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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Mets get Bay for 4 years, $66M — The Mets have reached agreement on a four-year, $66 million agreement with Jason Bay pending a physical, The Post has learned. — Mets officials refused to confirm the agreement, largely because the results of a physical are not complete and the Mets …
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Source: Jason Bay, New York Mets agree on multiyear deal — Free-agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached an agreement on a multiyear contract with the New York Mets, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. — The agreement will become official once Bay passes a physical exam, the source said.
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Sports Illustrated:
Mets reach big deal with All-Star Bay — The Mets have reached a deal to bring All-Star outfielder Jason Bay to New York pending a physical, SI.com confirmed. — The news was first repoprted by Mike Francesa of WFAN, who added that the announcement will come early next week.
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets will sign Jason Bay, per WFAN — ...earlier today, i said the Mets and Jason Bay likely agreed to a four-year deal, worth around $16.5 million per season... According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the deal is for four-years, $66 million, but also contains an easily-attainable option for a fifth season.
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Anthony McCarron / Surfing The Mets:
WFAN: Jason Bay headed to Mets — Jason Bay has decided to join the Mets, according to a report on WFAN, pending the results of a physical exam. — WFAN's Mike Francesca just reported that the Mets will have an announcement early next week that they've agreed to a contract with Bay, one of the top free agent hitters on the market.
ESPN:
Sources: Cards optimistic about talks — There is increased optimism within the St. Louis Cardinals organization that the team is going to reach a deal with free-agent outfielder Matt Holliday, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Tuesday. — Holliday
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Mets Reach Agreement With Jason Bay — 1:42pm: Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that Bay has a four-year, $66MM agreement with an easy fifth-year vesting option. The 2014 vesting option appears to be worth more than $14MM, as ESPN's Jerry Crasnick writes that Bay's deal could be worth …
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Buzz: The Mets are Up to Something — During the opening monologue of his show, which you can listen to at WFAN.com, Mike Francesa said, “I promised you some Mets news, and I will deliver,” later in the show. — Original Post: — I still have no idea what Mike Francesa is talking …
Matt Pepin / Boston Globe:
Reports: Bay to sign with Mets — Former Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay has agreed to a four-year deal with the New York Mets, all but officially ending his tenure in Boston, according to several published reports. — The deal was first reported by New York's “WFAN” radio station.
New York Times:
Mets and Bay Agree on a Contract — The Mets have reached a contract agreement with Jason Bay, giving the team a power-hitting left fielder for the 2010 season but also someone who may find Citi Field's large dimensions a little daunting on both offense and defense.
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Yankees' Win Curve — A while ago, we talked about the marginal value of a win, and how it differs from team to team, changing the calculation on what a team should pay for a given player given what they already have on the roster. The wins that have the largest impact on playoff odds …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Mark DeRosa signs with San Francisco Giants, spurns New York Yankees — The Yankees viewed free agent Mark DeRosa as potential help in left field and an unbeatable super-utility option. But DeRosa, a Bergen Catholic product, agreed to a preliminary two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants Monday night …
Associated Press:Mark DeRosa signs with San Francisco Giants for two years, $12 million
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Boston Red Sox quietly engaged in Adrian Beltre talks — The Boston Red Sox remain quietly engaged in discussions for free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre, according to an industry source. — The Beltre talks, expected to resume after the new year, have been complicated by the voiding of the Mike Lowell trade to Texas.
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KCTV:
Chiefs' Coach Haley Gives Man At Bus Stop Stack Of Money — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Although Kansas City Chiefs Coach Todd Haley has been seen getting angry plenty of times on the sidelines this season, the coach showed his softer side the day after Christmas when he handed a man standing at a bus stop a stack of $20 bills.
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Mike Florio / NBC Sports:
Keep an eye on Redskins and Sam Bradford — For those of you who think that new (eventually) Redskins coach Mike Shanahan will keep quarterback Jason Campbell, think again. — If Shanahan thought that Campbell was the “guy,” the Redskins wouldn't have chased Jay Cutler in the offseason …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Barry Larkin had a dominant career, and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame — Longtime Reds shortstop had career that should easily earn him a place in Cooperstown — If you're hanging out in a Skyline Chili or in the Montgomery Inn right now, you already know all about Barry Larkin.
B Murf / HomerMcFanboy:
reality check: jim zorn is steve spurrier — Got some bad news for you - Jim Zorn is nothing more than a poor man's Steve Spurrier. — Yeah, we know. There's no easy way to digest it. And honestly, we contemplated even bringing it up this close to the holidays and all …
