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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pujols' contract talks to heat up — • While maintaining the issue is independent of this winter's team-building, the Cardinals intend next month to engage three-time MVP Albert Pujols in long-anticipated talks regarding a contract extension. — General manager John Mozeliak …
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Dodgers look willing to spend so far — FOX Sports — ORLANDO — We still don't know the outcome of the McCourts' divorce and whether Frank or Jamie will end up owning the team in the long term. — But one thing we know: The Dodgers are functioning. — Dodgers at a glance
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards have interest in Uggla — ORLANDO, Fla. — This week's general manager meetings may offer St. Louis Cardinals GM John Mozeliak an opportunity to push for an infield upgrade, or at least depth for its left side. — He hopes to meet with Barry Praver, agent for free-agent shortstop Juan Uribe …
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Florida Marlins seeking trade offers for Dan Uggla
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Posey catches NL Rookie of the Year honors — SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey, who contributed mightily to ending the Giants' World Series drought, broke another prolonged spell by himself Monday when the catcher was named the National League's Rookie of the Year.
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Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA.com:
2010 Rookies of the Year — Buster Posey Wins NL Award,
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Associated Press:
Buster Posey, Neftali Feliz win awards
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Will Carroll / The Biz of Baseball:
Voting Buster — EDITORS NOTE: The BBWAA has announced …
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Steve Popper / NorthJersey.com:
Sandy Alderson still may bring in additional candidates — Sandy Alderson completed what was expected to be the final first-round interview in his search for a new manager for the Mets on Monday, but then conceded there may be more candidates to come. — A Mets official said that Alderson …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Bowa: Terry's discipline would be good fit for Mets — Mets on Twitter — Tweet — ORLANDO, Fla. — Near the conclusion of the Mets' season-crushing 2-9 West Coast trip to open the second half, David Wright was manning his position and chatting with Dodgers third base coach Larry Bowa.
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ESPN:
Dodgers sign Hiroki Kuroda — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that they have re-signed free-agent left-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $12-million contract. — The contract will pay Kuroda $8 million in 2011, plus a $4-million signing bonus that will be paid out in 2012 and 2013 …
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Kevin Baxter / LA Times Sports Blog:
Dodgers, Kuroda reach agreement — The Dodgers are bringing back another member of their rotation after coming to terms with right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. Details of the agreement were not made public but it is believed to a be a one-year deal worth $12 million. — Kuroda, who will be 36 next season, passed a physical Monday.
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Ken Rosenthal / mlbbuzz:
Dodgers' Loney on the move?
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Contreras agrees to 2-year deal with Phillies — If Jose Contreras can give the Phillies two more seasons like the one he just turned in, he will prove to be one of the bigger bullpen bargains in the big leagues. — That's hardly a guarantee, considering the fact that the massive righthander …
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Phillies, Contreras Agree to Two-Year Contract
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phillies Reach Agreement With Jose Contreras
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Another Buchholz is aboard — Rebounding reliever claimed off waivers — Once a top-flight prospect, Taylor Buchholz — a distant cousin of the Red Sox' Clay Buchholz — pitched in only nine games in 2010 following Tommy John surgery. (File/Doug Pensinger/Getty Images/2008)
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox claim reliever Taylor Buchholz on waivers
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Inbox: What will Wakefield's role be in 2011?
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Melvin: “We're Not Shopping Prince” — Prince Fielder has just one more year to go before becoming eligible for free agency, and as a result many around the game expect the Brewers to shop their hulking first baseman. GM Doug Melvin told USA Today's Bob Nightengale that isn't the case however …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade surprises: Justin and B.J. Upton available, but not Prince Fielder
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Free-agency market for Manny Ramirez could be slim — Demand for a 38-year-old designated hitter doesn't appear high, so the slugger might have to settle for whatever he can get or perhaps walk away from baseball. — Of all the nouns used to label Manny Ramirez over the years …
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MLB.com:
Yankees Release 2011 Ticket Information — The New York Yankees today announced ticket information for the upcoming 2011 regular season at Yankee Stadium, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, March 31, when the Yankees host the Detroit Tigers. — The Yankees will play 13 of their first 16 games …
Associated Press:
Dbacks, INF Blum Agree to $2.7M, 2-Year Contract — PHOENIX (AP) — Infielder Geoff Blum became the first of the 166 free agents to switch teams, agreeing Monday to a $2.7 million, two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. — New general manager Kevin Towers said the move is “the first step” in improving the team's bench.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
D'Backs Sign Blum To Two-Year Deal
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Associated Press:
Former Los Angeles Angels outfielder Ed Kirkpatrick, 66, dies — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ed “Spanky” Kirkpatrick, who played seven seasons for the Los Angeles Angels during a 16-year major league career, has died. He was 66. — The team says he died Monday. No immediate cause of death was available.
External / Associated Press:
Yanks raise ticket rates — The New York Yankees are raising the prices of some of their most expensive tickets for next year after making big cuts in 2010, and are hiking the cost of bleacher seats for only the third time in 13 years. — The price of the best field-level seats will rise …
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JSOnline:
Kranitz, Narron join coaching staff — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Rick Kranitz replaces Rick Peterson as pitching coach and Jerry Narron takes over as bench coach as the Brewers just announced their coaching staff under new manager Ron Roenicke.
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