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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Girardi open to Granderson in left field — Yanks skipper plans to assess situation in Spring Training — NEW YORK — With plenty of ground to cover at Yankee Stadium, Yankees manager Joe Girardi is open to the idea of moving Curtis Granderson to left field and using Brett Gardner in center field after Spring Training begins.
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New York Yankees' Brian Cashman not pursuing Johnny Damon — After four seasons and one championship, Johnny Damon won't be returning to the New York Yankees unless he slashes his asking price. — “I'm not having any discussions on him,” general manager Brian Cashman said, according to MLB.com.
New York Post:
Yanks should up offer for Damon — Brett Gardner is a useful player. But he is useful in that good third-down back kind of way, more Darren Sproles than Chris Johnson. — His speed can change the pace of a game in spots, but he becomes less effective the heavier the load you ask him to carry.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:Damon's return to Yanks highly unlikely
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Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:Johnny Damon, NY Yankees, headed separate ways
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Fox Sports:
Mets' problems go deeper than GM Minaya — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. — One day, maybe soon, the Mets will fire general manager Omar Minaya. — Frankly, they should fire him right now rather …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Same old Mets even with Johan Santana — In the most narrow sense, it was a good day for the Mets, who watched Johan Santana throw off a mound for the first time since last September's elbow surgery. The great ace, attending the Mets' minicamp in Port St. Lucie, Fla., also played catch with Oliver Perez …
Keith Law / ESPN:
Rangers' farm system still loaded — As I did last year, I offer this teaser to Thursday's ranking of the Top 100 prospects in baseball by ranking the 30 farm systems based on the current inventory in each organization. This ranking includes only players who are still eligible …
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Frankie Piliere / Fanhouse MLB Blog:
2010 Farm System Rankings — I introduced you to the Top 100 prospects of 2010 on Monday. Now it's time to size up the minor leagues on an organizational level. Below, I've ranked each team's farm system from 1-30. — Top 100 Prospects: Nos. 1-25 | Nos. 26-100
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Fred Mitchell / Chicago Breaking Sports:
Andre Dawson to enter Hall of Fame as an Expo — Andre Dawson will be going into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the Montreal Expos, the Tribune has learned. — Dawson, who played the first 11 seasons of his major league career with the Expos, signed a blank contract to play …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Hall picks Expos; Dawson preferred Cubs — Hawk to join Carter as second from Montreal enshrined in Hall — Andre Dawson will enter the Hall of Fame as a member of the Expos, as the image on his plaque will feature him wearing a Montreal cap, the Cooperstown museum announced on Wednesday.
Bill Center / SignOnSanDiego.com:
Padres acquire free-agent pitcher Jon Garland — Free agent pitcher Jon Garland is apparently becoming a Padre. — Padres President Tom Garfinkel, speaking at a Military Appreciation Luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the Torrey Pines Hilton, said the Padres have signed the 30-year-old free agent …
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Joe McDonald / Providence Journal:
Big things expected from Sox prospect Westmoreland — When former Lowell Spinners manager Gary DiSarcina would deliver his lineup card to home plate prior to the first game of a series, it would be inevitable that every opposing manager would ask him the same question. — “Who's this Westmoreland kid?”
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Source: Cubs set to acquire IF Tracy — The Chicago Cubs will announce on Wednesday that they have signed former Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Chad Tracy to a minor league contract, according to a major league source. — If Tracy makes the Cubs' big-league roster, he would earn $900,000 …
John Koblin / New York Observer:
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday's Web Site — In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall …
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
'It's not about me,' Tejada says as Orioles announce signing — Returning as stopgap 3rd baseman, veteran says he thinks Orioles can win — When Miguel Tejada was first introduced to the Baltimore media a little more than six years ago at a Camden Yards news conference …
Tim Kurkjian / MLB:
New plan in place in effort to rebuild Toronto Blue Jays — New Toronto GM stressing scouting and development in an attempt to rebuild franchise — Ten years ago, a 23-year-old from Montreal approached veteran scout Mike Toomey at an Expos game at Olympic Stadium.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Greenberg's attention will be on fans — Incoming Rangers owner aims to improve ballpark experience — ARLINGTON — The Rangers are focusing on fans. Their annual Mid-Winter Banquet is Friday night at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth and FanFest is Saturday at the Ballpark in Arlington.
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Yankees deal for outfielder Golson — Infielder Hilligoss sent to Rangers to complete trade — The Yankees added to their outfield depth Tuesday, acquiring Greg Golson in a trade with the Texas Rangers. — New York, which gave up Minor League infielder Mitch Hilligoss in the deal …
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