The Royals starter would be amenable to removing the Yankees – and other teams – from his no-trade list.
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The Oakland Athletics, searching this winter for a big bat for the middle of their order, are set to meet with free agent Lance Berkman on Tuesday. The A's certainly could use the 34-year-old switch-hitter, who batted .248 with 14 home runs and 58 RBIs this season between Houston and the New York Yankees.
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The New York Yankees ' hardball tactics with Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera have some speculating that we…
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Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma says he's disappointed after contract negotiations between the right-hander and the Oakland Athletics broke down. Japanese media reported Monday that Oakland made a four-year proposal worth $15.25 million. In terms of annual salary, its equal to what Iwakuma made with the Rakuten Eagles of Japan's Pacific League.
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The veteran left-hander hasn’t pitched since 2009, but teams desperate for a capable starter are inquiring.
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Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma says he is disappointed after contract negotiations between the right-hander and the Oakland Athletics broke down. Iwakuma said: "If it ends like this, then I guess the Athletics really didn't want me." The deadline for negotiations is Dec. 7. If Oakland and Iwakuma don't reach an agreement by then, the pitcher goes back to the Rakuten Eagles of…
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Negotiations between the Oakland Athletics and Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma aren't getting anywhere, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday. The person, who wouldn't go as far as to say talks had ended entirely, spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because it is an internal matter.
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Speedy outfielder Rajai Davis has been acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Oakland Athletics for a pair of minor leaguers in the second trade of the general managers' meetings. Oakland last week acquired outfielder David DeJesus from Kansas, making Davis superfluous. The A's obtained right-handers Trystan Magnuson and Daniel Farquhar in Wednesday's deal.
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Little opposition has emerged to Major League Baseball expanding its playoffs for 2012 as the sport's top officials discussed the concept during two days of meetings. While commissioner Bud Selig has yet to formally propose adding two more wild-card teams, he said during the World Series that he was giving the plan serious consideration.
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TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired speedy centre-fielder Rajai Davis from the Oakland Athletics for a pair of prospects.
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