Archive for December 15th, 2006
Wells and Blue Jays agree to $126 million, 7-year extension
All-Star center fielder Vernon Wells and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday night to a $126 million, seven-year contract extension through 2014, the sixth-largest deal in baseball history.
“How can you not be happy?” Wells said during a telephone interview with The Associated Press several hours before terms of the deal were finalized. “Like I said, […]
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DONE DEAL!
The Toronto Blue Jays and Vernon Wells finalized a seven-year extension which will take effect in 2008.
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Wells could become a hot commodity
In his latest notes, Ken Rosenthal says the Padres will have competition from N.L. West rivals to retain David Wells.
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Wells’ deal largest in team history
The deal is done.
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Paul Phillips - #28 - Catcher - 5′11″ - 205lbs
News: Royals designated catcher Paul Phillips for assignment.Impact: We can disagree about the order in which Scott Dohmann, Brandon Duckworth and now Phillips have been removed from the Royals’ roster, but GM Dayton Moore is picking the right people to drop to make room for the recent influx of free agents. For instance, there […]
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Iwamura agrees to $7.7 million, 3-year contract with Devil Rays
Infielder Akinori Iwamura became the second Japanese star to land in the major leagues in as many days when he agreed Friday to a $7.7 million, three-year contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
With one of the lowest payrolls in baseball, the last-place Devil Rays lack the financial resources to compete for top-tier free agents. […]
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Bagwell helped lift Astros to among baseball’s elite (AP)
When Jeff Bagwell joined the Houston Astros in 1991, they were a last-place team having trouble drawing fans to a stadium that had seen its better days. Bagwell’s enormous popularity helped triple the team’s annual attendance in the 1990s and his slugging helped lift the team from mediocrity to perennial pennant contention.
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Lilly arrives at Wrigley (AP)
A day after he agreed to join the Chicago Cubs, Ted Lilly learned exactly how serious they were about signing him. Lilly didn’t know it at the time, but Cubs general manager Jim Hendry got the deal done from a hospital bed while hooked up an EKG machine. “That’s the kind of attitude that we […]
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Red Sox acquire RHP Donnelly; sign LHP Romero (SportsTicker)
The Boston Red Sox may still be looking for a closer, but at least they found a pair of solid setup men.
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And Matsuzaka makes 6
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona doesn’t let himself get dreamy-eyed over the potential of his starting pitchers to rack up wins if they all start clicking at once.
“If guys just do what they’re supposed to do, we’re going to be good,” he said this week after the team agreed to terms with Japanese ace […]
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