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Yankees land Javier Vazquez in deal with Braves that sends Melky Cabrera, two prospects to Atlanta — The Yankees are bringing pitcher Javier Vazquez back to the Bronx... Javier Vazquez is coming back to the Bronx. — The Daily News has learned that the Yankees will acquire …
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ESPN.com:
New York Yankees acquire Javier Vazquez from Atlanta Braves for Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn … NEW YORK — When Javier Vazquez last threw a pitch for the New York Yankees, it was a nadir in the team's storied history. He gave up two homers to Johnny Damon, including a key grand slam …
New York Post:
Yanks working hard to get Vazquez — The Yankees are working hard to re-acquire Javier Vazquez from the Braves, the Post has learned. — Vazquez had arguably his best season as a major leaguer last season, going 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA. He is due $11.5 million next season.
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
The Braves' New World — I miss Ted Turner. Turner was controversial, brash, difficult, prone to mistakes of commission, prone to getting himself suspended, prone to making people really, really dislike him. Turner, however, had one trait that you had to respect: he wanted to win.
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Vazquez Deal — Failing to find a taker for Derek Lowe, the Braves went to Plan B today, trading Javier Vazquez to the Yankees for Melky Cabrera, Arodys Vizciano, and Mike Dunn. The reaction to this deal on Twitter has not been kind to Atlanta, with most people concluding that the Yankees got Vazquez for peanuts.
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Associated Press:
Yanks obtain Vazquez from Braves … NEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher Javy Vazquez was traded back to the Yankees by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday for outfielder Melky Cabrera, a move that pushed New York's payroll for next season over $200 million. — New York also got left-hander Boone Logan as part of the deal …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:Braves trade Vazquez to Yankees for Melky Cabrera
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Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:Breaking news: Vazquez returning to the Bronx
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ESPN:
Source: Angels, Rodney negotiating — The Los Angeles Angels are in serious discussions with free-agent right-handed reliever Fernando Rodney, a source familiar with the negotiations told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Tuesday. — Rodney, 32, posted 37 saves in his first full season …
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Fox Sports:
Sources: Nats near 1-year deal with reliever Guardado — Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
AP source: Mets nearing agreement with R.A. Dickey — NEW YORK — The New York Mets are nearing agreement on a minor league contract with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. — The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the deal was not yet complete.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Jason Bay not out of view — Sox, Yanks waiting — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — When the Red Sox [team stats] locked up John Lackey last week, they cleared the board of the best starter in the free agent market. — Nearly a week later, the two best free agent position players …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:Lowell: 'I don't have a problem' — Speaking by phone from Orlando …
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Nationals sign Marquis to two-year deal — Through two years of epic losing, the Washington Nationals had both a clear deficiency (they lacked a quality veteran pitcher) and a clear objective (they needed to find one). More specifically, the Nationals needed a veteran who could anchor …
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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions — Transactions reports may be sporadic during the holiday season, so we leave you with a gift. — Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here. — Arizona Diamondbacks — Signed: RHP Rodrigo Lopez
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
The price you pay — The AP collected the final 2009 payroll numbers. You can figure the payroll out in a number of ways. They go with the 40-man roster and include pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:Florida Marlins out of Matt Capps mix; rank last in final payrolls
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Jacob Luft / Sports Illustrated:
2000s: Top 10 Flops — The decade that brought us Battlefield Earth, Balloon Boy, Octomom and “Depraved Reality Show” as a legitimate TV genre (think: Kid Nation) wasn't without its flops between the white lines. In case you missed any of these while watching reruns of Temptation Island …
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Yankees Top 11 Prospects — Four-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Four More: — 12. Corban Joseph, INF: A gritty infielder with a good approach and a line-drive bat, Joseph still generates questions about his ability to stay at an up-the-middle position.
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Sliding Into Home
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
A Decade of Growth: Examining MLB Player Payroll — Late Monday, data was released by MLB that showed a total of $2.91 billion was spent on final player payroll for the 2009, an increase of 1.2 percent from the year prior when $2.87 billion was doled out. It was a slowing of growth - the chilly economy taking a chunk out of spending.
Fox Sports:
Source: Mariners to send Morrow to Jays — The Mariners still are not finished. — In their latest move, they have reached a tentative agreement on a trade that would send right-hander Brandon Morrow to the Blue Jays, according to major-league sources. — In return, the M's …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:Blue Jays To Acquire Brandon Morrow
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