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Free agent Aaron Boone agreed Thursday to a $750,000, one-year contract with the Houston Astros. Boone played for the Washington Nationals last season, hitting .241 with six homers and 28 RBIs. "Aaron gives us another veteran who can share time at third base and also help us with his overall versatility," Wade said in a statement. "We believe that Geoff Blum, Aaron and Chris Johnson give us good depth at third. - [Read more]

The Boston Red Sox have been outbid for free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira and "are not going to be a factor" in acquiring him, owner John Henry said in an e-mail on Thursday night. - [Read more]

Rafael Furcal has finally made up his mind. Hes going back to Hollywood. - [Read more]

Dave Smith, a former All-Star closer who holds the Houston Astros record for games pitched, died Wednesday. He was 53. Former big leaguer Tim Flannery said Smith apparently died of a heart attack, but the official cause of death wasnt known. "Hes gone. My tears are the rain," Flannery, the San Francisco Giants third base coach, told The Associated Press. - [Read more]

Theres still plenty of talent left on the free-agent market. Heres a look at whos available and where Ken Rosenthal thinks theyll go. - [Read more]

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt becomes less believable every year. So wheres the transparency he promised back in 2003? - [Read more]

The New York Yankees have finalized their contracts with free-agent pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. The pair reached preliminary agreements last week, with Sabathia getting a $161 million, seven-year contract and Burnett an $82.5 million, five-year deal. Sabathias agreement is a record amount for a pitcher. New York hopes the pair will stabilize a team that missed the playoffs this year, ending a streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances. - [Read more]

Mark Teixeira is holding up the free agent market all by himself. Once he signs, Ken Rosenthal says others will follow in a hurry. - [Read more]

K-Rod is running his mouth and Dayn Perry cant believe his ears. Hey, Frankie, the defending champs play in your new division. - [Read more]

Greg Maddux is all done. The four-time Cy Young winner will announce his retirement Monday at the baseball winter meetings in Las Vegas. Maddux turns 43 in April. He is eighth on the career wins list with 355, and went 8-13 last season with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. The announcement about his retirement came Friday from the office of his agent, Scott Boras. - [Read more]

The Los Angeles Angels agreed to terms with South Korean pitcher Jang Pil-Joon on a minor league contract on Friday. The 20-year-old Jang became the second Korean-born player in the Angels system, joining right-hander Jung Young-il, who was signed in 2006. Jang attended Kongju High in Kongju, South Korea, before serving in the Korean Army. - [Read more]

The Atlanta Braves added catching depth by signing free agent David Ross to a two-year, $3 million deal on Friday. His agent, Ryan Gleichowski, said Ross will earn $1.4 million in 2009 and $1.6 million in 2010 in base salary. Ross can make an additional $300,000 in performance bonuses each season based on games played. Ross, a 31-year-old Georgia native, likely will replace Corky Miller as the primary backup to starter Brian McCann. Ross is a career .222 hitter. He hit . - [Read more]

Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia are the top two free agents this winter, but Dayn Perry says only one is a wise investment. - [Read more]

CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett are accepting all offers. But when will they actually sign? Ken Rosenthal has the difficult answers. - [Read more]

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman plans to meet face-to-face with free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia in the next week, according to major-league sources. - [Read more]

Edgar Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract to replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel. "He is a complete player on both sides of the ball, a clutch performer and a winner," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said in a statement Thursday announcing the deal. "He has the hardware to show it with the awards he has garnered and a World Series ring. - [Read more]

The St. Louis Cardinals addressed one of their major offseason concerns, acquiring shortstop Khalil Greene from the Padres. - [Read more]

Federal prosecutors have dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial next year on 10 counts of making false statements plus an addition obstruction of justice charge. Bonds faces the same potential sentence range - probation to roughly two years in prison - if convicted. His trial is scheduled to begin March 2. The new indictment, the third against the home-run king, came in response to U.S. - [Read more]

The Giants made a splash in the free-agent market, signing Edgar Renteria to a two-year deal. See what else is on the hot stove. - [Read more]

The As going after Randy Johnson sounds bizarre, at least until Ken Rosenthal explains why it makes so much sense. - [Read more]