Three Players is All the Dodgers Need

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Pirates sign former Yankees C Russell Martin
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Yankees were in no hurry to re-sign catcher Russell Martin. The Pittsburgh Pirates swept in when they had the chance.

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AP source: Rivera, Yanks agree to $10 million
deal (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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Russell Martin Heading To The Pirates

From Erik Boland:

Add catcher to the list of offseason needs for the Yankees.

In a move that came as a surprise to many, a club source said Russell Martin agreed to a two-year deal with the Pirates early Thursday night. The deal is reportedly worth $17 million.

While there were reports the Yankees had made their own two-year offer, the source said the club never made an offer of any kind.

...

Currently, the Yankees have Francisco Cervelli, who spent the majority of last season at Triple-A, light-hitting Chris Stewart and Austin Romine as their options. Romine, once one of the organization's blue-ribbon prospects, missed most of 2012 with a back injury. His defense is considered major league-caliber, but his bat is suspect

The free-agent market is thin, led by Mike Napoli and A.J. Pierzynski. But both are likely to command dollars similar to what Martin did, dollars the Yankees have made clear to this point -- at least at catcher -- they're not willing to commit.

I can't say I'm surprised the Yankees let him walk with that kind of money being offered. Honestly, he's just not worth it. That being said, the catching market is pretty non-existent so it's going to be interesting to see who they can replace him with.


However, Jon Heyman reports that the Yankees did offer Martin 2 years for somewhere around $12 to $14 million. Also, the Dodgers have emerged as a potential suitor for A.J. Pierzynski so his name may come off the board pretty soon as well.

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Heyman: Yankees & Rivera Agree on One-Year Deal

Not a surprise here as recent reports indicated this was close, but glad it's sorted out. Also, $10 million for Mo is pretty much a steal, even coming off of an injury.


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The Pittsburgh Pirates sign catcher Russell
Martin

The Pirates have signed 29-year old righty swinging catcher Russell Martin to a 2-year, $17 million dollar deal. Martin played in 133 games for the Yankees last year and he was 89 of 422 (.211 avg, .713 OPS) with 50 runs scored, 21 homers, 53 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. He has now [...]

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Hall Of Fame Debate The Archives

‘Hall Of Fame Debate’ – The Archives Some of the most spirited dialogue on this blog has come as a result of the Hall of Fame topics that I have brought up in the past. So, as I continue to work … Continue reading →

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Veteran PA announcer David Courtney dies (Yahoo!
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Courtney, the veteran public address announcer for the Los Angeles Clippers, Kings and Angels, died Thursday. He was 56.

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RHP Felipe Paulino, Royals agree to $1.75M deal
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Felipe Paulino and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $1.75 million contract that avoided salary arbitration, a cut of $150,000.

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Rangers keeping contact with Hamiltons agent
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Rangers general manager Jon Daniels says he’s maintained contact with Josh Hamilton’s agent, and the slugger’s free agency process has gone as expected so far.

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