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There was an interesting deal on Monday afternoon that far exceeded the players involved. The Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds made a deal involving four players. On their way to Cincinnati are infielder Aaron Miles and the notorious player to be named later (or cash considerations). Heading out west are center fielder Willy Taveras and infielder Adam Rosales.

It's also become pretty apparent that the only player the Athletics really wanted in this deal was Rosales, and only took Taveras' contract on in return for Miles'. Why? Because Willy hasn't even had time to pack his bags and he's already been designated for assignment -- look how sad he is in that photo -- by the Athletics, who need to make room for the recently acquired Gabe Gross and Steve Tolleson.
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Orlando CabreraThe Cincinnati Reds and shortstop Orlando Cabrera agreed to terms on a one-year deal Saturday night, according to MLB.com.

The deal is reportedly worth $3 million and features a 2011 option at the same price with a $1 million buyout.

Cabrera has bounced around quite a bit over the last few seasons, playing for four different teams and getting traded twice since 2007. He's been one of the last prominent free agents to sign each of the last two winters.

With Chris Valaika and Paul Janish the underwhelming in-house answers at shortstop, Cabrera should fit in nicely in the Reds' otherwise outstanding infield. Now 35, he doesn't possess the glove he had during his prime, and his offensive skills are limited mostly to hitting for average, but he is a steady veteran presence.
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As an Italian-American I was subjected to a lot of stereotypes growing up. People would constantly joke around with me by asking me if my family was in the mafia, especially when The Sopranos was airing because, much like the main character of that show, Tony Soprano, my father is in the waste management business. So when I found out MTV's reality show Jersey Shore would air this winter, I was worried about being subjected to more stereotypes.

I tuned into the show wanting to hate it, but like seemingly everyone else in America, I couldn't get enough of it. It's car-crash television at its finest, because no matter how ugly it gets, you just can't turn away. Well, now the "guidos" and "guidettes" of the show are so popular and busy that they're turning down roles in movies due to a lack of time. So who do you cast in your movie when Snooki doesn't have time for you? Why Bronson Arroyo, who else?
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I remember growing up and playing baseball with my friends in yards all over the neighborhood, and while there were plenty of differences between the front yard down the street and Wrigley Field, we made the best we could with what we had. Of course, one of the biggest problems with playing in a yard is that not all yards are maintained quite like a major league field. The grass isn't as green or neatly manicured, and there are even dips that cause for some wicked hops and kids laying on the ground holding themselves while their friends laugh at them.

If only we had the chance to play on a real baseball field!

Well, while kids across the United States still aren't going to be able to play on the surface of Wrigley Field or Fenway Park, they now have the chance to get as close to the real thing as possible thanks to a deal between MLB and The Scotts Company.
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Aroldis ChapmanThe Cincinnati Reds may have won a bout with the other 29 clubs by signing left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman out of Cuba.

But their next fight is with history.

And history says that Major League Baseball clubs, especially small- and mid-market clubs, hoping to get healthy in a hurry by signing pitching out of Cuba have a tough go of it.
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Aroldis ChapmanThe details of Aroldis Chapman's new contract with the Cincinnati Reds have hit the wires, and this thing is much more complicated than the originally reported six-year deal worth $30 million. We already knew that the sixth year was an option year for Chapman worth $5 million and that the money was spread out pretty liberally (his signing bonus, which is worth around $15 million of the deal, is spread out between when he signs the contract and 2020). That seemed to be the best way for the Reds to fit such a big contract for an unproven player into their budget.

But what we learned Tuesday is that the contract voids if Chapman becomes arbitration eligible in 2013, the rest of his deal converts into a $5 million bonus and he goes into the arbitration pool. If he becomes arbitration eligible in 2014, he gets a $3 million bonus and goes into the arbitration pool. That means that if Chapman is as advertised and makes the Reds out of camp (or early this season), he makes his $15 million bonus, $4 million in base salary over his first three seasons, a $5 million bonus for becoming arbitration eligible early, plus whatever he earns over the next three seasons in arbitration.
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Aroldis ChapmanThe Cincinnati Reds are the surprise winners of the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes, according to multiple reports.

Yahoo! Sports first broke the news that Chapman had signed with an NL team Sunday morning, and the (Toronto) Globe and Mail confirmed that Chapman had agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal with the Reds.

The 22-year-old Cuban left-hander has been the subject of great intrigue since defecting last July, primarily because of his tremendous stuff. He is rumored to be able to touch triple digits with his fastball, and a source told FanHouse that he sat in the 94-96 mph range in a private workout for interested clubs last month in Houston.

But other things -- from his decision to establish residency in Andorra to the firing of the agent who helped him gain free agency in November -- have also attracted attention.
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Scott RolenThe Reds announced Saturday that they've come to terms with third baseman Scott Rolen on a two-year extension that will keep him in Cincinnati through the 2012 season. The deal reportedly reworks his current deal and pays Rolen a total of $23 million over the next three seasons, but it's most important feature is that it knocks his 2010 payroll down from $11 million to $6 million with the other $5 million becoming bonus money.

That's important because the word all offseason has been that the Reds need to dump some salary to make payroll for the next season. With little interest in Aaron Harang and his albatross of a contract, there were some fears that they would have to deal someone like Brandon Phillips. With this deal moving some money around, they'll likely be spared from having to deal someone of Phillips' stature (I'm sure Walt Jocketty would still love to have Harang off his books, though).
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INDIANAPOLIS - Of all the names involved with the NL Central, two in particular stuck out during the Winter Meetings. The path the Cubs and Cardinals will lead this offseason will be forged based upon what happens with Milton Bradley and Matt Holliday, respectively. Some expected concrete things to happen at the meetings, but nothing of the sort emerged. The Cubs still desperately need to trade Bradley and the Cardinals are still holding out hope they can retain Holliday.

Meanwhile, there were a handful of other moves in the division. The Cardinals signed Brad Penny, seemingly to take Joel Pineiro's spot in the rotation. The Pirates signed what's left of Bobby Crosby. The Astros lost LaTroy Hawkins and possibly Jose Valverde, but added Matt Lindstrom, Brandon Lyon and Gary Majewski. They also signed Pedro Feliz at the last minute to fill a need at third base.
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Odds and Ends From Monday in Indy

By Matt Snyder 12/07/2009 10:30 PM ET

INDIANAPOLIS -- Managers of nine different major league teams each had approximately 30-minutes in interview sessions with the media during baseball's Winter Meetings Monday in the Indianapolis, in addition to the announcement of two new inductees to baseball's Hall of Fame. Here's a sampling of some of the more interesting tidbits from the first full day of the annual meetings.

• Bobby Cox emphatically stated that Billy Wagner is the Braves closer, "no matter what." When asked about the possibility of having both Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano back -- both are closer types and have been offered arbitration -- Cox said we'll know soon enough (the deadline for players to accept arbitration is midnight tonight), but if they both come back, "we'll have the best bullpen ever."

UPDATE: Soriano accepted and will be back, but Gonzalez declined. Still, with Wagner, Soriano and Takashi Saito, the Braves have a pretty stellar back-end.
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