Quick 411: Boras Opens Beltran Bidding
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Carlos Beltran is declared by many to be not only the head of the 2004 free agent class but one of the best all-around players in the game.
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The Yankees are discussing trading young outfielder Melky Cabrera in a deal that would bring Pittsburgh reliever Mike Gonzalez to New York.
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Only three premier free agents remain on the market - Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Magglio OrdÃ³Ã±ez - but only a few teams appear to be after them.
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Carlos Beltran waited until the final hour Saturday night before telling the Houston Astros whether he would re-sign. New York Mets officials also awaited an indication from the 27-year-old center fielder. While he faced a midnight EST deadline to re-sign with Houston because he finished the season with the Astros and became a free agent, the deadline doesn't apply to any talks he might have with the other 29 major league teams.
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When Scott Boras negotiated Alex Rodriguez's $252 million deal with the Texas Rangers, you could feel your mouth drop and wonder about the sanity of baseball. But at the end of the day, you at least could reason that, at the time, A-Rod was the best player in the game. A proven commodity. A future Hall of Famer.
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HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros failed to  beat an 11 p.m. CST deadline on Saturday to re-sign star  centerfielder Carlos Beltran, and now he's reportedly  finalizing a contract with the New York Mets.
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NEW YORK -- Free-agent center fielder Carlos Beltran will get to meet George Steinbrenner on Tuesday. Beltran will travel to Tampa, Fla.
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Carlos Beltran met with Astros officials yesterday, Houston's latest effort to keep the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series appearance.
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Let history repeat itself, Jason Varitek's agent, Scott Boras, urged the Red Sox owners in lobbying for them to sign the 32-year-old catcher for five years with a full no-trade clause at a premium wage.
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He points to one moment, one conversation with his pal from Cuba. Jose Contreras was struggling, and his friend Orlando Hernandez wanted to know what had happened to the pitcher who triggered an auction between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox before ever slipping on a major league uniform.
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The Houston Astros have made their first bid to keep Carlos Beltran. They know it will be far from their last. Beltran met with Astros officials on Wednesday, Houston's latest effort to retain the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series berth.
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The Yankees began the process of replacing Joe Torre yesterday by contacting three candidates for the job.
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An official with a National League team said that Carlos Beltran and the Mets agreed in principle to a seven-year, $119 million contract.
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Some day, maybe soon, Carlos BeltrÃ¡n, a switch-hitter who entered the game batting .155 in June and .265 over all, expects to be a lethal hitter again.
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(Sports Network) - Houston center fielder Carlos Beltran is having one of the best performances in the history of a playoff series; and now he&#39;ll try to help the Astros to the lead in the National League Championship Series versus the St.
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Carlos Beltran is on the verge of following Pedro Martinez to the New York Mets. A day after the All-Star outfielder let the deadline to re-sign with Houston pass, the Mets worked Sunday to structure a &#36;119 million, seven-year contract that will include an &#36;11 million signing bonus, a lawyer involved in the talks said on condition of anonymity.
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The Mets had a meeting Wednesday with Scott Boras, the agent for third baseman Alex Rodriguez, staying on the fringes of negotiations for the marquee free agent of the off-season.