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| Free agent Jackson headed to Beantown |
MLB Baseball |
12/18/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox and free agent infielder Damian Jackson agreed to terms on a one-year contract, the team's Senior Vice President and General Manager Theo Epstein announced on Wednesday. Jackson, 29, hit .257 with 25 RBI and 31 runs scored in 81 games with the Detroit Tigers last season. He has stolen 97 bases over the last four seasons with Detroit and San Diego, including a career-high 34 with the Padres in 1999. An eight-year veteran, Jackson played primarily as a second ba |
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| Expos given one day's notice to act on trade proposal |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| to cut his team's payroll for next season, has been given an ultimatum by one club to accept a trade proposal by Tuesday afternoon or the deal could be off. While Minaya hasn't tipped his hat as to which team is involved in the potential trade, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees appear to be front- runners for two of Montreal's most-coveted players, starting pitchers Bartolo Colon and Javier Vazquez. Vazquez and Colon are both righthanders. Vazquez went 10-13 with a 3.91 ERA over a career-high 34 games |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| - Marshall McDougall (3B), Cleveland (Buffalo) 10. Cleveland Indians - Travis Chapman (3B), Philadelphia (Scranton) 11. Cincinnati Reds - Luke Prokopec (RHP), Los Angeles (Las Vegas) 12. Toronto Blue Jays - Aquilino Lopez (RHP), Seattle (Tacoma) 13. Boston Red Sox - Javier Lopez (LHP), Arizona (Tucson) 14. Montreal Expos - Luis Ayala (RHP), Arizona (Tucson) 15. Minnesota Twins - Jose Morban (SS), Texas (Oklahoma) 16. Oakland Athletics - Michael Neu (RHP), Cincinnati (Louisville) 17. Atlanta Braves - Christoph |
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| Red Sox complete trade with Cincinnati for Todd Walker |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox completed the trade for second baseman Todd Walker by sending right-handed pitcher Josh Thigpen and third baseman Tony Blanco to Cincinnati. Walker was traded from the Reds on Thursday. The 20-year-old Thigpen had a 6-6 record with a 3.92 earned run average and two saves over 25 games last season at Class A Augusta. He also started nine games and fanned 87 batters over just 82 2/3 innings. The 21-year-old Blanco hit .221 with six homers and 32 RBI over 65 c |
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| Several teams make trades; Minaya mulling offers |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| xchanged righthanded pitchers with Brett Tomko going to the Cardinals and Luther Hackman heading to the Padres. San Diego also got a player to be named later in the deal. The Philadelphia Phillies traded first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Giambi to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for righthanded pitcher Josh Hancock. The San Francisco Giants signed infielder Edgardo Alfonzo to a four-year contract worth $26 million. The Baltimore Orioles signed free agent shortstop Deivi Cruz to a one-year contract with an option |
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| Phillies trade Jeremy Giambi to Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
12/15/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies traded first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Giambi to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for righthanded pitcher Josh Hancock. The 28-year-old Giambi hit a career-high 20 home runs, scored 58 times and had 45 RBI over 124 games last season. He spent the first part of the season in Oakland, as the everyday leftfielder for the Athletics, hitting .274 with eight homers and 17 RBI before being dealt to Philadelphia on May 22. He was made expendable by the Phillie |
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| Trade winds are blowing in Nashville |
MLB Baseball |
12/12/2002 |
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| e Winter Meetings, which officially begin Friday at the vast Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center. With a new collective bargaining agreement in place, expect a lot of moves in the next four days. Some teams, like the New York Yankees, Mets, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, are trying to cut their payrolls to avoid a hefty luxury tax in 2003. Other clubs, such as Baltimore and Cleveland, want to build for the future but stay within a budget. Then there are teams with money who can spend a lot o |
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| Red Sox trade for Todd Walker |
MLB Baseball |
12/12/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox acquired second baseman Todd Walker from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday in exchange for two minor league players to be named later. The 29-year-old Walker hit .299 with 11 homers and 64 RBI over 155 games for the Reds last year. He made $2 million last season, his first full campaign with Cincinnati. Walker, who is eligible for free agency after the 2003 campaign, will earn $3.4 million next season. His deal also includes a $450,000 incentive bonus and a $475 |
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| BoSox offer arbitration to Floyd; not Urbina |
MLB Baseball |
12/08/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox offered salary arbitration to outfielder Cliff Floyd, but did not make the same offer to reliever Ugueth Urbina. Floyd has until December 19 to accept or reject the offer, but can also re- sign with the Sox until January 8. The Red Sox acquired Floyd from Montreal before the trade deadline on July 30. He played in 47 games for Boston and hit .316 with seven homers and 18 RBI. Floyd spent the 2002 campaign with three teams, as he began the year in Florida, and |
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| Boston signs pitchers Rupe, Banks to contracts |
MLB Baseball |
12/05/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox signed pitchers Willie Banks and Ryan Rupe to contracts for next season on Thursday. Banks, a righthander, finished 2-1 with a 3.23 earned run average and one save in 29 relief appearances last season. The 33-year-old struck out 26 batters and issued 14 walks in 39 innings. During his nine-year career, Banks is 31-39 with a 4.75 ERA. Rupe, also a righthander, was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on November 27. Rupe, 27, had season-ending arth |
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