Found January 23, 2012 on Big League Stew:
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After weeks spent wandering through the free agent wilderness, might Prince Fielder and Scott Boras finally be reaching the end of their riches-seeking road? Maybe, if an early morning report from analyst Jim Bowden turns out to be true. The former GM says the Washington Nationals and the slugger "continue to work" on a deal but that nothing has been reached. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, meanwhile, confirms that a deal has not been finalized. Noise between the Nats and Fielder is nothing new. The nation's capitol has seemed like the most logical of landing spots for the former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman for quite some time now, even though Boras has done his best to paint a picture of a multi-team feeding frenzy. And as if on cue, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets that the field has been "narrowed to something close to a final 4." But which four (or more) teams are we talking here? The Nationals, for sure. They have baseball's ric...
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