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Robert Murray / FanRag Sports:
Murray | Agent Jason Wood being investigated for allegedly filming clients — Baseball agent Jason Wood is being investigated by the player's union for allegedly filming numerous clients while they were using his shower, seven sources tell FanRag Sports. — Three sources say that Wood …
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Evan Grossman / New York Daily News:
MLB agent Jason Wood under investigation, fired for allegedly filming clients while they showered: report — A baseball agent is under investigation by the MLB Players Association and has been fired for allegedly filming clients in the shower with a hidden camera, according to FanRag Sports.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets To Sign Jay Bruce — 9:15pm: Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports that Bruce's contract also contains limited no-trade protection (Twitter link). He'll be able to specify five clubs to which he cannot be traded without each consent on an annual basis, according to Davidoff.
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ESPN:
Sources: Jay Bruce returning to Mets on 3-year, $39M contract — Free agent outfielder Jay Bruce has reached agreement on a three-year, $39 million contract with the New York Mets, two baseball sources told ESPN on Wednesday. — The 30-year-old Bruce, who was dealt to the Cleveland Indians …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Darvish still considering Rangers, but is it just wishful thinking? — News, not particularly big news, was made Tuesday by the Texas Rangers, who avoided arbitration with outfielder Ryan Rua on a one-year deal with $870,000. — They also signed catcher Mike Ohlman to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
The $1.2 Billion question: Can Jeter's plan succeed? Here's one scenario where it could — Final story in a five-part series on the new Marlins owners and their plans. — So how could this work? — How could this Marlins ownership's business model, with highly ambitious attendance …
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Starlin Castro reportedly wants to be traded by Marlins
Starlin Castro reportedly wants to be traded by Marlins
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
Why potential investor says Jeter plan is badly flawed and will fail
Why potential investor says Jeter plan is badly flawed and will fail
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Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
In turn to past, Bears expected to hire Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator — A former Dave Toub protege is returning to the Bears to run the special-teams operation for new coach Matt Nagy. — The Bears are expected to hire Chris Tabor, the Browns' special-teams coordinator …
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
The One I Never Thought I Would Write — I wrote my first post for FanGraphs on April 14th, 2008. It was about Gabe Kapler's return from managing to be a productive big leaguer. It referenced WPA/LI as our version of a modern statistic and talked unironically about how Kapler was keeping up with Casey Kotchman.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Reading rotation will be proving ground for next wave of Phillies prospects — The jump from the Florida State League to the Eastern League is viewed by some Phillies officials as one of the greater challenges for a young player, specifically a young starting pitcher.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs manager Joe Maddon shifts gears from recruiting free agents to boosting current players — Chicago Tribune — Manager Joe Maddon has stopped his recruitment of prospective Cubs players since last month, leaving the finishing touches to the front office.
NBC Sports / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Braves release Adonis Garcia, allowing him to sign with Korean team — The Braves announced they have released third baseman Adonis Garcia. Garcia was reported in late December to have a deal in place with the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization. This move allows him to pursue it.
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Associated Press:
Khris Davis doubles salary, agrees to $10.5M deal with Athletics — OAKLAND, Calif. — Slugger Khris Davis and the Oakland Athletics agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract, more than doubling Davis' salary after he beat the team in arbitration last winter.
Associated Press:
Indians agree on 1-year deal worth $10,575,000 with closer Cody Allen — CLEVELAND — Closer Cody Allen and the Cleveland Indians have reached agreement on a $10,575,000, one-year contract. — The 29-year-old righty had been eligible for salary arbitration before Wednesday's deal.
Joe Zedalis / New Jersey Online:
Barnegat's Jason Groome ranked as No. 1 prospect in Red Sox system — Jason Groome, a Barnegat High School grad, is the No. 1-ranked prospect in the Boston Red Sox minor league system according to Baseball Prospectus. — Groome, a 6-foot-6. 220-pound, left-hander, was the 12th overall selection …
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Associated Press:
Angels sign Rene Rivera as backup catcher — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Free-agent catcher Rene Rivera and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract. — Rivera has played for six teams over nine seasons in a major league career that began with Seattle.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels sign backup catcher Rene Rivera