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HOWARD, PHILLIES REACH AGREEMENT (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Philadelphia Phillies locked up slugger Ryan Howard, avoiding arbritation. Howard passed a physical examination in Clearwater, Fla., and signed a three-year, $54 million contract that will take him through the 2011 season, when he will be eligible for free agency. He led the majors in homers (48) and RBIs (146) while helping the Philly win the 2008 World Series...MORE
A-ROD ADMITS, REGRETS STEROIDS (ESPN.com)
On the heels of a story that broke this weekend which revealed that he tested positive for steroids in 2003, Yankees' 3B Alex Rodriguez broke his silence on the matter on Monday saying that he did take performance-enhancing drugs while playing for the Texas Rangers during a three-year period beginning in 2001. "When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day," Rodriguez told ESPN's Peter Gammons in an interview in Miami Beach, Fla. "Back then, [baseball] was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. I wanted to prove to everyone I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time. I did take a banned substance. For that, I'm very sorry and deeply regretful." ...MORE
JONES FINDS A HOME IN TEXAS (Dallas Morning News)
Free agent outfielder Andruw Jones has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers, according to the Dallas Morning News. The 32-year old struggled during his one season as a Dodger as he batted just .158 in an injury-riddled and disappointing campaign. Los Angeles ate $21 million to cut him, making him a cheap low-risk, high-reward signing for the Rangers. Jones, a five-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner, can opt out of his contract March 20. But he could give the Rangers another big, right-handed bat to throw into a lefty-heavy lineup...MORE
GRIFFEY LIKELY TO SIGN SOON (1530Homer.com)
It appears that free agent outfielder Ken Griffey Jr could have a new home soon. C Trent Rosecrans reported on his blog on Monday that Griffey's agent Brian Cashman is optimistic his client will participate fully in someone's spring training camp. "We're still talking to a few teams, there are two that are more serious than the others," Goldberg said on Monday. "I really do expect Junior to have something this time next week." ...MORE
ASTROS NOT IN DUNN MARKET (ESPN.com)
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports that the Astros are not interested in signing Adam Dunn despite a story in Sunday's Chicago Tribune that stated otherwise. "It was never an item of discussion for us," the team's GM Ed Wade told the website. "And even if we had greater resources available, we would have continued to be working the starting pitching market. We have MVP-caliber players in left field and at first base, and we think Michael Bourn deserves the opportunity to play on an everyday basis [in center field]." ...MORE
BREWERS SET TO SIGN LOOPER (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
Brewers GM Doug Melvin told beat writer Tom Haudricourt that a deal with free agent right-hander Braden Looper was done but said he was "optimistic" that it would be. Melvin said it probably wouldn't be announced until later in the week. Looper has posted a 24-26 record and a 4.52 ERA in over the past two years since transitioning from a reliever to a starter. He would join Yovani Gallardo, Manny Parra, Jeff Suppan and Dave Bush in the Brewers' rotation...MORE
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