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NL East News and Rumors

After R.A. Dickey trade, Sandy Alderson, NY Mets seem to have sights set on 2014

nydailynews.com

A week has passed and it is practically impossible to find anyone in baseball who doesn’t think the Mets pulled off a great trade. And yet the acquisition of highly touted catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud, as part of the deal for R.A. Dickey, by itse…

Bill Ladson, MLB.com

There has been "a little bit of progress" made between free-agent first baseman Adam LaRoche and the Nationals in the last week, according to a baseball source familiar with the negotiations.

CNNSI.com

PHOENIX (AP) -- A person with knowledge of the situation says outfielder Cody Ross has agreed to a three-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

CNNSI.com

Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles.

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Dale Murphy dropped by reddit yesterday to answer a few fan questions (perhaps as a way of rallying support before the December 31 Hall of Fame ballot, the last on which his name will appear, perhaps because he felt like it). Convivial and honest as usu…