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Wil Myers inks six-year, $80 million extension with Padres — The San Diego Padres will have Wil Myers in their lineup for the foreseeable future. — Myers, a first-time All-Star in 2016, has agreed to a six-year extension with the Padres, club sources told ESPN's Jim Bowden.
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres nearing deal with Trevor Cahill
Padres nearing deal with Trevor Cahill
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Closing In On Deal With Trevor Cahill
Padres Closing In On Deal With Trevor Cahill
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies settle with Jeanmar Gomez, will negotiate with Cesar Hernandez — The Phillies settled at a $4.2 million salary for reliever Jeanmar Gomez and will continue to negotiate with second baseman Cesar Hernandez after Friday's deadline to exchange salary figures for arbitration-eligible players passed.
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies sign Freddy Galvis to one-year deal, avoid arbitration
Phillies sign Freddy Galvis to one-year deal, avoid arbitration
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Indians staying in touch with free agents, including Jose Bautista — The Indians might not be done. — While the signing of free-agent first baseman Edwin Encarnacion pushed the club beyond its expected payroll limit, team officials are staying in touch with a number of free agents, according to major-league sources.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Veteran Chris Iannetta to join Diamondbacks' catching mix — The Diamondbacks agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.5 million deal with veteran Chris Iannetta on Friday, giving them the three-headed catching scenario they'd been contemplating since they non-tendered Welington Castillo in early December.
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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News:
Hal Steinbrenner has a 2017 payroll figure in mind for Yankees GM Brian Cashman — SCOTTSDALE — With the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire on December 1, a new deal between Major League Baseball and the players' union should result in a higher Competitive Balance Tax threshold number …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals intend to take Wacha, Martinez to arbitration hearing — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — ST. LOUIS • Darren Oliver spent two of his 20 seasons in the majors with the Cardinals, and since he last threw a pitch for the team two U.S. presidents have come and gone …
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Ricky Keeler / Fox Sports:
Washington Nationals Legacy: Time For Tim Raines To Make Hall Of Fame — No Washington Nationals will make it into the Hall Of Fame in 2016, but its time for former Montreal Expo Tim Raines to be inducted into Cooperstown — We are days away from the announcement of who will be inducted …
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Neftali Feliz Nearing Deal With Brewers — Free agent righty Neftali Feliz is close to agreeing to a deal with the Brewers, Fan Rag's Jon Heyman writes (Twitter links). BrewerFan.net's Jim Goulart was first to tweet a connection between Feliz and the Brew Crew.
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Yankees settle with Michael Pineda, Didi Gregorius and others … The Yankees settled nearly all their eligible players before the arbitration deadline, but still have one major question mark left as Dellin Betances appears to be headed toward arbitration. — As expected, Michael Pineda …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers To Sign Tyson Ross — 5:04pm: The deal guarantees Ross $6MM and also comes with available incentives, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets. — 3:42pm: The Rangers have agreed with free-agent starter Tyson Ross, as Jeff Wade of 105.3 The FAN in Dallas/Fort Worth first reported.
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Nathan Fenno / Los Angeles Times:
FAA approves Inglewood stadium that Rams and Chargers will share — The Forum serves as a backdrop for the groundbreaking of the Rams' new stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday approved the $2.6-billion stadium …
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Albert Breer / SI.com:
The Cowboys' (Draft) Class Is Showing — Dallas opens its playoffs with as promising a group of rookies as it's had in years—and a championship window that once more is wide open — Can the Cowboys slow down the Packers? — The MMQB's Peter King and Albert Breer preview …
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