Archive for February 4th, 2008
Mariners Prospect Q&A: Jason Churchill
The Orioles appear set on making their biggest splash yet in the the rebuilding process and could be close to dealing prized left-hander Erik Bedard. In this interview with ProspectInsider.com’s Jason Churchill, ITW gets detailed scouting reports on the players likely to be coming to Baltimore.
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Posted: February 4th, 2008.
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Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer awarded $890,000 by jury for botched surgery (AP)
Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer was awarded $890,000 by a jury Monday for damages resulting from a botched eye surgery, his attorney said. After a two-week trial, it took a jury about four hours to decide Palmer should receive the money for suffering, lost wages and mental and physical pain, Gary Cohen told The [...]
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RHP Rudy Seanez re-signs with Dodgers, agreeing to $550,000, 1-year deal (AP)
Relief pitcher Rudy Seanez re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing to a $550,000, one-year contract. The right-hander was 6-3 with a 3.79 ERA and one save in 73 games last season. He filed for free agency after the World Series. The 39-year-old Seanez can earn an additional $750,000 in bonuses.
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Divisision Tour: AL East (Yahoo! Sports)
The Red Sox have eclipsed the Yankees as king of the Northeast corridor – and there’s no reason to believe the crown will change heads soon.
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Nationals in final push to have new ballpark ready for opener (AP)
Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten had to move a fence out of the way in the middle of the street as he made his way to his team’s new ballpark. “I apologize for this,” Kasten said as he slid the obstacle enough for everyone to walk past. “They truly do change the route every day.” [...]
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Cards invite Juan Gonzalez to camp (PA SportsTicker)
Juan Gonzalez, a former two-time American League Most Valuable Player, was invited to spring training by the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.
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Santana deal raises bar in Indians’ attempt to sign Sabathia
As he exited their division and league, the Cleveland Indians took one last fastball from Johan Santana.
A high, hard, costly one.
Last week, Santana agreed to a $137.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Mets, a deal that completed their blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Twins, who acquired four prospects for the left-hander.
The mammoth deal [...]
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Juan Not Gone: Former star Juan Gonzalez to attempt comeback with Cardinals (AP)
Juan Gonzalez is trying a comeback with the St. Louis Cardinals. After sitting out the past two seasons, the two-time AL MVP will be one of 26 non-roster players invited to St. Louis’ spring training camp this month. The 38-year-old Gonzalez last played regularly in 2003 when he had 24 home runs and 70 RBIs [...]
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Clemens’ turn: Attorney says pitcher won’t plead 5th as he follows Pettitte in Hill rotation (AP)
Not one of Roger Clemens’ flat-out denials about using steroids or human growth hormone was delivered while he spoke under oath. Now he gets that chance. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to give a deposition to lawyers from a congressional committee behind closed doors Tuesday, one day after his former New York [...]
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Detroit Tigers agree to $30.25 million, 5-year deal with Granderson
The Detroit Tigers could have kept Curtis Granderson around for a while, retaining his talents with one-year deals until he became eligible for free agency after the 2011 season.
The Tigers, though, don’t just wait around to make moves these days.
Granderson and baseball’s busiest team agreed Monday to a $30.25 million, five-year contract that includes a [...]
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