Archive for November, 2006
Glavine yet to receive offer from Braves (AP)
Tom Glavine hasn’t received a contract offer from the Atlanta Braves as he nears a decision on where he wants to play next season, a development that has increased the likelihood he will return to the New York Mets. Glavine’s agent, Gregg Clifton, said the two-time Cy Young Award winner has told the Mets he [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2006.
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Waiting for Glavine (Yahoo! Sports)
Tom Glavine still hasn’t revealed his plans for 2007, though the longer it takes, the more likely it is that he…
Posted: November 28th, 2006.
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Angels agree to terms with Gary Matthews Jr. (AP)
Gary Matthews Jr. reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday on a $50 million, five-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels following a career year with the Texas Rangers. “It came down to the Angels and the Giants,” Scott Leventhal, Matthews’ agent, told The Associated Press. “The deciding factors were that he was so familiar with the [...]
Posted: November 22nd, 2006.
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Patient Braves (Yahoo! Sports)
The Atlanta Braves will likely make some moves this off season, but they won’t happen right…
Posted: November 21st, 2006.
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Soriano to Cubs; Dodgers turn attention to Pierre after retaining Garciaparra (AP)
Alfonso Soriano is thinking about a World Series title, something the Chicago Cubs have never brought to Wrigley Field. Soriano’s $136 million, eight-year contract was announced Monday by the Cubs after he passed a physical, the fifth-highest contract in baseball history and the first of eight years or more since Scott Rolen’s deal with St.
Posted: November 20th, 2006.
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Speier agrees to terms with Angels (AP)
Reliever Justin Speier agreed to terms of a four-year contract Sunday with the Los Angeles Angels, who will become his seventh major league club. The deal is contingent on the 33-year-old free agent passing a physical. The right-handed Speier went 2-0 with a 2.98 ERA in 58 appearances for Toronto last season, mostly in a [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2006.
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O’s shoring bullpen (Yahoo! Sports)
The bullpen was a big problem for the Baltimore Orioles this past season, and it’s obvious they are determined…
Posted: November 16th, 2006.
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Webb wins NL Cy Young Award (AP)
Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won a wide-open race for the NL Cy Young Award, beating out San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman on Tuesday. One of six pitchers who tied for the league lead with a pedestrian total of 16 wins, Webb received 15 of 32 first-place votes and 103 points in balloting by [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2006.
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Busy Braves (Yahoo! Sports)
After missing the playoffs for the first time since 1990, the Atlanta Braves aren’t about to miss out on…
Posted: November 13th, 2006.
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On eve of GM meetings, Ramirez and Wood stay with Cubs, Wright dealt to Orioles (AP)
With the free-agent market open for business, major league general managers gathered in Naples, Fla., for their annual meetings. Aramis Ramirez decided not to pursue the free-agent market, agreeing Sunday to a five-year, $73 million contract that keeps the third baseman with the Chicago Cubs. On the first day free agents could negotiate money with [...]
Posted: November 13th, 2006.
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