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Tom Brady / Yahoo! Sports:
Source: Chapman to sign with NL team — Cuban left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman, whose defection sparked a bidding war among major league teams that coveted his 100-mph fastball, agreed Sunday morning to sign for $30 million with a National League team, according to a source close the negotiations.
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Jfay / Cincinnati Reds:
Chapman details — The deal with left-hander Aroldis Chapman is for $25 million over five years with a player option for a sixth. His salary for 2010 will be in $1 million range. — It's a major league deal and it's spread out over 10 years. The first year it will be a major burden on the big league budget is 2014.
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Circling The Bases, It's About The Money, Chris Sabo's Goggles, Redleg Nation and Yahoo! Sports
Luke Adams / MLB Rumors:
Reds, Aroldis Chapman Agree To Deal — 9:12pm: The Reds will make a “major announcement” at the Great American Ball Park tomorrow, tweets MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. — 5:00pm: Fay has an update on his blog, stating that Chapman's major league deal with the Reds is around five years, $25MM with a player option for a sixth year.
MLB:
Reports: Aroldis Chapman agrees to deal with Cincinnati Reds … Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman has an agreement to play with the Cincinnati Reds, multiple outlets reported on Sunday. — One source told ESPN The Magazine's Jorge Arangure that the Reds expect to sign Chapman …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Cuban star Chapman near deal with Reds — Sources: Five years at $25 million, option for sixth year — CINCINNATI — In a stunning move, the Reds have landed prized Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, outbidding several other Major League clubs that were in the running for the left-handed pitcher.
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Fox Sports:
Sources: Cuban lefty Chapman OKs deal with Reds — 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.
New York Post:
Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly set to become Mr. and Mrs. ‘November’ — Women of New York, start weeping. — After months of speculation that the Yankees' hunk and his sexy steady Minka Kelly are headed to the altar, The Post has learned that the super couple may have settled on a wedding date — Nov. 5.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Giants Agree To Sign Aubrey Huff — The Giants agreed to sign Aubrey Huff to a one-year $3MM deal, according to Dennis O'Donnell of CBS5 in San Francisco. The deal, O'Donnell says via e-mail, is pending a physical. — Huff split his time between first base and DH last year and though …
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
On the Beat — Weekend Update — All the big names are off the free-agent board now that Matt Holliday has re-signed with the Cardinals, Jason Bay pulled a surprise and signed with the Mets, and John Lackey caught many off guard by switching coasts and signing with the Red Sox.
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Talking Chop
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
New defensive stats starting to catch on — More teams placing bigger emphasis on fielding — SEATTLE — With two World Series titles in the last six years and almost-yearly postseason appearances, the Boston Red Sox don't have much of a reason to take after the Seattle Mariners, who haven't made the playoffs since 2001.
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Cooperstown crystal ball — Last week was a fun week for me — and not just because I received my author copies of Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008 in the mail. (Now available! I know of at least one random purchaser who also got his copy, so it is coming out).
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
A central issue is how Ellsbury will handle move — There's something about the position. Center field. — Maybe it is The Catch by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds that has stuck in everyone's minds. Those who play center feel a sense of accomplishment …
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MetsBlog.com, Mets Fever, MLB Rumors, MASNsports.com, The iYankees Blog and River Avenue Blues
Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Jason Repko agrees to one-year deal with Dodgers — The Dodgers have dispensed with the first of their nine pending arbitration cases, agreeing to terms with reserve outfielder Jason Repko on a one-year contract. — Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng confirmed the agreement …
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True Blue LA
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies express interest in Batista; Olivo contract details — DENVER — In the process of finalizing the contract for catcher Miguel Olivo last week, agent Martin Arburua talked with the Rockies about client Miguel Batista. — The right-handed reliever worked 56 games for the Seattle Mariners last season, compiling a 4.04 ERA.
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