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• Halladay A Complete Pitcher

  
  Touching Base: Fantasy Baseball File - NY Daily News Blogs — Authority: 465
  Roy Halladay finishes what he starts. Im not going to analyze the pending Roy Halladay trade to the Phillies until it becomes official -- or at least until we know all the players who are going to be involved. But for now, Halladay is the focus of the List of the Day, a pretty straightforward one. Since the start ...
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• Astros Sign Edgar Ferreira

  
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  The Astros have inked Dominican pitching prospect Edgar Ferreira , reports Jorge Arangure of ESPN.com ( via Twitter ).  GM Ed Wade confirmed the signing to  Brian McTaggart of MLB.com , which is "rumored" to have a signing bonus of $350K.  The 17-year-old has a fastball that sits in the low-90s but can touch 94 ...
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• Astros Re-Sign Jason Michaels

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 734
  5:09pm: A "slight update" from Alyson Footer ( via Twitter ) - the deal includes a club option for 2011. 4:39pm: The Astros re-signed outfielder Jason Michaels to a one-year deal worth $800K, tweets Alyson Footer .  Michaels, 34 in May, hit .237/.322/.430 in 152 plate appearances while playing all three ...
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• Pirates, Cards, Astros Interested In Kelly Johnson

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 734
  Earlier today we learned that the Diamondbacks have interest in free agent second baseman Kelly Johnson , and now were able to add three more clubs to the list of suitors.  MLBTR learned from an industry source that the Pirates, Cardinals, and Astros have interest in Johnson. It seems possible that Johnson might ...
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• Penny, Putz & Plenty More

  
  Touching Base: Fantasy Baseball File - NY Daily News Blogs — Authority: 465
  After a very busy week of moves, it’s time to finally get caught up on all the ones I’ve yet to write about… Brad Penny was awful in Boston, but rebounded when he returned to the comfort of the National League. Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Brad Penny on a one-year contract: Penny’s short sojourn to ...
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• Morning links: Long-term commitments

  
  PBC Blog — Authority: 596
  By Dejan Kovacevic | 12:40 a.m. Saturday Today being non-tender, the concept of long-term contract commitments came to mind. So, I looked through my rather intricate list that goes both backward and forward several years, only to notice an awful lot of blanks in 2011. In fact, if one discards club options, as ...
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• Catching Up To Bad Deals

  
  Touching Base: Fantasy Baseball File - NY Daily News Blogs — Authority: 465
  Jason Kendalls two-year deal with the Royals could be the worst of the winter. In a week that has seen plenty of bad contracts given out, the two worst might belong to two of the worst teams in baseball, the Royals and Nationals. Kansas City signed Jason Kendall to a two-year contract today, reported to be worth $6 ...
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• Feliz eager to join Astros

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 791
  HOUSTON -- Pedro Feliz is moving from the National Leagues best team to one that he thinks has playoff potential.
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• Ed Wade Gets Thrifty

  
  My Sports Rumors — Authority: 471
  Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade got pretty creative over the baseball Winter Meetings. Yea, he lost the teams closer Jose Valverde after he declined arbitration. But he replaced him with three quality players for about the same price. He added pitchers Matt Lindstrom, Brandon Lyon and third baseman Pedro ...
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• Houstons Recent Pitching Acquisitions Suggest a Big Gamble

  
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  LaTroy Hawkins is gone, having left the Houston Astros for the Milwaukee Brewers. Jose Valverdes all but gone; any day now, I expect to hear of some other team signing him. He wont be back in Houston, simply because the Astros feel hes too expensive and too much of an investment. So to replace these two pitchers, the ...
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• Feliz agrees to $4.5M, 1-year contract with Astros

  
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  INDIANAPOLIS -- The Houston Astros have landed a new third baseman on the final day of the winter meetings, agreeing to a $4.5 million, one-year contract with Pedro Feliz.
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• Red Sox Lose Two In Rule 5 Draft

  
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  As the Baseball Winter Meetings come to conclusion in Indianapolis, the Rule 5 Draft was held Thursday morning. While the Boston Red Sox didn’t take anyone, they did lose two players from their farm system. They are third baseman Jorge Jimenez who spent the 2009 season with the Portland Sea Dogs and left-handed ...
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• Baseball winter meetings wrap-up: Winners and losers

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 791
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Determining winners and losers after the winter meetings is like handing out midterm grades. Plenty of time remains to turn things around.
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• Twitter Rumors: Smoltz, Damon, Mulder, Felix, Counsell

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 734
  Twitter madness... Surprisingly, Ken Davidoff of Newsday writes of an "increasing expectation around MLB" that the Yankees will eventually re-sign Hideki Matsui . Crasnick talked to one exec who says Scott Boras wants three years and big money for outfielder Rick Ankiel . The Royals talked to the Dodgers ...
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• Astros Sign Gary Majewski

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 734
  Add one more reliever to the Astros pickups - theyve seen Gary Majewski to a minor league deal, reports Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post .  Majewski can earn $650K in the Majors.  Majewski, 30 in February, spent the season with the Phillies Triple A club.  He posted a 4.02 ERA, 6.2 K/9, and 3.4 BB/9 in 62.6 ...
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• AP source: Lyon gets $15M, 3-yr deal with Astros

  
  SportingNews.com — Authority: 791
  INDIANAPOLIS -- A person familiar with the negotiations says reliever Brandon Lyon has reached a preliminary agreement with the Houston Astros on a $15 million, three-year contract.
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• Brandon Lyon Agrees To A Three-Year-Deal With Astros

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By Meena KarDec 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As per the recent developments are concerned, the Houston Astros have reportedly come to terms with reliever Brandon Lyon. As per the reports, the ever-reliable right-hander Brandon Lyon has agreed to a three year contract with the Astros. 30-year-old Brandon Lyon has supposedly ...
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• LaTroy Hawkins Signs Two-Year-Contract Deal With Milwaukee Brewers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By Meena Kar Dec 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that the pitchers are having a gala time at the winter meetings as Milwaukee acquired the ex-Astros pitcher LaTroy Hawkins. According to Larry Reynolds, the agent of LaTroy Hawkins, the ex-Astros pitcher has reportedly agreed to a $7.5 million two-year-contract deal with ...
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• From: Touching Base

  
  NY Daily News — Authority: 882
  With setup man LaTroy Hawkins bolting for Milwaukee yesterday, and closer Jose Valverde looking for a new team in free agency, the Astros moved quickl
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• Astros sign Brandon Lyon

  
  Hot Stove Philly — Authority: 121
  FoxSports.com MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Houston Astros have signed reliever Brandon Lyon to a three-year deal worth $15 million, pending a physical. The news comes on the heels of a trade between Houston and the Florida Marlins that sent reliever Matt Lindstrom to the Astros for ...
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