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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Source: Mike Napoli, Red Sox reach agreement on one-year, $5M deal — The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have agreed to a new deal. (AP) — According to multiple major league sources, the Red Sox and Mike Napoli have reached an agreement on a one-year deal.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox sign Jarrod Saltalamacchia for $4.5 million in 2013 — The Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million deal with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, thus avoiding salary arbitration. The contract — which represents a significant raise from the $2.5 million he earned a year ago — is non-guaranteed.
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Boston Globe:
Red Sox agree to one-year deal with Mike Napoli — The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have agreed to a one-year deal worth $5 million with incentives that could bring the total value to $13 million, major league sources confirmed. — The incentives would be based on whether Napoli spends any time on the disabled list due to a hip injury.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' prospects get advice from Mark Prior — Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior was invited to address some of the team's top prospects Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field during an extended major league acclimation program for the kids. — Jason McLeod, the Cubs senior vice-president …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
No welcome for Sosa at Cubs Convention — Former slugger who left on bad terms and then was tainted with steroid suspicions, still on outs — Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein on how it's “playoffs or bust” every year. — Fresh off his inclusion on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
US roster for Classic has stars, desire to win — Braun, Mauer, Dickey, Wright among the big names to play for Torre in tournament — Team USA announced its provisional roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic on Thursday morning and among the group are a National League Cy Young Award winner …
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Matt Wieters says he'd be interested in staying with Orioles long-term — With Showalter and Duquette locked up through 2018, signing the All-Star catcher to an extension may be the next key move — Orioles catcher Matt Wieters calls Baltimore “a place where I enjoy playing” and says he'd be interested in a long-term extension.
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Cash Kruth / MLB.com:
Orioles extend Showalter, Duquette through 2018
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Nationals trade Michael Morse for A.J. Cole in three-team deal — The Nationals, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation, sent slugger Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners in a three-way trade that netted them right-hander A.J. Cole, the pitching prospect who last winter served …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Morse In Three-Team Deal With Nationals, A's
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
The future of replay — Expanded system won't happen in 2013, but MLB is making progress — It was just 95 days ago that Joe Girardi decided he'd had enough, seen enough, been wronged enough. — “Let's have instant replay,” the Yankees manager said pointedly, after a blatantly wrong call …
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Profar heads list of top prospects in 2013 Classic — The World Baseball Classic has become a great event to see the stars of Major League Baseball put their team affiliations aside and play for national pride. But it's not just the established veterans who will hit the international stage in March.
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Deadspin:
Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax — Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden. A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school's football program back to glory …
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MLB.com:
Pirates Sign Free Agent RHP Jeff Karstens — The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the signing of free agent right-handed pitcher Jeff Karstens to a contract for the 2013 season. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington.
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R.J. White / CBSSports.com:
Phillies, Giants among suitors for Ryan Theriot — The Phillies and Giants are among the teams interested in free-agent shortstop/second baseman Ryan Theriot, according to CBSSports.com baseball insider Jon Heyman. — Theriot has been part of the last two World Series Championship teams …
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