on ending contract negotiations if a deal isn't struck by the end of spring training …
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MLB.com:
This could be the year for Dawson, Blyleven — First-timers will likely have to wait for induction — I have this nagging thought about the new Hall of Fame ballot and the 26 candidates for 2010: This could be the first year since 1996 that no one gets the necessary 75 percent of votes needed to be elected.
