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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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Yankees Daily, Bronx Baseball Daily, HardballTalk, Fanhouse MLB Blog and NESN.com
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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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Bronx Baseball Daily, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors, NESN.com, lenNY's Yankees and River Avenue Blues
Ken Fidlin / Toronto Sun:
Yanks close to signing Rivera — While Derek Jeter and the Yankees remain at an impasse, Mariano Rivera is quietly closing in on a new contract that will pay him $17 million. — Rivera, 41, is seeking a two-year deal but the Yankees have not yet agreed to go beyond one more season …
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Wall Street Journal, Bronx Baseball Daily, MLB Rumors and River Avenue Blues
Brian Costa / Wall Street Journal:
Do Teams Believe Jeter Will Leave the Yankees? — The Yankees dared Derek Jeter to test the open market last week. And after the way they've talked about him in public, the free-agent shortstop would probably love to do nothing more. — But Mr. Jeter faces a significant challenge in doing so …
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MLB Rumors, USA Today, Bronx Baseball Daily, McCovey Chronicles, It's About The Money and NESN.com
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte a Ranger? Texas president Nolan Ryan makes stealthy pitch to Yankees pitcher — Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte is still mulling whether to return to the Yankees or to retire and return to his home in Texas... The Yankees know they'll be fighting with the Rangers for the services of Cliff Lee.
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Fanhouse MLB Blog and The LoHud Yankees Blog
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Rangers deny contacting Pettitte — NEW YORK — In the aftermath of the Yankees' American League Championship Series loss, Andy Pettitte said that he planned to head home and again make the choice between pitching or retiring, his usual winter task. — Pettitte also mentioned that night …
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MLB Rumors, Bronx Baseball Daily, River Avenue Blues and Sliding Into Home
Mark Feinsand / Blogging The Bombers:
Source: Rangers making quiet bid for Pettitte
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Texas Rangers
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Report: Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan trying to recruit Andy Pettitte
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Lone Star Ball
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Rockies, Tulowitzki Nearing Extension — The Rockies and Troy Tulowitzki are nearing a six-year extension that will keep the shortstop in Denver through 2020 and pay him $115-120MM. Tulowitzki will be approaching his 36th birthday by the time the extension expires.
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MLB, MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk, Purple Row, Al's Ramblings and Inside the Colorado Rockies
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Tulowitzki, De La Rosa close to signing big new deals with Rockies — After a relatively quiet offseason, the Rockies are poised to pull off a remarkable double play. They have agreed in principle on a seven-year, $130-million extension with Troy Tulowitzki that will carry him through the 2020 season …
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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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True Blue LA, FanGraphs Baseball, MLB Rumors, USA Today, MLB Daily Dish and Chicago Breaking Sports
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Aaron Gleeman / NBCSports.com:
Juan Uribe “closing in on a three-year deal” with the Dodgers
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HardballTalk, baseballmusings.com and The LoHud Yankees Blog
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers Closing In On Deal With Juan Uribe
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El Lefty Malo, ESPN, True Blue LA, Fanhouse MLB Blog, Sabernomics and McCovey Chronicles
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Former Yankee great Gil McDougald, 1951 AL rookie of the year, dead at 82 — Gil McDougald, the versatile '50s Yankee who, along with Pete Rose, had the unique distinction of being selected to the All-Star team at three different positions, died Sunday at his home in Wall Township, N.J., after a long bout with prostate cancer.
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Gil McDougald, Ex-Yankee, Dies at 82 — Gil McDougald, the Yankees' versatile All-Star infielder who played on five World Series championship teams but was remembered as well for a single at-bat resulting in one of baseball's most frightening moments, died Sunday at his home in Wall Township, N.J. He was 82.
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Andy Martino / Surfing The Mets:
Source: Nothing close with Chris Young — Chris Young and the Mets appear to fit one another for several reasons, but a source with knowledge of the situation said tonight that “nothing was close at this time” between the parties. — The 31-year-old righthanded pitcher enjoyed success …
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MLB Rumors, Amazin' Avenue and Mets Fever
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets Nearing Deal for Chris Young, Or Not
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ESPN, MLB Daily Dish and Mets Merized Online
MLB.com:
2010 Postseason Shares Announced — A full postseason share for the 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants totaled $317,631.29, while a full share for the American League Champion Texas Rangers amounted to $246,279.55, Major League Baseball announced today.
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Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds
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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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Bluebird Banter, HardballTalk and Where Have You Gone …
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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.
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Feller being treated for pneumonia in hospital — CLEVELAND — Hall of Famer Bob Feller's continued battle with leukemia has led to another hospital stay, this time because of a bout with pneumonia. — Feller, who turned 92 earlier this month, has been in the Cleveland Clinic …
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HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
