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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
RHP Brett Myers will get chance to start for Cleveland Indians after agreeing to 1-year deal — CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Indians have reached agreement with veteran right-hander Brett Myers on a one-year deal with a club option for 2014 pending a physical. — Myers, according to a league source …
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Larry Holder / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
New Orleans Saints player: Steve Spagnuolo should be fired as defensive coordinator — Players throughout the season gave a uniform voice of support for New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and the drastically different scheme he brought to the team when the Saints hired him one year ago.
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Larry Holder / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Jonathan Vilma takes issue with Steve Spagnuolo report: 'We're not the Jets' — New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma sounded off Wednesday morning about comments from an unnamed Saints player that said defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo should be fired.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Source: David Price, Rays agree — David Price, the American League Cy Young Award winner, has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays to avoid salary arbitration, a baseball source told ESPN.com. — Terms of Price's deal with the Rays weren't immediately available.
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Associated Press:
Price, Rays avoid arbitration with $10.1M deal — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and American League Cy Young Award winner David Price have agreed to a one-year deal for just over $10 million and avoided arbitration. — Price, who earned $4.35 million in 2012, agreed to the $10.1125 million deal Tuesday.
Fox Sports:
Berkman talking about 2013 return — Free agent Lance Berkman still has not decided that he will play in 2013. But he is talking about a possible return with multiple clubs, including the Texas Rangers, major-league sources say. — Berkman's hometown team, the Houston Astros …
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Mike Graham / TCPalm.com:
Treasure Coast pitcher Scott Proctor signs with San Francisco Giants — JENSEN BEACH — Veteran Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher Scott Proctor has agreed to terms with the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants, according to his agent, Mark Rodgers.
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Manish Mehta / NY Daily News:
Rex Ryan leaves New Jersey as Jets ponder next move — Rex Ryan has been eerily silent since the season ended. — The typically talkative coach hasn't commented on the team's decision to fire GM Mike Tannenbaum, the looming firing of offensive coordinator Tony Sparano, the new GM search or surviving the ax on Black Monday.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Scott Boras' title of ‘Mr. January’ faces stiff challenge from MLB's new rules on free agency — Just like any document that runs 295 pages and 95,268 words, Major League Baseball's collective-bargaining agreement flirts often with the law of unintended consequences.
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Anna Hiatt / Yahoo! News:
Why baseball's National League should adopt the DH — Designated hitters don't ruin America's pastime — they make it more fun to watch — Pitchers are terrible hitters. We all know it. Of course, it's completely understandable. Aspiring young pitchers are so busy perfecting their curveball …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Inbox: Could a trade be made for an outfield bat? — Beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions — Since Cody Ross recently signed with the Diamondbacks, which gives them a lot of outfield depth, does this give the Rangers another shot at trading for Justin Upton?
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Inbox: Are Phils looking to make more moves? — Philadelphia beat reporter Todd Zolecki answers questions from fans — Are the Phillies looking to add more players or are they finished and going to wait to see what they have? Are they confident with their pickups this offseason?
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