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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards appear intent on taking Martinez, Wacha to arbitration hearing — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Before the Cardinals consider a contract extension they've made an annual part of spring training, they first intend to do something they haven't done in almost two decades.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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ESPN:
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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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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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres nearing deal with Trevor Cahill — Trevor Cahill of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after striking out Jhonny Peralta of the St. Louis Cardinals (not pictured) to end the fifth inning at Wrigley Field on September 19, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
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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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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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