Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Boone Logan, a key piece of the Yankees’ bullpen the last three seasons, is off to Colorado. In his first chance at free agency, Boone Logan took the high road. The mile-high road. For three seasons a major component of the Yankees’ bullpen, Logan has signed a three-year deal with the Rockies that will pay ...
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Colon and Mets agree on two-year, $20M deal
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Bartolo Colon pitches to an 18-6 record with Oakland last season. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets are trying to make more than a gesture at these winter meetings, they are trying to make a statement. And they made a big one Wednesday. A day after officially adding outfielder Curtis Granderson, the Mets agreed to terms ...
Read More »JAY Z BLOWS IT! Robinson Cano $225M deal with Seattle Mariners OFF after agent overplays hand… demands $252M: sources
Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Robinson Cano seen in Yankees pinstripes had a bid to join the Seattle Mariners blown by super-agent Jay Z, according to sources. Robinson Cano‘s chances of landing in Seattle have apparently ended on a sour note. According to two sources briefed on the situation, negotiations between the free agent second baseman’s lone stalking horse — ...
Read More »Madden: What the ELL? Yanks’ Jacoby deal doesn’t have legs
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images How long until the Yankees are regretting giving Jacoby Ellsbury a 7-year contract? So here’s what happened: In the midst of a whirlwind day in which their two top priority free agents, Robinson Cano and Carlos Beltran, were rumored to have received offers far in excess of what they were willing to pay, the Yankees instead wind ...
Read More »Yankees agree to 7-year, $153 million deal with former Red Sox OF Ellsbury: source
MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS Former Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has plenty of reason to smile after agreeing to a hefty free agent contract with the Yankees. The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has another new twist. According to a source, the Bombers agreed to a seven-year, $ 153 million deal with Jacoby Ellsbury, moving the All-Star center fielder from Boston to the Bronx ...
Read More »Comeback bid by Deal Housewife Morgan
Get ready for the Real Housewives of the Legal World. Confidenti@l has exclusively learned that reality TV star and would-be film producer Sonja Morgan is plotting a courtroom drama to reverse a multimillion-dollar judgment she claims led her to bankruptcy. The former New York “Housewives” star committed $ 18 million to invest in Hannibal Pictures’ planned movie “Fast Flash to ...
Read More »Lawmakers slam Iran nuclear deal
Murat Unlu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Secretary of State John Kerry announces the agreement reached on Iran’s nuclear program on Sunday. Lawmakers and diplomats across the globe wasted no time taking sides Sunday after the U.S. and five world powers struck a deal with Iran to scale back Tehran’s nuclear program. Just hours after an agreement was reached for Iran to halt ...
Read More »President Karzai won’t sign U.S. deal immediately
MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images Afghan president Hamid Karzai (left) talks as the head of the Loya Jirga, Sebghatullah Mujaddidi (right), listens during the first day of a meeting of around 2,500 Afghan tribal elders and leaders in Kabul on Thursday. Kabul rejected the council’s request to sign a security deal with the U.S. soon. KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan assembly has ...
Read More »WHAT A CATCH! Yankees reach five-year, $85 million deal with McCann
Kathy Willens/AP Braves catcher Brian McCann tags out Mark Teixeira, who should be his teammate next season. The Yankees’ deal with free-agent catcher Brian McCann is done, pending a physical, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported that McCann was near a five-year deal with the Yankees worth more than $ 80 million. The ...
Read More »Jay Z’s new Barneys deal doesn’t address issues: lawyer
Paul Zimmerman/WireImage Jay Z’s revamped deal with Barneys — which will now give 100% of the proceeds from the rapper’s line to minority students — does not address the real problems with shop-and-frisk, a lawyer said. Jay Z‘s new philanthropic deal with Barneys does not address the root problems of shop-and-frisk for African-Americans, a lawyer charged Saturday. Michael Palillo, whose ...
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