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Buster Olney / MLB:
Cincinnati Reds acquire infielder Aaron Miles from Oakland Athletics for Adam Rosales, Willy Taveras — The Cincinnati Reds acquired infielder Aaron Miles in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, swapping young infielder Adam Rosales and outfielder Willy Taveras.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Athletics Designate Eveland, Taveras, Petit For Assignment — 4:59pm: Via Twitter, Lee adds that the A's designated infielder Gregorio Petit for assignment as well. The 25-year-old hit .244/.292/.336 in Triple A last year, playing second base, shortstop, and third base.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Reds, A's Swap Taveras & Rosales For Miles & More — The Reds traded outfielder Willy Taveras and infielder Adam Rosales to the Athletics today for infielder Aaron Miles and a player to be named later or cash, reports ESPN's Buster Olney. Let's break down this bad contract swap.
KCCW-TV:
Source: Mauer, Twins Agree To 10-Year Contract — Other Media Contradicting WCCO Report — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― A source tells WCCO-TV's Mark Rosen that American League MVP Joe Mauer has come to a preliminary agreement with the Minnesota Twins for a 10-year contract extension.
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Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Some gut feelings and hot tips from TwinsFest — Everybody I spoke with during TwinsFest believes the team soon will have Joe Mauer signed to a contract extension. Two people, who have their own information pipelines, claimed that the deal's basic framework — the number of years and guaranteed money …
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David Schoenfield / MLB:
A radical idea on realignment in baseball — Each season divisions would change, increasing fairness and hope for more teams — In this article, I explained why baseball's competitive balance is better than you realize, actually on par with the NFL's. — This does not mean baseball is …
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Gregg Bell / Associated Press:
Mariners agree with Garko for $550K, 1 year — SEATTLE — Ryan Garko and the Mariners have agreed to a $550,000, one-year contract, as Seattle tries to address its need for a right-handed hitter. — Terms of the contract obtained Monday by The Associated Press show the 29-year-old …
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Lynn Henning / Detroit News:
Agent: Damon wants to play for Tigers — Johnny Damon, the free-agent outfielder who helped the Yankees to a world championship in 2009, would be happy to talk with the Tigers. — “Johnny believes the addition of him to Detroit's lineup would make the Tigers a winner,” Scott Boras …
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Former Arizona Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim to attempt comeback with San Francisco Giants — Former Arizona Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim has come out of retirement and agreed to terms on a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants, said his agent, Paul Cobbe.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
First baseman Kevin Millar, Chicago Cubs agree with 1-year minor league deal — Veteran first baseman Kevin Millar has reached agreement on a one-year, minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs and will try to win a job on the team's bench as an invitee to major league camp, he confirmed in an e-mail to ESPN.com on Monday.
Sports Network / The Olympian:
Jon Miller named Frick Award winner — Nationally renowned announcer Jon Miller has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. — The San Francisco native has been the primary voice of the Giants since 1997 …
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Ranking MLB team nicknames — Wanna read something stupid and pointless? Lucky you, because I'm in that kind of mood. — I like lists. Anyone who reads my columns on a semi-regular basis may even have noticed it already. I recently had a random (if unoriginal) idea: a column ranking the nicknames for all 30 MLB teams.
Alex Pedicini / Hardball Times:
Analyzing the MLB draft using WAR — There has been plenty of work published regarding the value of draft picks, most recently the work done by Victor Wang. Wang's previous studies (part 1 and part 2 ) on the draft were a major help for me in conducting this study.
Reuters:
Yankees doubt team will find another “Godzilla” — TOKYO (Reuters) - New York Yankees executives paraded the team's World Series trophy on the first leg of an Asian tour on Monday, saying championship MVP and Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui would be difficult to replace.
