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Peter Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Red Sox agree to deal with pitcher David Price — The Red Sox are taking no shortcuts with their rotation this time. According to a source briefed on the negotiations, they agreed on Tuesday on a seven-year, $217 million contract with lefthander David Price.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dodgers' tax bill comes due at record $43.7 million — The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay a record $43.7 million luxury tax penalty after finishing the 2015 season with the largest payroll in baseball history at $298.3 million, according to salary information obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Sign David Price — 4:43pm: Price will earn $30MM in each season from 2016-18, $31MM in 2019 and $32MM per year from 2020-22, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (via Twitter). — 4:29pm: Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that Price will earn $30MM per year in the first three years …
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Bob Dutton / thenewstribune:
Mariners trying to trade Trumbo prior to deadline for contracts — Sources say Mariners are working hard to swing a deal to unload Mark Trumbo — This wouldn't be the first time that GM Jerry Dipoto traded Trumbo — Mariners likely to offer Trumbo a contract if not traded prior to deadline...then continue to seek deal
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Orioles are a new entry in the Mark Trumbo sweepstakes
Orioles are a new entry in the Mark Trumbo sweepstakes
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Dave Roberts, Dodgers' New Manager, Reflects on Team's Ties to Breaking Barriers — LOS ANGELES — When Waymon Roberts moved his family around Marine bases, from Okinawa to California, Hawaii and North Carolina, he knew it was not easy, especially for his children.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A letter to our daughter — Your mother and I don't yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will be happy and healthy so you can explore it fully. You've already given us a reason to reflect on the world we hope you live in.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Avoid Arbitration With Joe Wieland — The Dodgers have agreed on a 2016 salary with righty Joe Wieland, Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports on Twitter. Wieland will reportedly receive $590K next year. — MLBTR and Matt Schwartz had projected Wieland at just the league minimum …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Sign Rafael Ortega To Major League Deal — The Angels announced tonight that they've signed outfielder Rafael Ortega to a one-year, Major League contract (Twitter link). — Ortega, 24, is a left-handed-hitting center fielder that once ranked as one of the Rockies' top prospects but has had his career slowed by injury.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Sign Byung-Ho Park — The Twins have officially struck a four-year, $12MM deal with Korean first baseman Byung-ho Park that includes a $6.5MM club option ($500K buyout) for the 2020 campaign. Minnesota will pay Park $2.75MM annually for the deal's first two seasons and then $3MM apiece in 2018 and 2019.
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Source: Orioles make O'Day ‘competitive’ offer; could make a decision soon … Free-agent reliever Darren O'Day appears to be narrowing down his list of potential landing places for 2016 and Baltimore has re-entered the conversation. — According to an industry source …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Listening On Shelby Miller; Interested In A.J. Pollock, Jorge Soler — 6:56pm: The Braves continue to ask the Diamondbacks for A.J. Pollock, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (links to Twitter). After the D-backs initially rejected Atlanta's proposal of Miller for Pollock …
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Chris Young / Toronto Star:
Blue Jays narrowing search for new GM — Interim general manager Tony LaCava and Cleveland Indians executive Ross Atkins are the apparent frontrunners. — Interim general manager Tony LaCava is believed to be one of two front-runners for the Toronto general manager's job.
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