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Source: Ibanez, Mariners agree to $2.75M deal

CNNSI.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Raul Ibanez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

nydailynews.com

In this offseason, by far the most challenging of his general managership, it does not appear as if Brian Cashman is going to find a right-handed power-hitting outfielder or a proven veteran catcher under his Christmas tree come Tuesday morning.

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Despite drawing interest from many of the usual suspects — Red Sox, Rangers, Phillies, Giants, Mariners and Yankees — this offseason, it was the Arizona Diamondbacks who surprisingly emerged from the pack to sign veteran outfielder Cody Ross to a th…