Archive for November 15th, 2006
Jays Sign Thomas, Pending Physical
Free-agent designated hitter Frank Thomas is close to agreeing to a two-year contract with the Blue Jays. The deal, InsideTheDome has learned, is pending a completion of a physical.
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Glendale signs deal to lure Dodgers to desert (AP)
The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be headed to the Phoenix suburbs for spring training after nearly 60 years in Vero Beach, a small Florida city that wrapped its identity around the baseball team. The Glendale City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
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Devil Rays could move young outfielders
In his latest notes from the winter meetings, Ken Rosenthal says the Devil Rays could move an outfielder like Rocco Baldelli to get a top-of-the-line pitcher.
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Instant issue (Yahoo! Sports)
NAPLES, Fla. – Baseball should resist the temptation to adopt instant replay, which ultimately would fix nothing.
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Free Agent Watch: O’s Sign LHP Jamie Walker
The Orioles moved fast to acquire the premier left-handed reliever in the free agent market. Inside The Warehouse breaks down the impact Jamie Walker will have on the bullpen.
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Poker face: A-Rod says he wants to stay in New York (AP)
Alex Rodriguez wants to play the hand he’s got with the Yankees. Arriving at his charity poker tournament Wednesday night, the much-maligned slugger insisted he wants to stay in New York rather than be traded to a town where the fans might not be so hard on him. In Texas Hold ‘em terms — forget […]
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Thomas and Blue Jays near contract
Frank Thomas and the Toronto Blue Jays were close to agreement Wednesday night on a two-year contract.
The deal had not yet been completed, a person involved in the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no agreement had been finalized.
A two-time American League MVP with the Chicago White Sox, Thomas led the Oakland Athletics […]
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Thomas and Blue Jays near contract (AP)
Frank Thomas and the Toronto Blue Jays were close to agreement Wednesday night on a two-year contract. The deal had not yet been completed, a person involved in the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no agreement had been finalized. A two-time American League MVP with the Chicago White Sox, Thomas led the […]
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DH Thomas close to deal with Blue Jays
Free-agent designated hitter Frank Thomas is close to agreeing to a two-year contract with the Blue Jays, FOXSports.com has confirmed.
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Posted: November 15th, 2006.
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Blum on Baseball: Is Boston bidding to sign or block? (AP)
Here’s the $51.1 million question: Did the Boston Red Sox bid all that money to sign Daisuke Matsuzaka or merely to block him from going to the New York Yankees? “I can understand why there might be some speculation,” Houston Astros president Tal Smith said Wednesday, a day after Boston won the right to negotiate […]
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