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<title><![CDATA[Nationals 7, Astros 1]]></title>
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Nationals 7, Astros 1]]></description>
<pubDate>March 05, 2013 10:39:20 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drew Storen, Washington Nationals agree to $2.5 million, 1-year deal]]></title>
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Relief pitcher Drew Storen has agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals, avoiding arbitration.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 17, 2013 16:12:06 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Washington Nationals sign Rafael Soriano for 2 years, with half deferred]]></title>
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After giving Rafael Soriano a $28 million, two-year contract filled with deferred payments to be their go-to guy in the ninth inning, the Washington Nationals figure they have three closers now.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 17, 2013 12:58:01 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nationals make wise addition in Soriano]]></title>
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You can call it an overreaction to one blown save ... but it was one big blown save.  Sources told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that the Washington Nat...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 15, 2013 14:00:51 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rafael Soriano Goes From Baseball's Capital to Nation's Capital]]></title>
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After months of waiting, Rafael Soriano finally landed a multi-year contract with perhaps the only team for whom such a deal would've made sense &#x26;#821...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 15, 2013 14:23:20 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Soriano survives, nets big money deal]]></title>
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The Washington Nationals emerged as the surprise landing point for Rafael Soriano on Tuesday night, inking the pitcher to a two-year, $28 million cont...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 15, 2013 14:47:57 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nats land Soriano, keep bulking up]]></title>
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Rafael Soriano #29 RP New York Yankees 2012 STATS  GM69 W2 L1 BB24 K69 ERA2.26  The Washington Nationals continue to get more formidable. T...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 15, 2013 12:53:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rafael Soriano agrees to deal with Washington Nationals, source says]]></title>
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Former Yankees right-handed reliever Rafael Soriano and the Nationals have agreed to a two-year, $28 million deal, a baseball source said.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 15, 2013 08:57:45 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox among teams that most need Rafael Soriano - MLB]]></title>
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Paul Swydan breaks down the five teams that would improve the most by signing Rafael Soriano.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 12, 2012 04:41:26 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Putting a price on Josh Hamilton, Zack Greinke, Michael Bourn and the other top free agents]]></title>
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Former MLB GM Jim Bowden details how much each of the top 50 free agents is likely to get and provides the best fits for each of them.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 05, 2012 04:13:37 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New York Yankees make offers to Rafael Soriano, Hiroki Kuroda, Nick Swisher]]></title>
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The New York Yankees made qualifying offers to three of their free agents by Friday's 5 p.m. deadline: closer Rafael Soriano, starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda and right-fielder Nick Swisher.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 02, 2012 12:45:50 PDT</pubDate>
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As expected, Rafael Soriano has chosen to exercise the opt-out clause for the final year of his three-year, $35 million contract and is now a free age...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 31, 2012 12:50:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's official: Soriano opts out]]></title>
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Rafael Soriano opted out of the last season of his three-year contract on Wednesday, leaving the Yankees without a closer and waiting on a decision on...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 31, 2012 11:32:26 PDT</pubDate>
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Closer Rafael Soriano is expected to opt out of the last year of his three-year contract by today's 5 p.m. deadline.  Yankees GM Brian Cashman said ...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 31, 2012 10:55:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rafael Soriano opts out of contract with New York Yankees, becomes free agent]]></title>
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Rafael Soriano opted out of the last season of his three-year contract on Wednesday, leaving the New York Yankees without a closer and waiting on a decision as to whether Mariano Rivera will retire.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 31, 2012 08:29:19 PDT</pubDate>
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