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George A. King III / New York Post:
Cashman: ‘Nothing baffling’ about Jeter talks — Tweet — According to the Yankees, there hasn't been anything confusing about contract negotiations with Derek Jeter and his agent, Casey Close. — Close described the Yankees' negotiating strategy on Sunday as “baffling” …
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Subway Squawkers, CBS New York and BronxBanterBlog.com
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Baseball sources see Yankees offering arbitration to Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte — Derek Jeter wouldn't be the first Hall of Fame-caliber player to accept arbitration in his free-agent year. Greg Maddux did so with the Atlanta Braves in 2002.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Prefer To Offer Rivera One Year — The Yankees want to re-sign Mariano Rivera to a one-year deal, but the closer wants a two-year contract worth about $18MM per season, according to Yahoo's Jeff Passan (on Twitter). Jon Heyman of SI.com reported on Friday that Rivera was looking …
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Mike Silva's …, Bronx Baseball Daily, The LoHud Yankees Blog, NESN.com and River Avenue Blues
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
21 Teams Facing Tomorrow's Arbitration Deadline
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Pinstripe Alley, The LoHud Yankees Blog, MetsBlog.com and FanGraphs Baseball
Fred Claire / MLB.com:
Mets made right managerial choice — Collins' inner fire was evident early in his baseball career — It was a bitterly cold April night in Waterbury, Conn., in 1973 and the farm director of the Los Angeles Dodgers was bundled up behind home plate as he watched his team's club …
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MetsBlog.com, New York Post and NY Daily News
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
New Mets manager Terry Collins mulls staff, may promote '86 hero Mookie Wilson to 1st base coach — The Mets will introduce Terry Collins as their 20th manager Tuesday, and are working to finalize his coaching staff. — Collins, 61, earned the job Sunday night over fellow finalists Bob Melvin, Chip Hale and Wally Backman.
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MetsBlog.com, OnTheBlack.com, Mets Fever, Mets Merized Online and ESPN
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Thole, other young players say new skipper's firm but respectful …
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Faith and Fear in Flushing and Mets Merized Online
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Terry Collins is risky choice for Mets
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Mets Cetera, Mack's Baseball and MetsBlog.com
Doug Harrison / CBC News:
Q&A: Larry Walker on NL MVP Joey Votto — Larry Walker, the first Canadian to win the NL MVP award in 1997, was 2010 winner Joey Votto's hitting coach at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. 'The talent was there, says Walker. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) — Larry Walker didn't have an answer.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Votto wins NL MVP by overwhelming margin
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Red Reporter, Mark My Word and The iYankees Blog
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Reds To Sign Dontrelle Willis — The Reds have agreed to sign Dontrelle Willis to a minor league deal, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. Still just 28, Willis has gone from rookie phenom to ace to trade chip to bust to reclamation project in his eight-year MLB career.
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Babes Love Baseball, El Lefty Malo and Red Reporter
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Dontrelle Willis signs minor league deal
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Yahoo! Sports and NESN.com
insidethebook.com:
Do great young players tend not to improve as they get older? — Warning: To the regulars on this site who are sabermetricians in their own right, this post is obvious. You can ignore it if you like. You DON'T need to tell us how obvious it is. There are many readers, lurkers …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Towers: Nothing new on Upton trade front — D-backs listening to offers but no move is imminent — PHOENIX — All was quiet Monday on the Justin Upton trade front. — “Nothing new to report there,” said D-backs general manager Kevin Towers. — Towers created quite a stir last week …
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Fox Sports, MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and Purple Row
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
New Dodgers coach Davey Lopes already has his first special project: Matt Kemp — Lopes, the former Dodgers second baseman who will coach first base for the team, is friends with Dave Stewart, his former teammate and now Kemp's agent. Both men are confident Lopes will communicate well with Kemp …
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Davey Lopes returning to Los Angeles Dodgers as first-base coach
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Associated Press:
Ortiz Ready to Play Hard for Red Sox — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — David Ortiz says he is looking forward to playing next season even though the Boston Red Sox did not give him the new multiyear contract he wanted. — “Boston made its decision, and I am going to play hard …
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Red Sox Monster and Boston Globe
