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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Carlos Beltran had Knee Surgery — In a post to Twitter, Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus said: … ...oh, man, and pitchers and catchers is just five weeks away... what's up, will... Updated at 9:35 pm: — Joel Sherman of the New York Post says he heard Carlos Beltran …
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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.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Beltran undergoes surgery on right knee — Center fielder expected to miss 12 weeks, Opening Day — NEW YORK — Pain in the right knee of Carlos Beltran, an almost deafening echo of their injury-ravaged 2009 season, will deny the Mets the services of their center fielder at the beginning of the 2010 season.
New York Post:
Another Amazin' miscommunication on injury front — Well, the good vibrations associated with the signing of Jason Bay lasted about a week for the Mets. — Because it might be a new year, but an old problem has revisited the Mets; the problem that both paralyzed and humiliated them in 2009.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:Beltran has knee surgery, will miss Mets' opener
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Enrique Rojas / MLB:
Sources: Atlanta Braves, Melky Cabrera avoid arbitration — Atlanta Braves outfielder Melky Cabrera avoided salary arbitration and accepted a one year offer worth $3.1 million from the club, sources familiar with the situation told ESPNdeportes.com. — Cabrera, 25, was acquired last month …
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Rockies avoid arbitration with Barmes, Buchholz — DENVER — The Rockies avoided arbitration with second baseman Clint Barmes and pitcher Taylor Buchholz today, signing both to one-year deals. Terms were not disclosed. I should be able to get them later today.
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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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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
LaRoche agrees with Diamondbacks — The Diamondbacks and Adam LaRoche have an agreement on a one-year deal that will be finalized as soon as he takes a physical, SI.com has confirmed. The deal will pay LaRoche between $4 million and $5 million, sources say. News of the deal was first reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Selig meets with GMs at Owners' Meetings — Commisioner calls meeting with executives ‘constructive’ — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — As promised, Commissioner Bud Selig met with 28 of the 30 general managers on Wednesday for the first two hours of a meeting that went well into the late afternoon.
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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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Chicago Tribune:
New Chicago Cubs hitting coach expects to exceed high expectations — Rudy Jaramillo believes in his ability to make players better — The Cubs may be the only team in history to bring their new hitting coach to town for an introductory news conference while letting their most prominent free agent signee …
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Daisuke Matsuzaka reports good — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — The Red Sox [team stats] are looking ahead, not back, when it comes to Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats]. — So the reports out of Phoenix, where Matsuzaka has been training for most of the last four weeks …
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Sheets healthy, ready to prove it — Free agent didn't pitch in 2009 but is ready to go in 2010 — he just needs a team — Ben Sheets believes he can be a No. 1 starter again after missing all of '09 with elbow trouble. — Ben Sheets answered his cell phone, but there was no time to talk.
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
LaRoche, D-backs agree to one-year deal — Lefty-hitting slugger becomes club's everyday first baseman — The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms Thursday on a one-year deal with Adam LaRoche, a baseball source told MLB.com. — The signing — still pending a physical …
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Minicamp, Day 2: Adam to Arizona — BRADENTON, Fla. — Second day of minicamp is about to begin, with a 10 a.m. stretch, with the skies very sunny and temperatures supposed to climb into the 60s, nicer than yesterday. — For those who complained that I did not provide a photo …
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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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