Archive for November 20th, 2006
Abe Alvarez - #79 - Pitcher - 6′2″ - 190lbs
News: Red Sox activated LHP Abe Alvarez from the 60-day disabled list and sent him outright to Triple-A Pawtucket. Impact: Alvarez suffered a broken ankle in mid-August and was added to Boston’s disabled list the following month. The finesse left-hander’s stock is down considerably from where it was a couple of years ago, and […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Diamondbacks designate Choate for assignment (AP)
The Arizona Diamondbacks designated left-handed reliever Randy Choate for assignment on Monday. Choate was 0-1 with a 3.94 ERA in 30 appearances for Arizona this year. The team has 10 days to trade, release or send him outright to the minors. The Diamondbacks also added seven players to their 40-man roster: pitchers Evan MacLane and […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Cubs continuing to lure Lugo
The Cubs didn’t stop pursuing free agent Julio Lugo after signing Mark DeRosa to play second base. And they haven’t stopped pursuing Lugo after signing Alfonso Soriano to be a $136 million outfielder, FOXSports.com has learned.
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Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Report: Dodgers, OF Pierre agree to five-year deal (SportsTicker)
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - After one season in the “Windy City,” Juan Pierre apparently will spend his next five summers in the Los Angeles sunshine.
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Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Soriano to Cubs; Dodgers turn attention to Pierre after retaining Garciaparra (AP)
Alfonso Soriano is thinking about a World Series title, something the Chicago Cubs have never brought to Wrigley Field. Soriano’s $136 million, eight-year contract was announced Monday by the Cubs after he passed a physical, the fifth-highest contract in baseball history and the first of eight years or more since Scott Rolen’s deal with St.
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Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Donnie Murphy - #31 - Second Base - 5′10″ - 185lbs
News: Royals designated second baseman Donnie Murphy for assignment.Impact: Ruben Gotay reached Kansas City as a 21-year-old in 2004 and Murphy made his debut as a 22-year-old the following year. At the time, both looked like legitimate second base prospects. However, neither made any progress after his major league debut and the Royals […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Mets claim RHP Standridge off waivers (SportsTicker)
FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The New York Mets on Monday claimed righthander Jason Standridge off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
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Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Is a Cubs title in the cards? (Yahoo! Sports)
CHICAGO – Will doling out wads of cash be enough to get the North Siders a championship? The Ghosts of Wrigley Past debate over poker.
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Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Bonds’ personal trainer back in prison for not testifying (AP)
Barry Bonds’ personal trainer returned to prison Monday afternoon for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Bonds’ steroid use. Greg Anderson has twice been freed on technicalities. He was ordered to report after an appeals court last week upheld the entirety of his contempt-of-court citation — meaning Anderson could serve a year […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Sedar, Leyva get Brewers coaching assignments (AP)
Ed Sedar was chosen as first-base coach and Nick Leyva third-base coach of the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. Sedar has been with the Brewers organization since 1992 and has managed the rookie club in Helena, Mont., the last two seasons. He also will be in charge of outfield instruction and baserunning, two areas he’s coached […]
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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