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New York Mets News and Rumors

Napoli gets a three-year, $39M deal with Red Sox

CNNSI.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A person familiar with the negotiations says catcher Mike Napoli and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $39 million, three-year contract.

CNNSI.com

(AP) -- Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is going to play for Venezuela in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Anthony DiComo, MLB.com

Though he attends team meetings and sometimes dispenses advice, Mets manager Terry Collins notes often that his job is to worry about the 25 players on his active roster -- and nothing else.

Anthony DiComo, MLB.com

Sandy Alderson insists the Mets are not leaning toward trading R.A. Dickey, but the general manager's actions Monday spoke volumes to the contrary. By late afternoon of his first day at the Winter Meetings, Alderson had met with "several" club…

Ken Gurnick, MLB.com

The Dodgers have talked to the Mets about a trade for National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, according to a baseball source.

Adam Rubin and Joe McDonald, ESPN.com

The Boston Red Sox are interested in Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, according to a source.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

Will the Mets ever be anything but an incorporated facepalm of a team? The latest addition to the team's ever-growing portfolio of pathetic missteps comes courtesy of The New York Times, which points out today that one of the team's new minority owners …