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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 …
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.
ESPN:
Dawson may wear Cubs hat for speech — Andre Dawson said he was disappointed the Hall of Fame decided his bust in Cooperstown, N.Y., will feature a Montreal Expos hat, but Dawson plans to acknowledge Chicago Cubs fans during his induction speech in July. — Dawson, who spent …
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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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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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Garland rounding out the rotation — Free-agent right-hander agrees to contract with Padres — SAN DIEGO — The Padres made a move Tuesday to bolster their starting rotation by agreeing with free-agent right-handed pitcher Jon Garland on a one-year contract.
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.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Damon's return to Yanks highly unlikely — Cashman says free agent's price exceeds team's budget — NEW YORK — Johnny Damon was hoping to find his team by the end of this week, and it appears that his employer will not be the Yankees. — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman all but closed …
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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 …
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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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.
Fox Sports:
A's reach deal with Sheets, could be worth over $8M — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. — The A's, making a bold play to upgrade their starting rotation, signed free-agent right-hander Ben Sheets to a one-year, $10 million contract Tuesday.
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