Moyes also admitted he was unhappy with England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's comments that he would call Rooney's agent if he was a club manager.

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It's better than the alternative of scrambling for free-agent or minor-league replacements, said manager Joe Girardi.

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He was one of John Idzik's first free-agent signees after Idzik replaced Mike Tannenbaum as the Jets' general manager in January.

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In other cases, a general manager feeling the pressure to win immediately caves to an agent and offers a long-term deal to an older player whose productive days are likely to end before the contract does.

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The club has been taken over twice, with former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson arriving as director of football and Sol Campbell signing as a free agent - although both men have now left Meadow Lane.

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The fans' effort and the origami display were encouraged by Florence Chan Suk-Fun, the former agent for the performer, said Vernon Ma, promotions manager for Times Square.

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Zack Greinke signed a big free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Arizona remade its club with fiery manager Kirk Gibson in mind.

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His admission, of course, was of small consolation to Lou Lamoriello, the Devils' president and general manager, who did not negotiate with Parise's agent, Wade Arnott, during the 2011-12 season but was in constant contact with him once the league's free-agency period began at noon on Sunday.

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