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| San Diego Padres |
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01/10/2009 |
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| Claimed pitcher Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. |
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| Tampa Bay Rays |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
01/10/2009 |
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| Claimed pitcher Dewon Day off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. |
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| Penny, Red Sox agree to one-year deal |
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01/09/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox signed free agent pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract on Friday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Though the signing of Penny in no way trumps the Yankees' acquisitions of CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, the veteran hurler is one season removed from a 16- win campaign and adds another arm to a deep rotation. Penny's 2008 season was soiled with three stints on the disabled list due to shoulder issues. The 30-year old compiled a 6-9 rec |
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| Kotsay close to re-signing with Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
01/09/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have apparently agreed in principle with outfielder Mark Kotsay on a one-year contract. The Boston Herald reports that the deal is worth $1.5 million plus incentives and will be finalized once he passes a physical. Kotsay was acquired by the Red Sox last August and hit .226 with 12 RBI in 22 games down the stretch and became the team's everyday first baseman when third baseman Mike Lowell went down with a hip injury and the Sox were forced to move Kevin Youkil |
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| Baldelli heading to Beantown |
MLB Baseball |
01/08/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have signed outfielder Rocco Baldelli to a one-year contract. Financial terms of the deal for the Rhode Island native and former Tampa Bay first-round pick were not disclosed, although the Boston Herald indicated that it would include a low guaranteed salary with a large number of performance bonuses. Baldelli, who has seen his once-promising career beset by injuries, appeared in just 28 games for the Rays last season after being diagnosed with a mitochondrial |
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| Red Sox close to reeling Baldelli in |
MLB Baseball |
01/08/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox are apparently close to signing outfielder Rocco Baldelli. Several reports have stated that an announcement could come as soon as Thursday when Baldelli will receive the Tony Conigliaro Award at the Boston Baseball Writers Dinner. The Boston Herald is reporting that the contract will likely be for one year and will not contain an option. The deal is also expected to have a low guaranteed salary, possibly under a million dollars, with a large number of performa |
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| Smoltz heading to Boston |
MLB Baseball |
01/08/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have reportedly agreed to a one-year contract with right-hander John Smoltz, who had spent his entire big league career with Atlanta. A report on MLB.com stated that Smoltz called many of his teammates late Wednesday night to say goodbye and will inform the Braves of his decision on Thursday. The deal is said to be worth $5.5 million and could reach $10 million with incentives. Smoltz is supposedly making tremendous progress following season-ending shoulder su |
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| Scioscia receives contract extension |
MLB Baseball |
01/05/2009 |
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| any manager in team history and owns a record 803-655 overall record since taking over the team prior to the 2000 campaign. He is the only manager in franchise history to reach the playoffs five times and his .551 winning percentage is also the best all-time in club annals. This past season Scioscia's club was the only team to win 100 games, but were ousted in four games of the American League Division Series by the Boston Red Sox. Since their World Series win, the Angels have won just one postseason series. |
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| Top MLB stories of 2008 |
MLB Baseball |
12/30/2008 |
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| o be in the form of the franchise's first .500 season. What actually transpired, though, you could not have found a person on the planet to predict, as the upstart Rays won 97 games on their way to winning the division, holding off the high-spending Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to do so. The Rays continued their run in the playoffs, knocking off Chicago in the first round before dismissing the Red Sox in seven games of the ALCS. Tampa's magical run ended in Philadelphia, but the groundwork for somethin |
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| Recession-proof Yankees give their fans another Christmas gift |
MLB Baseball |
12/23/2008 |
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| RBI. Not to mention he is probably the team's best defensive first baseman since Don Mattingly, Teixeira's idol while growing up in Maryland. Forget his gaudy numbers for a second, the Yankees basically stole Teixeira from their hated division rival Boston Red Sox, who were believed to be the front-runners all along for his services. What does Boston do next? It could probably stand pat since it was second in the AL in runs scored last season. But, usually when one of these teams makes a move like this, the o |
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