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2:40 PM ET, February 9, 2012

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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Boyd says he used cocaine with Sox  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd's new tell-all book, “They Call Me Oil Can: My Life in Baseball,” which hits bookstores in June, should be a blockbuster if the stories are similar to what the former Red Sox pitcher told WBZ's Jon Miller yesterday at JetBlue Park.
Discussion: The Big Lead, YFSF and NESN.com
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CBS Boston:
‘Oil Can’ Boyd Admits To Pitching Under Influence Of Cocaine  —  BOSTON (CBS) - Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd admitted on Wednesday that two-thirds of the time he was on the mound, he was under the influence of cocaine.  —  “Oh yeah, at every ballpark.
Alex Speier / WEEI:
ORTIZ ARB HEARING SLATED FOR MONDAY
Keith Law / ESPN:
Ranking the top prospects (1-25)  —  Mike Trout and Bryce Harper come out on top for the second straight year  —  Welcome to ESPN Insider's 2012 ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball.  —  This is the fifth year I have done these rankings for Insider, and for the first time …
Dan Martin / NY Post:
Yankees sign Branyan to minor-league deal  —  The Yankees agreed Wednesday to sign Russell Branyan to a minor-league deal with an invitation to major league spring training.  —  The move does not impact the team's chances of adding another lefty bat and it remains in the hunt for Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Raul Ibanez.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres reach deal with veteran hurler Suppan
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Giants add Mota, Theriot to 40-man roster
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:   Branyan inks Minor League deal with Yankees
Associated Press:
Yankees TV host Bob Lorenz charged with drunken driving; cops found YES anchor passed out in car  —  Police say his speech was slurred and he smelled o alcohol  —  Cops in Connecticut say they found 48-year-old Bob Lorenz slumped over his steering wheel early Wednesday morning.
Discussion: HardballTalk
english.yonhapnews.co.kr:
Local baseball governing body bans Baltimore's scouts after controversial signing  —  The South Korean governing body of baseball has banned scouts from the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball (MLB) from attending local games, after the Orioles signed a teenage pitcher in a controversial move.
Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
Brian Cashman's accused stalker, Louise Meanwell, tells wild tale saying Yankees GM misled feds on steroid probe  —  Woman is currently in jail held on $200,000 bail  —  Brian Cashman's ‘pal’ (below) injects steroids into argument.  —  The woman accused of stalking and blackmailing Yankees GM Brian Cashman …
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Alderson says Mets are staying pat  —  Mets on Twitter  —  Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is scheduled to begin his drive from New York to Port St. Lucie Wednesday, and there don't figure to be too many new faces to greet him.  —  “We're pretty much there,” Alderson said of what the Mets' roster …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
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Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Alderson Remakes Mets on the Cheap
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
NY Mets' Mike Pelfrey is confident he will revive his sinker after subpar 2011 campaign  —  Regaining pitch could be the key to crucial season  —  Mike Pelfrey throws self into reviving sinker after rough 2011.  —  Mike Pelfrey estimates that he has already thrown 1,000 sinkers …
Evan Grant / Rangers Blog:
Source: Rangers, Cruz close on 2-year deal for likely more than $15 mil  —  Update 10:43 a.m. Thursday: Last night, I speculated Nelson Cruz 2-year deal to be worth $14-15 million.  When announced, post-physical, likely to be more than $15 mil.  —  SS Elvis Andrus may not be the only Ranger to get a multi-year contract this week.
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs agree with Breslow on one-year deal  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks once again made it through an offseason without a salary-arbitration hearing.  —  The D-backs on Wednesday agreed to terms with left-hander Craig Breslow, their lone remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible player, on a one-year contract.
Anthony M. Destefano / Newsday:
Wilpons apply to high court in Madoff case  —  The owners of the New York Mets are taking their battle with the trustee in the Bernard Madoff case to the U.S. Supreme Court — at least they are trying to.  —  In a little noticed filing last Friday, Sterling Equities Associates …
 
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