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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Phillies land Halladay, send Lee to Mariners … The Phillies are in agreement on a three-team trade with the Mariners and Blue Jays to acquire star pitcher Roy Halladay while shipping Cliff Lee to Seattle, pending a few final details, SI.com has learned. — Sources indicate Halladay …
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Source: John Lackey agrees to 5-year deal with Boston Red Sox … The Boston Red Sox have reached a tentative deal with right-handed pitcher John Lackey, pending a physical, worth slightly more than the $82.5 million, five-year contract A.J. Burnett signed with the New York Yankees last year …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sources: Roy Halladay to Philadelphia Phillies, Cliff Lee to Seattle Mariners deal close … A couple of companion deals that would send Roy Halladay to Philadelphia and Cliff Lee to Seattle are “close” but “not done,” according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.
Fox Sports:
Sources: Jays, Phils talk Halladay-Lee blockbuster — Roy Halladay is in Philadelphia and may be a Phillie soon, according to major-league sources.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phils, Ms, Blue Jays Agree On Halladay-Cliff Lee Blockbuster — 12:45am: Jason Churchill of Prospect Insider has had this info for quite a while today - the Phillies will get Aumont, Gillies, and righty Juan Ramirez from Seattle. — 11:33pm: Rosenthal reports that the Phillies get $6MM from the Jays.
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Lackey agrees to deal with BoSox … Top free agent pitcher John Lackey is said to be in agreement on a five-year, $85 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, sources say. Lackey has scheduled a physical with the team. — Lackey's deal with the Red Sox is similar to the $82.5 million …
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox, John Lackey Reach Agreement — 2:55pm: Heyman says the Red Sox and Lackey are in agreement in a five-year, $85MM deal. — 1:41pm: Yahoo's Tim Brown has an Angels source who believes they're still in the running for Lackey and the pitcher has not accepted a Boston offer.
Howard Megdal / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:Mets May Win By Losing Halladay, Lackey
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Jim Salisbury / CSNPhilly.com:Fever Pitch: Trade Talks for Halladay Heating Up
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George A. King III / New York Post:With Lackey close to Red Sox deal, Yankees likely to back off Halladay
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Talks are heating up with Holliday's agent — The Cardinals have intensified discussions with the lead representative for free agent Matt Holliday and on Monday “tweaked” a standing offer they hope will allow them to retain the left fielder for at least eight seasons.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Cameron OK's 2-year deal — Jason Bay rejected a contract offer from the Red Sox over the weekend and said he was prepared to move on. Now he doesn't have a choice. The Sox moved quickly and agreed with veteran outfielder Mike Cameron last night on a two-year deal worth $15.5 million, according to major league sources.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Source: Cameron, Red Sox closer — The Boston Red Sox are making significant progress toward a two-year deal with free agent outfielder Mike Cameron, a baseball source told ESPN.com on Monday. — Cameron — The addition of Cameron to play left field — coupled with Monday's $80 million-plus investment …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Sox, Cameron agree to two-year deal — UPDATE, 9:07 p.m.: Guess they were serious. Cameron has agreed to a two-year deal worth in the neighborhood of $16 million. It is contingent on a physical. — With John Lackey either wrapped up or close to it, the Red Sox are reportedly turning …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:Cameron, Lackey part of a new plan
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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:Cards Offer Most Lucrative Deal In Team History To Holliday
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Matsui Agrees With the Angels — Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year contract, ending Matsui's seven-year run with the Yankees that culminated in a World Series Most Valuable Player award last month. — According to an official involved in the negotiations, Matsui agreed with the Angels on Monday.
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Source: Los Angeles Angels in serious talks with DH Hideki Matsui — The Los Angeles Angels are in serious discussions with Hideki Matsui about supplanting Vladimir Guerrero as their designated hitter, a source familiar with the team's thinking told ESPN.com on Monday. — Matsui
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks, Sox to open season on ESPN2 — Rivals will play first contest of 2010 on Sunday, April 4 — NEW YORK — The 2010 Major League Baseball season will begin just as the '09 campaign ended — with the Yankees on the field. — MLB announced on Monday that the Yankees and Red Sox …
Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Top 100 players of the decade — Tough call between Pujols and A-Rod for the top spot. The problem is, who's next? — ESPN.com — When making a list like this — the 100 greatest players of this decade, which by the way I've officially and irreversibly dubbed “the 0's” — it's easy to look at statistics.
