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NY Daily News:
Yankees shouldn't have to budge off their reported three-year, $45 million offer to Derek Jeter — Alex Rodriguez's contract is the real benchmark from Derek Jeter's standpoint in this negotiation. But the circumstances of A-Rod's deal - dumb as it was - were vastly different than these.
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Jeter will have hard time finding competing offer — Tweet — In a survey of baseball officials yesterday, it appears Derek Jeter has a steep mountain to climb if he wants to better the Yankees' offer of three years for $45 million. — One day after general manager Brian Cashman encouraged …
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Surviving Grady, River Avenue Blues and WEEI
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera considered preeminent free-agent reliever on the market: source — With Thanksgiving upon them and very little of their offseason to-do list checked off, Brian Cashman and the Yankees figure to have a very busy month ahead of them.
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Bronx Baseball Daily, MLB.com, River Avenue Blues, The iYankees Blog and MLB Rumors
NY Daily News:
Harper: Could Jeter's pride cause Bronx exit? — Derek Jeter's pride could become a factor in decision after Yankees front office jabs at shortstop — Thursday, November 25th 2010, 4:00 AM — It's difficult to see shortstop Derek Jeter backing down from his position that he clearly feels …
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SNY
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Derek Jeter will not join the Mets even if he takes Brian Cashman's …
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MetsBlog.com and Bronx Baseball Daily
David Moulton / Naples Daily News:
Rays could make game-changing splash by signing Derek Jeter
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DRaysBay, Mike Silva's … and It's About The Money
Associated Press:
Kaz Matsui returns to Japan to play for Eagles — TOKYO—Kazuo Matsui has returned to Japan and joined the Rakuten Eagles after spending seven seasons in the major leagues. — The Eagles said Thursday they reached an agreement with the 35-year-old infielder, who played for the New York Mets …
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Dan Mennella / MLB.com:
K. Matsui returns to Japan with Rakuten Eagles — Kazuo Matsui has signed a contract with the Rakuten Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan, effectively ending his seven-year stint in the Major Leagues, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. — The second baseman arrived …
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Resume says yes, but will Bagwell make Hall? — Lifelong Astros slugging first baseman on ballot for first time … HOUSTON — While Jeff Bagwell doesn't expect to get voted into the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot and he swears he doesn't care if he ever makes it …
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets' offseason priorities include finding back-end starters and backup catcher, deciding on Minaya — Dillon Gee is the best internal option to fill the Mets' need for back-end starting pitching. The club is hoping the righthander, who impressed in a September callup, can lock up a rotation spot.
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MetsBlog.com
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Can't prevent '11 Red Sox from scoring — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — Somehow, some way, the Red Sox [team stats] will score runs in 2011. Lots of them. It's what they do. — That's easy to forget, even on this day of thanks, since the sting …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
How the Tigers can ruin the Red Sox' winter (and other leftover Victor Martinez thoughts) — The Tigers could stick a lump of coal in the Red Sox' stocking by signing Jayson Werth. (AP) — For the Red Sox, there was a silver lining to the fact that the Detroit Tigers signed Victor Martinez to a four-year, $50 million deal.
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
White Sox shouldn't let Konerko go — Paul Konerko and the White Sox are still a long way from working out a deal. — PRINT RSS — Updated Nov 26, 2010 2:25 AM ET — Paul Konerko is coming off a much better season than Derek Jeter. Since 2001, Konerko has won the same number of world championships as Jeter.
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Bullington signs contract with Japanese team — Former top Draft pick will play for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp — KANSAS CITY — Pitcher Bryan Bullington is headed for Japan. — Bullington, a right-hander, was freed to sign with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League on Wednesday …
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Yahoo! Sports and The LoHud Yankees Blog
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Bullington reaches agreement with Japanese team after being released by Royals
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