MLB Slaps O’s on the Wrist for Kim Signing

February 15, 2012
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According to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, Major League Baseball will void the contract between the Baltimore Orioles and Korean top 17-year-old pitching prospect Seong-Min Kim.   The move will not prevent the O’s from signing Kim at a later date, but the youngster will have to compete high school first. Soon after the Orioles announced [...]

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Jones Settles for a Cool $6.15 Million with O’s

February 14, 2012
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Jon Heyman at CBSSports.com reported late Tuesday that the Baltimore Orioles and slugger Adam Jones have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year , $6.15M deal, including , $50K  in performance bonus.   The center fielder, who hit .280 with 25 homers and was named the club’s Most Valuable Oriole in 2011, and was slated [...]

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White Sox to Sign Fukudome

February 14, 2012
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The Chicago White Sox have announced that they have signed outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to a one-year, $1 million deal with a club option for 2013. Fukudome signed a big free agent deal with the Cubs to come to MLB from Japan before the 2008 season, but he struggled to meet the expectation that came with [...]

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Janssen and Jays Work It Out

February 13, 2012
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Columnist Richard Griffin from the Toronto Start tweeted that the  Blue Jays and relief pitcher Casey Janssen avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $5.9 million contract with a $4 million option for 2014.   The bigger news in this deal is that the right-hander he won’t head to free agency until after the 2013 [...]

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Oakland Comes Out of Nowhere to Sign Cespedes

February 13, 2012
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Yoenis Cespedis is MLB-bound, and it’s not where anyone expected. The 26-year-old center fielder has signed a four-year, $36 million deal with the Oakland Athletics. Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports first tweeted about the deal, while Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle tweeted the details. In recent days it sounded like Cespedes was headed [...]

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Big Papi and the Sox Avoid Arbitration

February 13, 2012
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The Red Sox and designated hitter David Ortiz have come to a one-year agreement, avoiding arbitration. Big Papi will get $14.75 million in 2012, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com. Ortiz was seeking $16.5 million in arbitration while the Red Sox offered $12.65 million. The $14.75 million is a raise over the $12.5 million he received [...]

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Texas Agrees to 1-Year Deal with Napoli

February 12, 2012
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In their endless search to get back to the World Series for the third straight year, the Texas Rangers were busy  Sunday morning , avoiding arbitration by signing Mike Napoli to a one-year contract.   The 30-year old Napoli was Texas’ last remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible player. Details of the deal were not disclosed per club [...]

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Royals Agree to Deal with Gordon

February 9, 2012
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One day before his 28th birthday, Alex Gordon received an early gift. A generous $4,775,000 contract from the Kansas City Royals  for 2012. There is also a $25,000 bonus for reaching 700 plate appearances this season, 12 more than his career-high set last year.   After a standout career at Nebraska, the second overall pick [...]

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Nelson Cruz Signs Extension With Rangers

February 9, 2012
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The Rangers and Nelson Cruz have avoided arbitration with what is expected to be a two-year deal. Andy Slater of 640-AM Sports first tweeted that an agreement has been reached. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News wrote last night that it is a two-year deal in that works, though the exact terms are yet [...]

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Elvis Has not left the Lone Star State

February 8, 2012
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In their quest to return to the World Series for the third time in as many years, the Texas Rangers have strengthened and already solid  infield by agreeing to a three-year contract extension with shortstop Elivs Andrus that is worth a reported  $14 million, according to a CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman.   The Tuesday move avoids [...]

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