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Discussions between Wright's agents and the organization have been slow and grinding. That wouldn't be alarming with time remaining to reach a deal, but the Mets did the same thing with Jose Reyes last offseason when he eventually signed with the Marlins.
Pujols Enjoying World Series Win Not Worried About Free Agency Yet - RealGM Wiretap After winning the 2011 World Series in seven games over the Rangers, Albert Pujols wasn't interested in questions about his pending free agency. "You know what? I'm not even thinking about that," Pujols said. "I'm thinking about, you know, we're the world champions and I'm going to celebrate and whenever that time comes, you know, then we'll deal with it. But right now, you know, I enjoy this. You never know when it's going to be your last one so I'm going to enjoy this one like the same way that I did my first one. So thank you to all the fans for the support." The Cardinals exercised a $16 million option on Pujols' contract after last season. He rejected a multi-year extension that included a small percentage of the franchise during the winter and cut off negotiations on the first day of spring training. Price Expects To Stay If Rays Climb Into Race - RealGM Wiretap
David Price expects to stay if the Tampa Bay Rays can climb back into playoff contention.
"We're playing well right now, so I expect to be here," Price said.
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The trade deadline is July 31 and the Rays are 9.5 games back in the American League East.
Price said last week that he was frustrated by persistent trade rumors.
Epstein Goal For Cubs In 2015 Is Playoffs - RealGM Wiretap
The Chicago Cubs believe they can compete for a playoff spot next season.
"Overall, for the organization, I think 2015 will be a little bit different than the previous three seasons in that we now think we have the talent to compete," Theo Epstein. "And any time you have enough talent to compete you want to set your sights high.
"We proved we can be very competitive within this division and when you have a chance to compete you should set your sights high and that means our goal is the National League Central title next year."
Chicago finished 73-89 in 2014, ahead of just two teams in the NL.
"We're going to be competing while we develop young talent," Epstein said. "It isn't easy but it's exciting, very exciting."
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