Archive for January 19th, 2008
Houston Astros sign right-hander Geoff Geary to 1-year deal (AP)
Astros reliever Geoff Geary agreed to a $1,125,000, one-year contract Saturday, avoiding arbitration. The 31-year-old right-hander went 3-2 with a 4.41 ERA in 57 games for Philadelphia in 2007. Geary was acquired in a five-player deal in November that sent right-hander Brad Lidge to the Phillies. A five-year veteran, Geary is 13-4 in his career […]
Posted: January 19th, 2008.
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Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter throws for first time since having elbow surgery (AP)
Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter is throwing again and feeling good as he works his way back from Tommy John surgery. “I just started tossing on Monday,” Carpenter said Saturday at the 12th annual Cardinals Winter Warm-Up. “I haven’t had any problems so far. I haven’t had any soreness, but I know it’s still going to […]
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Astros sign RHP Geary (PA SportsTicker)
The Houston Astros on Saturday signed righthander Geoff Geary to a one-year contract worth $1.125 million.
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Posted: January 19th, 2008.
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Sources: Reds reach one-year deal with Affeldt
The Reds, striking a bargain with one of the top remaining free-agent pitchers, have reached preliminary agreement with left-hander Jeremy Affeldt on a one-year, $3 million contract, according to major-league sources.
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Mets avoid arbitration with Heilman (Yahoo! Sports)
Of their six eligible players, the New York Mets avoided arbitration only with reliever Aaron Heilman, who…
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Cubs-Orioles deal for Roberts appears to be dead (Yahoo! Sports)
According to the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Cubs have closed the door on the long-rumored trade for…
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White Sox close to two-year deal with Dotel? (Yahoo! Sports)
After signing setup man Scott Linebrink for $19 million over four years, the Chicago White Sox continued their…
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A position-by-position look at MLB’s best
Think picking MLB’s best players position-by-position is easy? Think again. Nonetheless, Dayn Perry takes a swing at it.
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TigsTown Top 50 Prospect Profiles
The complete TigsTown Top 50, including links to all the player’s prospect profiles.
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Posted: January 19th, 2008.
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Cano, Wang want hefty pay raises from Yankees (Yahoo! Sports)
The days of bargain-rate production from Robinson Cano and Chien-Ming Wang for the New York Yankees…
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Posted: January 19th, 2008.
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