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Robinson Cano's bid to join Seattle Mariners ends on sour note thanks to Jay Z: sources — Rap mogul overplayed his hand by demanding a bigger deal and more money than the Northwest team was willing to pay for the Yankees' second baseman, sources close to the negotiations say.
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Mariners To Sign Robinson Cano — 11:15am: Jim Bowden of ESPN and MLB Network Radio tweets that Cano receives a full no-trade clause as part of his deal. — 9:57am: The Mariners and Robinson Cano are in agreement on a 10-year, $240MM contract, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com (Spanish link).
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Mariners offer Cano nine years, $225 million in Seattle meeting — Robinson Cano traveled to Seattle Thursday, and sources told CBSSports.com that the Mariners offered the superstar second baseman a nine-year, $225 million contract in hopes of forging a deal with the top free agent and setting themselves up for a big winter.
MLB:
Sources: Cano undecided on Seattle's offer — Free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano, after traveling to Seattle on Thursday to meet with the Mariners on an offer that sources say was expected to approach $250 million, was not prepared Friday to make a decision, sources have told ESPN.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Robinson Cano headed to Mariners: 10 years, $240 million — Robinson Cano is headed to the Seattle Mariners, agreeing to terms on a 10-year, $240 million contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. — The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Mariners have agreed with Robinson Cano on a 10-year, $240M contract — The Mariners have agreed on a 10-year, $240MM deal with superstar second baseman Robinson Cano, CBSSports.com confirms. — Early on Friday, there were reports (including here) of a snag in negotiations …
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Fox Sports:
Rosenthal: Cano to Seattle would make little sense — I can't wait to hear the rationale. — Whenever a free agent makes an inexplicable money grab, we always hear the most bizarre rationales. — For Alex Rodriguez, it was the Rangers' farm system. For Mike Hampton, it was the Denver school system.
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Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Source: Robinson Cano, M's agree
Metsblog:
Mets sign free agent OF Curtis Granderson — The Mets have agreed to sign free-agent OF Curtis Granderson to a four-year deal (Sherman) worth $60 million (Rosenthal). — Granderson, 32, played in just 61 games with the Yankees last year after breaking his hand twice on two hit-by-pitches.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Source: Curtis Granderson looking for four years, $64 million
Source: Curtis Granderson looking for four years, $64 million
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Astros To Sign Scott Feldman — The Astros have agreed to a three-year, $30MM contract with right-hander Scott Feldman, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter link). It's been a busy few days for Feldman's agent, Matt Brown, as he also represents Curtis Granderson, who just agreed to a four-year, $60MM deal with the Mets.
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Andrew Simon / MLB.com:
Winfield joins MLBPA staff as special assistant — Hall of Famer spent 15 of his 22 Major League seasons as player representative — Hall of Fame outfielder Dave Winfield joined the Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday, taking the job of special assistant …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox sign Belisario to 1-year deal — The Chicago White Sox agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract Thursday with free agent reliever Ronald Belisario. — Belisario, 30, wasn't tendered a contract Monday night by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Belisario attracted preliminary interest …
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Tanaka may not be available to MLB suitors — Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka's future was thrown into flux Thursday when the president of the Rakuten Golden Eagles told a newspaper that the team might not make the prized starter available to Major League Baseball teams as a free agent this winter.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Masahiro Tanaka could remain in Japan, president of his team says
Masahiro Tanaka could remain in Japan, president of his team says
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Royals Acquire Norichika Aoki — The Royals have acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki from the Brewers in exchange for left-hander Will Smith, the Brewers have announced via press release. The trade was first reported last night by the folks at the Royal Revival blog (on Twitter).
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