Archive for January 11th, 2008
Cameron, Brewers reach preliminary agreement on $7 million, 1-year deal (AP)
Free-agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a $7 million, one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009. Cameron must pass a physical for the agreement to be completed, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal […]
Posted: January 11th, 2008.
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Astros GM Wade: Houston hasn’t discussed if Clemens will help at camp (AP)
Astros general manager Ed Wade and other team executives haven’t discussed whether they’ll ask Roger Clemens to join Nolan Ryan and Jeff Bagwell as an instructor at their annual pitching and hitting camp for prospects. Clemens attended the camp last year. Questions about whether he’ll be welcome this year have come up since former trainer […]
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Giants invite 15 to spring training (PA SportsTicker)
The San Francisco Giants on Friday invited 15 players to spring training, including righthander Victor Santos.
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Chavez, Macias agree to minor league contracts with Pittsburgh Pirates (AP)
Catcher Raul Chavez and utilityman Jose Macias agreed Friday on minor league contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chavez has a .212 career average with four home runs and 169 career games with Montreal, Seattle, Houston and Baltimore since he broke into the majors in 1996. The 34-year-old Chavez had a .221 average with four homers […]
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Cameron and Brewers reach preliminary agreement on 1-year deal (AP)
Free agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009. Cameron must pass a physical for the agreement to be completed, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was […]
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Pitcher Brandon Backe and Astros agree to $800,000, 1-year deal (AP)
Brandon Backe and the Houston Astros agreed Friday to an $800,000, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Backe, who missed almost a year following elbow ligament-replacement surgery, returned late last season and was 3-1 with a 3.77 ERA in five starts for Houston. Backe has a 22-15 record and 4.63 ERA in 47 starts in […]
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Top 10 free-agent signings: Fukudome tops list
Just like in every professional sport this era, there’s no such thing as an off-season.
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Red Sox reach agreement with backup catcher Mirabelli
The Red Sox have agreed to terms with Doug Mirabelli on a deal that would bring him back for another season as their backup catcher and the designated battery-mate of knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
The deal is pending a physical, a baseball official with knowledge of the agreement said Friday. The official spoke on the condition of […]
Posted: January 11th, 2008.
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Rays want to play three games at Disney World
The Tampa Bay Rays want to go back to Walt Disney World.
The team plans to ask the St. Petersburg City Council for permission to play a series against the Toronto Blue Jays from April 22-24.
If approved, it would be the second consecutive year the Rays played regular season games at Disney’s Wide World of Sports […]
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Feliz starting to garner interest
The Brewers, Dodgers and Phillies need help at the hot corner. That’s why Ken Rosenthal says interest in Pedro Feliz is heating up.
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Posted: January 11th, 2008.
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