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Marcus Giles, Phils agree on minor league deal
Marcus Giles and the Phillies have agree to a minor league deal.
Sources: Manny's demands too rich for Giants
Sources say that the Giants can't afford Manny Ramirez.
Burrell signs two-year deal, will DH for Rays
Burrell has agreed in principle to a two-year, $16 million contract with the Rays, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday. The deal is pending a physical.
Three Strikes: NFL Playoff Edition
Sorry about that little vacation-induced interruption in our blogospheric production. But it's 2009, and Three Strikes is back. And what better place to start than with another shot at the NFL's ficti...
Stark: Strange But True year in review
Baseball provided some odd moments in 2008, but really, did all this stuff actually happen? You can't make it up.
So long Manny? Dodgers call Dunn, source says
Apparently, the Dodgers aren't going to sit around all winter, waiting for Manny Ramirez to beg to come back. They now have Adam Dunn on their shopping list.
Ibanez, Phillies agree to 3-year, $30M deal
The Phillies have agreed to a three-year contract with free-agent outfielder Raul Ibanez, pending a physical. The deal is believed to be worth $30 million over three years.
AL East got even better
Think the Yankees' Winter of Spending Dangerously has scared the rest of the AL East? Sorry. Think again. Looks as though the rest of the division wants to play out the season no matter how many free ...
More free agents coming?
What's the next big date on the baseball calendar? That would be Friday, which is Tender Day. By midnight, teams have to tender contracts to all their arbitration-eligible players, or those players be...
Padres, Cubs decide to end Peavy trade talks
It appears Jake Peavy won't be joining the Chicago Cubs.
Phillies in hot pursuit of Ibanez
The Phillies stepped up their efforts to sign Raul Ibanez on Thursday, according to one baseball man who had spoken with them. Ibanez has been sending signals through friends that the Phillies are hi...
Dodgers could decide to pursue Hoffman
The Dodgers have kicked around the idea of making a run at Trevor Hoffman . The Dodgers' 2007-08 closer, Takashi Saito , is a good bet to get non-tendered Friday. And although Jonathan Broxton looms ...
Braves have no interest in pursuing Lowe
• If the Braves lose out on A.J. Burnett , they won't be turning their attention to Derek Lowe . A source familiar with their thinking says they have "zero" interest in Lowe. The Braves do ...
Yankees still in the mix to sign Lowe
Despite rumblings that the Yankees would back off their pursuit of Derek Lowe if they can sign A.J. Burnett , the Yanks would remain interested in Lowe in any case, according to a baseball official fa...
Stark: Much more work ahead
The winter meetings have come and gone, but there is plenty of unfinished business to keep an eye on.
Stark: Mets remake their tattered bullpen
As long as J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez are healthy, there probably isn't a better late-innings combo than the Mets' new twosome.
Sources: Cubs taking hard line in Peavy talks
The Cubs and Padres are no closer to a trade for Jake Peavy than 24 hours ago.
No Lowe for Phillies
A source who spoke Wednesday with the Phillies' brass said Philadelphia is not one of the teams pursuing free-agent right-hander Derek Lowe . In fact, the source said reports that the Phillies made an...
Mets focusing in on starting pitchers
• Now that the Mets have their closer vacancy filled, they're turning their attention to starting pitching. They have a meeting scheduled Wednesday afternoon with Scott Boras to discuss bot...
Stark: Because they're the Yankees
The Yankees took CC Sabathia off the market. And here's the scary part: They're not done spending money on big-time free-agent arms.