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Giants Falling Out Of Pablo Sandoval Hunt With Red Sox Now Overwhelming Favorites — SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -The Giants need to start looking for a third baseman because Pablo Sandoval is likely not coming back to San Francisco. — After speaking with two sources, here's what I've been able to put together:
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox offer on table for Jon Lester — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox made a contract offer to pitcher Jon Lester when he met with the team's owners earlier this week, according to a major league source. — The terms of the offer were not disclosed, and the source said he did not expect Lester to make a quick decision.
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Red Sox readying offer for Sandoval — Having already met with and made an offer to Jon Lester, the Red Sox Wednesday are readying an offer for another high-profile free agent who visited with them Tuesday: Pablo Sandoval. — According to a major league source, the Red Sox are set …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Left-hander is one of the top starting pitchers on the free-agent market — 9/24/14: Jon Lester pitches seven innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out seven — ATLANTA — Braves president of baseball operations John Hart has repeatedly said his club does …
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Billy Butler, A's agree to 3-year deal — Free agent designated hitter Billy Butler has agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with the Oakland Athletics. — The team announced the deal Wednesday. Butler provides the A's a right-handed bat with power who can also play first base.
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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Longtime Royals DH Billy Butler reportedly close to free-agent contract with Oakland — A few hours after he became a free agent for the first time in his career, Billy Butler prophesied the events of Tuesday night. He had spent a decade with the Royals and saw the franchise rise from a doormat to a World Series contender.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Royals focus on Ervin Santana, Francisco Liriano, Torii for OF — While the American League champion Royals will check in on free-agent pitching star Jon Lester and their own James Shields, barring something unusual like an unexpected drop in the market for top starting pitchers …
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Drew Silva / HardballTalk:
A's sign Billy Butler to three-year, $30 million contract — Robert Murray of MLB Daily Rumors reported it first: Billy Butler has agreed to a three-year, $30 million free agent contract with the Oakland Athletics. — That's quite a lengthy commitment to a designated hitter whose OPS …
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Blair Kerkhoffthe / Kansas City Star:
KCK native Ray Sadecki, standout major-league left-hander, dies at 73 — Ray Sadecki, the Kansas City, Kan., native who won 135 games in his 18-year major-league pitching career — and the 1964 World Series opener — died Monday afternoon in Mesa, Ariz., from complications of blood cancer, according to his family.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Matt Harvey, Mets on same page over pitcher's workload for next season … DATABASE — Matt Harvey's career starts … Mets — Get to know Matt Harvey
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Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Do the Mets and White Sox match up for Alexei Ramirez?
Do the Mets and White Sox match up for Alexei Ramirez?
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Sign Zach Duke
White Sox Sign Zach Duke
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
The family legal fight over Ryan Howard's finances — It was late July when Ryan Howard pointedly asked a reporter if he wanted to trade places with him. The anguish in his tone was palpable. A former perennial MVP candidate, the slugger's career was nearing its nadir.
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Dan Jenkins / Golf Digest:
My (Fake) Interview With Tiger* — When Tiger Woods returned to golf from his back surgery, the national media saw it as the greatest news flash since D-Day. This energized me so much I immediately tracked down Tiger and asked if we could do the interview we should have done years ago.
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Meghan Montemurro / delawareonline:
Ex-UD star, respected baseball scout dies at 58 — The essence and character of Jeff Taylor, a man beloved by family, friends and the baseball community, can be traced to a baseball field at Newark High School more than 40 years ago. — Taylor, a longtime scout working for the Cincinnati Reds …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sources: Stanton's $325M deal backloaded — If Giancarlo Stanton opts out of his new 13-year, $325 million contract with the Miami Marlins after the first six seasons, he'll be walking away from a staggering $218 million over the final seven seasons, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN.com Tuesday.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Stanton's record deal just isn't right
Stanton's record deal just isn't right
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