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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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Comcast SportsNet:
Source denies report Giants are out of Sandoval hunt — A report out of San Francisco from KPIX 5 that the San Francisco Giants had dropped out of negotiations to re-sign free agent third basemen Pablo Sandoval was emphatically denied Wednesday by a source with direct knowledge of the talks.
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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 …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Left-hander is one of the top starting pitchers on the free-agent market
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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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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.
Drew Silva / HardballTalk:
A's sign Billy Butler to three-year, $30 million contract
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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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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?
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Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Other than LA, retirement for Haren? — LOS ANGELES — Pitcher Dan Haren said Wednesday that he likely would walk away from baseball — and leave $10 million in pre-tax income on the table — if the Los Angeles Dodgers trade him to a team other than one of his former clubs, the Angels.
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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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Michael O'Keeffe / NY Daily News:
Judge threatens Roger Clemens with contempt of court, sanctions in defamation case vs. former trainer Brian McNamee — U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak ordered the former Yankee star to turn over the documents to Brian McNamee's attorneys by Nov. 26. Pollak also told Clemens …
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