Archive for December 17th, 2006
Scout.com Roundtable: Off-season progress
Eight of 30 MLB teams make the playoffs each year. That leaves 22 teams scrambling for talent and the other eight reconfiguring their rosters to stay near the top. Monopoly money runs deep this time of year - is it paying off?
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Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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Marcus Giles close to joining Padres
The Giles family reunion is on.
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Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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Orioles ink Gomez to one-year deal
The Orioles have re-signed free-agent infielder Chris Gomez to a one-year, $850,000 contract plus incentives, FOXSports.com has learned.
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White Sox trade Gload to Royals
First baseman-outfielder Ross Gload was traded by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Andrew Sisco, a 6-foot-10 left-hander coming off a difficult season.
Sisco has a 3-8 record and 4.85 ERA in 132 games the last two seasons with Kansas City. He was 1-3 with a 7.10 ERA in […]
Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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Blue Jays needed to keep Wells at home
Is there any possible way Vernon Wells deserves the sixth-highest salary in MLB history? Actually, yes. Dayn Perry says the Blue Jays not only needed to lock up Wells to compete with the Yanks and Red Sox, but the deal may end up being a bargain.
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Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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White Sox agree with C Hall on two-year contract (SportsTicker)
The Chicago White Sox have found the player that will help keep A.J. Pierzynski fresh.
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Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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White Sox sign backup catcher (AP)
The Chicago White Sox and free-agent catcher Toby Hall agreed Sunday on a two-year, $3.65-million contract that includes a club option for 2009. The 31-year-old Hall will earn $1.75 million in 2007 and 2008 and likely will back up A.J. Pierzynski. The White Sox hold a $2.25 million option with a $150,000 buyout for 2009.
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Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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Draft and Follow Update: Part II
After examining the players that the Tigers took in the first 30 rounds whose rights they still hold, we take a look at the players in the typical DFE slots, and who the Tigers might be keeping tabs on as the college ranks get rolling.
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Posted: December 17th, 2006.
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