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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Nationals Sign Jayson Werth — Scott Boras landed Jayson Werth a nine-figure contract with a surprise suitor this afternoon. The Nationals signed the free agent outfielder to a seven-year, $126MM deal. In case any doubt remained, this deal shows that it's a good time to be a free agent.
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Werth Signs with Nationals — Jayson Werth has signed a seven-year, $126 million contract with the Washington Nationals. — Sources told MLB.com this afternoon Werth's agent Scott Boras was close to a deal with the Nationals. The Nationals figure to have money to spend after losing free agent Adam Dunn to the Chicago White Sox.
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Boras gets insane contract for Werth — 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. — A rival general manager, upon hearing that the contract was for seven years, offered this reaction to Jayson Werth's signing with the Nationals:
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Nationals sign Jayson Werth [UPDATED] — The Nationals have signed free agent outfielder Jayson Werth, according to a source, robbing the division rival Philadelphia Phillies of one of their best players and making stunning improvement to their immediate chances at contention.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Extension can wait? Why Adrian Gonzalez extension might not make sense right now — The Sox will want Adrian Gonzalez for years to come...but might want to wait on an extension. (AP) — The big fish is on the hook, and now needs only to be reeled in. Or does he?
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Adrian Gonzalez — The Red Sox have acquired Adrian Gonzalez and a press conference is scheduled for tomorrow, tweets SI's Jon Heyman. Boston seems satisfied that the parameters are in place for a new contract though no extension will be announced at this time, Heyman tweets.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Red Sox, Padres complete Adrian Gonzalez deal ... finally … Adrian Gonzalez is headed to the Red Sox ... again. — After several more hours of negotiations Sunday, the Red Sox completed a deal for the Padres first baseman. — The Padres and Red Sox had previously reached an agreement …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Gonzalez-to-Red Sox deal off for now — BOSTON — The Red Sox and slugger Adrian Gonzalez could not agree on a contract extension by the Sunday afternoon deadline instituted by Major League Baseball, putting on hold for now a blockbuster deal that would have sent highly rated prospects Casey Kelly …
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Is A-Gon gone? — One minute progress, next minute talks are off? Strange set of circumstances going on at the moment in the Adrian Gonzalez contract extension talks. — SI.com's Jon Heyman reported talks have broken off between the Red Sox and Adrian Gonzalez' agent John Boggs and the deal is over.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Gonzalez passes his physical; clock now ticks on getting a deal done
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Exit Sandman? New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera may retire following 2012 season — Could this be “Enter Sandman” for Mariano Rivera's career? At the end of the two-year, $30-million contract he recently agreed to with the Yankees, the answer is “maybe,” the closer said.
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Luke Adams / MLB Rumors:
Carl Crawford Rumors: Sunday
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Fox Sports:
Is there a mystery team in hunt for Lee? — 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. — There is a mystery team in on Cliff Lee. — I don't know this for sure, but I'm guessing there is one team …
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NorthJersey.com:
Popper: Mets could use Omar Minaya's help in digging up good deals — Sandy Alderson is heading to the winter meetings today with high hopes and little cash, intent on searching through the corners and crevices of the bargain bins of major league baseball to find a useful piece.
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Mets Today and MetsBlog.com
R.B. Fallstrom / Yahoo! Sports:
Cardinals, Berkman agree to one-year deal — is headed back to the NL Central, joining a team he knows really well. — The former Houston Astros slugger agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with St. Louis on Saturday, solidifying the Cardinals' roster ahead of the upcoming winter meetings.
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