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Sports Illustrated:
Even as they divorce, Damon thinking of a return to Yankees … Free agent Johnny Damon isn't upset about being unemployed. Not at all. He is spending time with his four kids and he is staying in playing shape, waiting for the right call to come, from a team with a deal he likes.
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NY Daily News:
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman conjures up budget woes to demonize Johnny Damon — The headline of the baseball offseason isn't that the Yankees have Curtis Granderson now, that they have Nick Johnson and Javy (Game 7) Vazquez back, that they now have Randy Winn …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Jays interested in Damon, Delgado — GM has contacted outfielder's agent; Gaston wants slugger — TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos admitted that the club has had internal discussions about pursuing free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon and manager Cito Gaston spent …
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Ross / New Stadium Insider:
Yankees Fans Are Canceling Their Ticket Plans Because They Hate Randy Winn — OK, so maybe they're more angry about the Yankees decision not to retain the newly minted “true Yankee” Johnny Damon. However we frame it, people like the one in the real life email chain below don't seem …
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
General manager Omar Minaya: I'm in charge of New York Mets' moves — Omar Minaya tried to lay to rest scuttlebutt that he's not calling all the shots in the Mets' baseball operations department, saying on SNY's “Hot Stove” show Thursday night that he has “full autonomy.”
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Tatis' deal dooms Delgado — The Mets will have a familiar face returning to first base on a part-time basis next season, and it won't be Carlos Delgado. — Fernando Tatis agreed to a one-year deal with the team yesterday, according to an industry source, giving the Mets a tandem …
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Chien-Ming Wang considering signing before spring training — Chien-Ming Wang is reconsidering his plan not to return from shoulder surgery until a couple of months into the season, the former Yankee's agent told ESPN.com Thursday. — Wang — Alan Nero said that “four or five teams” …
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:PECOTA projections say Yanks will miss playoffs this season
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Clay Davenport / Unfiltered:2010 PECOTA is here! — UPDATE 5:53PM Pac: Fantasy subs are now available.
Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Turnbow passes on Rockies' offer; Fogg signs with Mets — The Rockies' growing list of non-roster invitees to spring training will not include reliever Derrick Turnbow. The reliever has signed with the Florida Marlins, a source close to the pitcher said this morning. — Also, the Dragon Slayer has found a new home.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Redding touts Tracy as reason for signing — Rockies skipper, recent success lure veteran right-hander — DENVER — Right-handed pitcher Tim Redding said watching the Rockies grow in recent years intrigued him. Talking to manager Jim Tracy only made his desire to play for them greater.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Rockies Top 11 Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Four More: — 12. Charlie Blackmon, OF: An athletic outfielder, Blackmon put up good numbers at High-A Modesto. He needs to prove himself at the upper levels. — 13. Nolan Arenado, 3B: This 2009 second-rounder has a quick bat …
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Ron Borges / Boston Herald:
Red Sox' new metrics systems doesn't compute — With the opening of spring training less than three weeks away it would appear the retooling of the Red Sox [team stats] is complete, at least for now. So what has general manager Theo Epstein wrought? — Beats me, which is unimportant.
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It's About The Money
Dick Goss / STM:
Buckner: I would have been tempted — JOLIET — Bill Buckner knew the pain. — He played major league baseball for 20 years, and in addition to other hurts, he spent about two-thirds of the time battling a severe ankle injury. — That he finished with 2,715 hits and a .289 career batting average …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox tickets go on sale Saturday — Purchase limited to eight per person due to high demand — BOSTON — The Red Sox, who have the longest sellout streak in Major League history, will put single-game tickets for most 2010 home games on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
Donnie Collins / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Yanks officially add Taiwanese infielder — Buckle your seat belts: The Yankees have signed Fu-Lin Kuo. — Honestly, I don't know if this was widely reported or not. I do know that I had heard about it at some point in the past (at least, I think I did), but it showed up on the latest list …
