The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms with free agent outfielder David DeJesus on a two year contract worth a reported $10 million. The deal also features a team option for a third year. It marks the first signing of the Theo Epstein-Jed Hoyer regime in Chicago.

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The Boston Red Sox have picked Bobby Valentine to be their next manager and the sides were working to complete a contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

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Picture Albert Pujols in a Chicago Cubs uniform, if you dare. The Cubs have contacted Pujols’ agent to express interest in the three-time National League Most Valuable Player, according to an ESPN.com report. Though it’s still very early, Chicago appears positioned to join…

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The Major League Baseball offseason is almost a month old and many of the top-tier free agents have still not signed new contracts. This looked like one of those baseball offseasons where deals were going to get announced on an almost daily basis, with some of the biggest stars in…

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Free agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez has been with the Chicago Cubs since 2003 but the team’s new…

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The market for sluggers Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder seems slim but could heat up as the winter meetings approach.

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It’s been a few days, but Major League Baseball and its players and owners signed a new labor agreement that, aside from bringing some major changes to the game, ensures labor peace for at least five more years. As a multi-sports fan in the present day United States I’ll…

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As the free agency period begins for the upcoming 2012 season, the Chicago Cubs have their share of players who have filed. Some are definitely gone, and others we do not yet know about. Now that the Cubs have a new president, general manager, and field manager, the time has come…

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There was some doubt as to whether Kerry Wood would be spending a 13 th season with the Chicago Cubs. He’s already claimed that he’d rather retire than play for anyone else. The only question was whether the incoming general manager and/or president of baseball operations…

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On Tuesday October 25 th, Theo Epstein was introduced as the new president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, leaving the Boston Red Sox with one year remaining on his contract. For their part, the Red Sox let Epstein leave in good faith, feeling that the Cubs would…

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