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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Carlos Beltran had Knee Surgery — According to a new report for the New York Post, recapping the night's events, Joel Sherman says, 'the Commissioners Office and the Players Association have been alerted 'the Mets are claiming this was done without clearance and that the Mets are threatening to take some form of action.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Carlos Beltran out 12 weeks after knee surgery — Carlos Beltran underwent right knee surgery today, but he did not do it with the Mets' blessing, two sources told The Post. Thus, the medical problems the Mets had hoped would end in 2009 have visited them anew two weeks into 2010.
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Is Brian Shouse back with the Red Sox for 2010? — More photos » Elaine Thompson - AP — For the record, when I searched AP photos for Shouse this is the only one that wasn't a player taking a base off of him or hitting a home run off of him. — Browse more photos »
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:Yankees' Damon fund dries up
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:Shouse gets minor-league deal with Red Sox; Rays don't get extra draft pick
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Carrasco agrees to $950,000 deal — BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates and right-handed reliever D.J. Carrasco have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. — If Carrasco makes the team, he will make $950,000 in base pay plus as much as $250,000 in performance bonuses based on appearances.
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Carrasco signs with Pirates — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Former Chicago White Sox reliever D.J. Carrasco has signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to a source. — People with knowledge of the signing said that the right-hander will make $950,000 next year, with incentives that can take it up to $1.2 million.
MLB.com:
New York Yankees to donate $500,000 to rescue and relief efforts in Haiti — The New York Yankees announced today that they were donating $500,000 in support of rescue and relief efforts following the tragic earthquake in Haiti. — The catastrophic event has devastated an entire nation …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Yankees contribute $500K to Haiti relief — Team announces donation day after tragic earthquake — The Yankees donated $500,000 in support of rescue and relief efforts following the tragic earthquake in Haiti, the club announced Wednesday. — The earthquake, which measured a 7.0 on the Richter scale …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers consider multiyear pacts for stars — Team discussing contracts with Kemp, Ethier, Loney, Broxton — LOS ANGELES — In a shift from recent history, the Dodgers have discussed two-year contracts with arbitration-eligible players Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, James Loney and Jonathan Broxton, a number of baseball sources confirmed.
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Branyan ready to move on from Mariners — Slugger had hoped to sign long-term deal in Seattle — The first thing Russell Branyan did after hearing that the Mariners had acquired first baseman Casey Kotchman was call general manager Jack Zduriencik. — And thank him for last season.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Yankee Stadium to host wine tasting — Sonoma-Cutrer holding Adams' final event at NYY Steak — NEW YORK — Some might argue that the intersection of 161st St. and River Ave. in the Bronx is the baseball capital of the world. — Seems that intersection stays pretty busy during the winter months, as well.
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Yost hired by Royals as advisor — Former Brewers manager has Atlanta connection — KANSAS CITY — Ned Yost, former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, has been hired by the Royals as a special advisor to baseball operations. — Yost, 54, who managed the Brewers from 2003 to Sept. 15 …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats' Guzman could stay at shortstop — Washington remains in market for second baseman — If the Nationals are able to sign Orlando Hudson or Adam Kennedy to play second base, Cristian Guzman most likely will remain at shortstop. — The Nationals also could trade Guzman to make room …
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Sports Illustrated:
NYC native Trevon Hughes has come to love life in Badger country … MADISON, Wis. — A few miles south of the University of Wisconsin campus, inside a place called Barberstown, the poster of hairstyle photos predates the fro-hawk craze, and Trevon Hughes is using a laptop to find an example of his desired cut online.
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Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Another name for the non-roster invite list — There's been no official release from the organization, but the Yankees online roster lists a new name among the non-roster invitees: Right-handed pitcher Zack Segovia. — I actually remember Segovia from my time covering the Phillies organization.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Zumaya, Tigers avoid arbitration — Right-handed reliever agrees to one-year deal with Detroit — DETROIT — The Tigers signed a late-inning reliever to a contract Wednesday, but not the well-rumored one. Rather, Joel Zumaya and the club avoided arbitration by agreeing to terms on a one-year contract worth $915,000.
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Associated Press:
Gossage wants dopers barred from Hall of Fame … NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage says there should be no place in the hall for Mark McGwire or any other player who used performance-enhancing drugs. — “I definitely think that they cheated,” …
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Craig Calcaterra / Circling The Bases:
Shaughnessy compares steroids to Hitler. I think. — Thank God we finally have Dan “the voice of reason” Shaughnessy's take on the McGwire business. Take it away, Dan: … See, Shaugnessy is dead-on with this. There were clear, rational incentives to take steroids.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:Juicy details just give us 'roid rage
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