Archive for January 8th, 2007
Giants add Siegle to baseball operations staff (AP)
Giants general manager Brian Sabean added another veteran baseball man to his staff Monday, hiring Tony Siegle as senior adviser of baseball operations after Felipe Alou rejoined the organization Friday. This will be the third stint with San Francisco for Siegle, who worked for the club from 1990-94 starting as director of minor league operations […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Perez re-signs with the A’s (AP)
The Oakland Athletics re-signed infielder Antonio Perez to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. Perez, acquired in the trade that also brought outfielder Milton Bradley from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for outfielder Andre Ethier, appeared in 54 games with the AL West champion A’s last year, batting .102 with one home run and eight […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Scouting 101: Dan Kantrovitz
Year round, scouts from each organization are looking for players that will one day contribute at the big league level. But, scouting is also a highly inexact science, one that has many theories and important lessons. In our second installment of Scouting 101, we talked with St. Louis Cardinals’ Director of College Scouting Dan Kantrovitz […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Johnson takes physical, news conference scheduled (AP)
Randy Johnson took his physical Monday, and the Arizona Diamondbacks scheduled a Tuesday news conference as their deal to reacquire the Big Unit from the New York Yankees neared completion. Not that he needs an introduction. The Big Unit’s best years were in Arizona, where he was 103-49 in six seasons and won four Cy […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Athletics re-sign IF Perez (PA SportsTicker)
The Oakland Athletics on Monday avoided salary arbitration with Antonio Perez by signing the infielder to a one-year contract.
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Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Athletics re-sign IF Perez (SportsTicker)
The Oakland Athletics on Monday avoided salary arbitration with Antonio Perez by signing the infielder to a one-year contract.
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Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Sanchez and Mets close in on $850,000 agreement. (AP)
Reliever Duaner Sanchez and the New York Mets closed on an $850,000, one-year contract Monday, more than double the $399,500 he earned last season. Sanchez was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 4 last year, and the 27-year-old right-hander went 5-1 with 2.60 ERA in 49 relief appearances. Sanchez’s season ended after he […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Gwynn, Ripken won’t be unanimous picks (AP)
Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. will fall short of becoming the first unanimous Hall of Fame picks, and Mark McGwire doesn’t figure to be anywhere close to the necessary 75 percent when 2007 voting is released Tuesday. Paul Ladewski of the Daily Southtown in suburban Chicago wrote in a column Monday that he submitted […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Uribe plans to play this year (AP)
Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe plans to play in the major leagues this year despite ongoing legal troubles in his Caribbean homeland. The 27-year-old, who is accused of shooting and wounding a farmer in October, was ordered on Friday to report to the San Cristobal courthouse in the Dominican Republic on the 15th and […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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Wheeler agrees to $2.1 million, 1-year deal with Astros (AP)
Right-hander Dan Wheeler, one of the primary setup men in Houston’s bullpen, agreed Monday to a $2.1 million, one-year contract with the Astros. Wheeler was 3-5 with nine saves and a 2.52 ERA in 75 games last season, when he made $950,000. The Astros used him in some save situations last year when closer Brad […]
Posted: January 8th, 2007.
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