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2:55 PM ET, November 19, 2014

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CBS San Francisco:
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.
Comcast SportsNet:
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 …
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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MLB:
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.
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 …
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.
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: Baseball America
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
 
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