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| Cardinals' Benes decides to retire |
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12/05/2002 |
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| with a 2.78 ERA. The Cardinals were expecting to offer a one-year, incentive-laden contract for Benes to play with the club next season. The Cardinals had declined a $6 million option on his contract after the end of last season. Benes had a 155-139 record with a 3.97 ERA in 403 games with the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cardinals. Benes, who finished his career with exactly 2,000 strikeouts against 909 walks, had suffered from an arthritic right knee for the last several seasons. |
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| Report: Cardinals' Benes to retire |
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12/04/2002 |
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| a $6 million option on his contract after the end of the season. Benes was contemplating retirement in April when his ERA ballooned to 10.80 after three starts. However, he returned from a knee injury in July, and his 1.86 ERA after the All-Star break led the major leagues. He finished 5-4 in 2002 with a 2.78 ERA. Benes has a 155-139 record with a 3.97 ERA in 403 games with the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cardinals. He has suffered from an arthritic right knee for several seasons. |
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| Orioles hire both Beattie and Flanagan to run front office |
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12/04/2002 |
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| didates for the front office in October. With a declining farm system, five consecutive losing seasons and a lack of marquee players, Flanagan and Beattie will have plenty of work to do. Angelos also interviewed Detroit Tigers assistant GM Al Avila, Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Sandy Johnson, former Chicago White Sox GM Ron Schueler, Seattle Mariners vice president of scouting and player development Roger Jongewaard and Milwaukee Brewers special assignment scout David Wilder. Former Oriole Cal Ripken pulled hi |
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| Orioles to name Flanagan VP, Beattie GM |
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12/04/2002 |
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| didates for the front office in October. With a declining farm system, five consecutive losing seasons and a lack of marquee players, Flanagan and Beattie will have plenty of work to do. Angelos also interviewed Detroit Tigers assistant GM Al Avila, Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Sandy Johnson, former Chicago White Sox GM Ron Schueler, Seattle Mariners vice president of scouting and player development Roger Jongewaard and Milwaukee Brewers special assignment scout David Wilder. Former Oriole Cal Ripken pulled hi |
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| Mets, Yankees, Rockies reportedly considering three-way deal |
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11/23/2002 |
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| aring. Colorado would pay Mondesi $7 million for the final year of his contract and White $5 million for the last year of his, according to the newspaper. The Rockies have been busy in the off-season and almost made a deal on Friday. The Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks tried to pull off a trade that would have sent rightfielder Larry Walker to the Diamondbacks for third baseman Matt Williams and three other players, but the deal fell through. It would have been the second big trade for the Rockies, as they pulled |
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| Larry Walker trade to Arizona falls through |
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11/22/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks tried to pull off a trade that would have sent rightfielder Larry Walker to the Diamondbacks for third baseman Matt Williams and three other players, but the deal fell through on Friday. The teams agreed to the swap, but were at the end of a 72-hour period in which each club had the right to negotiate with players who possess no-trade clauses in their current contracts. The Diamondbacks had several discussions with the in their current con |
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| Larry Walker and Matt Williams may switch teams |
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11/19/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies have reportedly agreed to trade right fielder Larry Walker to the Arizona Diamondbacks for third baseman Matt Williams. The Rocky Mountain News reports the clubs have agreed to the swap, but they are waiting to see if both players will waive no-trade clauses in their contracts. It would be the second big trade for the Rockies, as they pulled off a six- player deal with the Florida Marlins on Monday with Colorado getting catcher Charles Johnson. The newspaper repor |
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| Melvin to manage Mariners |
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11/15/2002 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners have hired Bob Melvin, bench coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks the past two seasons, as the club's new manager. Melvin replaces Lou Piniella, who left the Mariners last month after 10 seasons to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. "It's hard for me to express how excited I am about this opportunity," Melvin said. "Seattle is one of the premier organizations in the Major Leagues and this job is one of the best managerial jobs in all of baseball. I look forward to ge |
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| Cubs acquire Miller from D-Backs |
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11/13/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs acquired catcher Damian Miller from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Miller, 33, was a 2002 All-Star selection for Arizona. He batted .249 with 11 homers and 42 runs batted in. The catcher had a National League best .997 fielding percentage, while committing only two errors last year. The six-year veteran has spent the last five seasons with Arizona, winning a World Series title in 2001. He was a member of the Minnesota Twins during his rookie campaign of 1997. |
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| Bonds wins fifth NL MVP |
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11/12/2002 |
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| layer in baseball history to compile a batting average of at least .300, 30 homers and 100 RBI in his first two seasons. The 2001 NL Rookie of the Year batted .314 with 34 homers last season. Montreal outfielder Vladimir Guerrero came in fourth in the voting, followed by Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jeff Kent of the Giants and Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Johnson was named the NL Cy Young Award winner for a fourth straight time last week. The American League MVP will be handed out Tuesday. |
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