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free agent stories: 10 news summaries

 Martinez Lands With Phillies 

3-time Cy Young winner agrees to $1M contract

Jul 15, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(AP) - Pedro Martinez has agreed to a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team’s general manager said today. Terms were not disclosed, but the deal is reportedly worth $1 million for one year. The 37-year-old Martinez went 5-6 with a 5.61 ERA for the New York Mets last season.... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • New York Mets • Pedro Martinez • baseball • free agent

ANALYSIS

Believe It or Not, Baseball Offers Frugal Lessons 

Sport re-evaluates its pay structure

Mar 11, 09 8:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking at baseball, you’d think the country wasn’t in a recession—clubs are charging exorbitant ticket prices and shelling out tens of millions of dollars on top free agents. Will the bubble ever collapse? Probably not, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. MLB is, after all, a legally protected... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Mark Teixeira • contract • free agency • free agent signings • baseball • free agent • financial crisis • CC Sabathia

 Griffey Returning to Seattle 

Home run hero taking his career back to city where it started

Feb 19, 09 4:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Slugger Ken Griffey Jr. will return to Seattle almost nine years to the day after he left the Mariners, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The prolific home-run hitter has signed an incentive-laden one-year contract for 2009. Griffey became a free agent after his short stint with the White Sox ended, and... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Seattle Mariners • baseball • free agent • Ken Griffey Jr.

analysis

 In Risky Move, 
 Yanks Sign Burnett 

Oft-disabled pitcher gets 5-year, $82.5M contract

Dec 13, 08 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Yankees have snapped up free agent pitcher AJ Burnett with a 5-year, $82.5 million contract—and the deal could be a risky one, writes Jay Jaffe in Baseball Prospectus. Burnett’s contract forces the team to hold onto him for all 5 years unless they trade... More »

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New York Yankees • pitcher • AJ Burnett • free agent signings • baseball • free agent

(Newser) - Yankees officials are confident that pitcher CC Sabathia will sign with the team, the New York Times reports. The seven-year, $160 million deal is the priciest ever for a pitcher. Yankees GM Brian Cashman recently met twice with Sabathia in Las Vegas and again yesterday in San Francisco. Sabathia... More »

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Milwaukee Brewers • C.C. Sabathia • New York Yankees • pitcher • baseball • free agent

 Yankees Pitch Sabathia 
Record Breaking Deal

$140M 6-year offer for southpaw knocks rivals out of the park

Nov 15, 08 5:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The Yankees opened free-agent season yesterday by offering CC Sabathia the highest bid in major league history for a pitcher, ESPN reports. The 6-year offer for the southpaw, believed to be in the ballpark of $140 million, tops the $137.5 million deal Johan Santana signed with the Mets last... More »

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C.C. Sabathia • New York Yankees • Hank Steinbrenner • Johan Santana • pitcher • Derek Lowe • free agent • A.J. Burnett

 Packers to Favre: No Go 

Team denies QB's request to become free agent

Jul 13, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Green Bay won't be releasing retired quarterback Brett Favre from his contract as he has requested, and aren't promising to start him if he rejoins the team, AP reports. "This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I've ever gone through," says Packers GM Ted Thompson. Favre had... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • retirement • Mike McCarthy • Aaron Rodgers • free agent

LeBron's In a New York
(or New Jersey) State of Mind

Cavs star knows Knicks, Nets ready to court him

Jul 1, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - LeBron James knows how much Knicks fans would love to see him suit up in Madison Square Garden come 2010 or 2011, but the Cleveland star isn't committing to anything yet, writes ESPN. What he is saying might have New York coach Mike D'Antoni worried, though: LeBron's favorite borough is... More »

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NBA • basketball • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • New Jersey Nets • New York Knicks • free agent

NFL's Top 10 2008 Free Agents

This class isn't too deep, but there's some strong talent available

Feb 29, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Free agents can mean the difference between a losing season and the Super Bowl. This year’s crop is wanting, but quality is available. Here’re 10 of the best:
  1. Patriot CB Asante Samuel: A playmaker
  2. Patriot WR Randy Moss: Stands pat?
  3. Bears LB Lance Briggs: Washington bound?
  4. Steelers
... More »

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NFL • Randy Moss • Asante Samuel • Lance Briggs • free agency • free agent signings • free agent • Alan Faneca • Michael Turner • Flozell Adams

Bonds Hitless
in Search for New Club

Free agent slugger,
43, has yet to find a home for 2008

Feb 10, 08 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Barry Bonds might have a bulked-up home run record on his resume, but his steroids-related indictment has thus far made his MLB job search a strikeout, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The all-time home run leader, now 43, remains a free agent after San Francisco cut him loose last year—... More »

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steroids • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Barry Bonds • perjury • obstruction of justice • baseball • free agent • home run record

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