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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Source: New York Yankees want Derek Jeter to take ‘reality potion’ — Negotiations between the New York Yankees and Derek Jeter are at a standstill until Jeter and his agent, Casey Close, “drink the reality potion,” according to a source close to the negotiations.
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Source: Mariano Rivera talks with New York Yankees going smoothly — NEW YORK —The Yankees' negotiations with closer Mariano Rivera are progressing much smoother than the rancor-filled struggle with Derek Jeter. — “Night and day,” said one baseball official with knowledge of both talks.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees willing to increase Jeter offer
Yankees willing to increase Jeter offer
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Closing In On Deal With Juan Uribe — 12:29pm: Uribe's contract with the Dodgers will be for three years and $21MM, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. — 11:38am: The Dodgers are closing in on a three-year deal with free agent infielder Juan Uribe, reports ESPN's Buster Olney.
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ESPN:
Sources: Juan Uribe, Dodgers near deal — The Los Angeles Dodgers are close to signing free-agent infielder Juan Uribe to a three-year deal, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday. — The move would not only strengthen the Dodgers but hurt their archrival, the Giants.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers eyeing Uribe for infield help
Dodgers eyeing Uribe for infield help
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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness and MLB Rumors
Richard Justice / Houston Chronicle:
Jilted by Astros, Berkman eagerly anticipates offers — Lance Berkman needed a few days to digest the news the Astros didn't want him back. — At first, he toyed with retirement. — “After a couple of days, I realized I can still be a really good player and would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't play,” he said.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Berkman Names Interested Teams — Add the Cardinals, Pirates, and Blue Jays to the list of teams known to have at least kicked the tires on free agent Lance Berkman. The first baseman/outfielder named those suitors in a conversation with Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle recently.
Clark Spencer / MiamiHerald.com:
Free agent Javier Vazquez will play for Florida Marlins — The Marlins have reached an agreement with free agent pitcher Javier Vazquez on a one-year contract, sources said Sunday. — Vazquez, 34, will join a Marlins rotation that will also include Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, Chris Volstad and Anibal Sanchez.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins come to terms with free agent Vazquez
Marlins come to terms with free agent Vazquez
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Fox Sports:
Where does the Hot Stove League stand? — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Enough of the Lukewarm Stove League, the quiet November in which the biggest names were Victor Martinez …
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MLB:
Giants' World Series share: $317K — A full World Series share for the champion San Francisco Giants was worth $317,631.29 this year, according to figures released Monday by Major League Baseball. — The Giants voted 50 full shares to members of the team and other personnel.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
San Diego Padres Kevin Correia deals with the tragic death of his 21-year-old brother — Free-agent pitcher slowly moves forward following death of his 21-year-old brother — Trevor Correia, the brother of free-agent pitcher Kevin Correia, died this May in a hiking accident.
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Scouting reports for the Top 10 Prospects (How to subscribe) — The 2007 Angels won 94 regular-season games, captured the American League West by six games and had no shortage of optimism for the future. — The organization's young, homegrown core had arrived.
Brett McMurphy / Fanhouse NCAA Football Blog:
TCU Accepts Offer From Big East — Texas Christian University has accepted an invitation to become an all-sports member of the Big East Conference, FanHouse has learned. — The Horned Frogs will join the league beginning on July 1, 2012 and begin play in the Big East in the 2012-13 school year.
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
When do we start taking Omar Vizquel's Cooperstown case seriously? — Unique. — If I had only one word to describe Omar Vizquel's Hall of Fame case, it's unique. Bizarre would be the alternate, but unique works best. — That wasn't always the case.
Alex Speier / Full Count:
Source: Red Sox show interest in reliever Matt Guerrier — According to a major league source, the Red Sox have shown interest in free agent relief pitcher Matt Guerrier. The right-hander, who has spent his entire seven-season major league career with the Twins, went 5-7 with a 3.17 ERA in 74 games with Minnesota in 2010.
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Luke Adams / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Interested In Matt Guerrier
