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Ccolton / CBS New York:
Yankees Sign Chase Headley To 4-Year, $52 Million Deal — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Chase Headley is staying with the Yankees, a sign New York is not counting on Alex Rodriguez to play third base regularly. — Headley and the Yankees have agreed on a $52 million, four-year contract.
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ESPN:
Yanks sign 3B Headley to 4-year, $52M deal — The New York Yankees signed third baseman Chase Headley to a four-year deal, the team announced Monday. — Sources told ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney that the deal is worth $52 million. Headley also had reportedly been pursued by the San Francisco Giants …
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Chase Headley / New Jersey Online:
MLB hot stove: Chase Headley wants Yankees, Brian Cashman says
MLB hot stove: Chase Headley wants Yankees, Brian Cashman says
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Sign Jed Lowrie To Three-Year Deal — The Astros announced that they have signed infielder Jed Lowrie to a three-year contract that runs through the 2018 season. Lowrie's contract reportedly guarantee him $23MM: $8MM in 2015, $7.5MM in 2016 and $6.5MM in 2017 with a $6MM club option ($1MM buyout) for 2018.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
SS Lowrie, Astros reach 3-year agreement — The Houston Astros have reached agreement on a three-year contract with infielder Jed Lowrie, general manager Jeff Luhnow announced Monday. Lowrie will receive a guaranteed $23 million, according to a source. — Lowrie, 30, is a .261 hitter …
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper, Nationals avoid grievance hearing after settling on 2015 salary [UPDATED] — Outfielder Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals will avoid a grievance hearing over his 2015 salary after the sides reached a settlement Sunday evening with a two-year, $7.5 million contract …
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Nick CafardoGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
MLB teams always wonder if they did enough in offseason — At some point there will be that awkward discussion: Did we do enough? — Every organization has it. You do X and Y, but you run out of money for Z. So, you start the season vulnerable in an area or two.
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Boston Herald:
Lucchino on Lester: “We failed”
Lucchino on Lester: “We failed”
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Padres eyeing another megadeal . . . but is that enough? — FOX Sports — If the Padres are able to add Justin Upton (right) to recently acquired Matt Kemp in their outfield, it will give them their highest Opening Day payroll, as well as some rare high hopes.
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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays to receive compensatory pick for Cabrera — TORONTO - Melky Cabrera's split from the Toronto Blue Jays, essentially decided when the team signed Russ Martin and traded for Michael Saunders, was finalized Sunday when the left-fielder reportedly reached agreement with the Chicago White Sox on a $42-million, three-year deal.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Source: Melky, White Sox have 3-year deal
Source: Melky, White Sox have 3-year deal
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Sox's stealth pursuit of Melky Cabrera pays off
Sox's stealth pursuit of Melky Cabrera pays off
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
State-of-the-art exhibit at Miller Park will pay tribute to retiring Commissioner — The “Selig Experience” will tell the story of the retiring Commissioner's inextricable link to baseball in Milwaukee. — MILWAUKEE — Continuing a hometown salute to retiring Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Markakis surgery set for Wednesday — New Braves right fielder Nick Markakis will have fusion surgery Wednesday for a herniated disk in his neck and should be ready for all or most of spring training. — The expected recovery time is about eight weeks, after which Markakis should be able …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
DON'T NATIONALS WANT TO PAY TO PLAY? — Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann and shortstop Ian Desmond will combine to earn $27.5 million next season. That is probably about the average annual value it will take to land free-agent right-hander Max Scherzer.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
John Mayberry Jr., Mets finalize deal, Gonzalez Germen DFA'd — The Mets officially announced the signing of outfielder John Mayberry Jr. to a one-year contract worth $1.45 million. The deal also includes a possible $500,000 in incentives based on plate appearances and awards, according to an industry source.
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Sy Berger, Who Turned Boyhood Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91 — Sy Berger, who transformed a boys' hobby into a high-stakes pop culture niche as the father of the modern-day baseball trading card, died on Sunday at his home in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 91.
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Richard Justice / MLB.com:
Outfielder/first baseman can be as productive as he was with Cardinals — 8/26/14: Allen Craig sends a home run to right-center field in the 11th, scoring Daniel Nava with his first homer in a Red Sox uniform — So your favorite baseball team didn't land Melky Cabrera …
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