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Jon Lester Officially Inks Extension

Last Sunday word leaked out from Yahoo!'s Jeff Passan that the Boston Red Sox had signed Jon Lester to a five-year contract extension. Passan had cited "a source close to the team" in his report. On Monday a source even closer, Jon Lester himself, said no deal had been agreed upon.Lester expressed at the same time his...

Orioles to Give Markakis an Extension

There haven't been a lot of things that have gone right for the Baltimore Orioles in recent years as the team just hasn't been able to find a way to compete with the big dogs of the AL East despite repeated attempts to buy legitimacy in free agency. It seems as if the Orioles haven't paid much attention to the fact that...

Jake Westbrook Is Rich

The Indians have signed Jake Westbrook to a three-year extension worth $33 million. That's Michael David Smith money! The team plans to hold a press conference at 4:30PM Est. to announce the deal. The Tribe began contract negotiations with Westbrook, who would have been eligible for free agency after the '07 season,...

Yuniesky Betancourt Has Come A Long Way

Yuniesky Betancourt's journey to Seattle, Washington was a long one. Three years ago the 25-year old was floating on a makeshift raft from Cuba to the United States. On Wednesday he received the award for his struggles as he signed a three-year extension with the Mariners."It is a pretty big change, and I want to thank...

The Orgeron Gets Contract Extension

ESPN's Joe Schad says Ole Miss will announce a two-year extension for football coach Ed Orgeron sometime today.So far the Tasmanian Devil of a coach is just 7-16 in two full seasons, but this can be mitigated by 1)it's Ole Miss, 2)he's The Orgeron, 3)it's the SEC, 4)it's Ole Miss.And he can totally beat the crap out of...