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| Diamondbacks reach agreement with Grace |
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12/21/2002 |
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| ed an agreement Saturday with first baseman Mark Grace on a one-year deal, including a club option for the 2004 season. The 38-year-old Grace joined the Diamondbacks prior to the 2001 campaign after spending the first 13 years of his career with the Chicago Cubs. In 124 games last season, Grace batted .252 with seven homers and 48 RBI. For his career, he is a .305 hitter with 170 home runs and 1,130 runs batted in. Meanwhile, the club did not tender a contract to outfielder Mark Little, but reached a minor |
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| Cubs' broadcaster and former All-Star has leg amputated |
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12/20/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Ron Santo, the Chicago Cubs former All-Star third baseman and the team's radio analyst since 1990, had his left leg amputated below the knee on Friday. He was being treated at an undisclosed hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Possibly this could heal in about three months. But again, you don't know," Santo told WGN-AM radio. The 62-year-old Santo has been a diabetic since 18 and also had his right leg amputated below the knee in December 2001. Santo spent 14 of his 15 major le |
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| McGriff agrees to one-year deal with Dodgers |
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12/20/2002 |
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| A (MySportsbook) - First baseman Fred McGriff agreed to the structure of a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The deal will become official if the 39-year-old passes a physical next week. McGriff became a free agent when the Chicago Cubs decided not to exercise their option on his contract for the 2003 season. The 17-year veteran has 478 career homers with 1,503 RBI and a .286 batting average. Financial terms of the deal with the Dodgers were not disclosed. "If Fred completes the ag |
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| Cubs agree to terms with free agent Estes |
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12/20/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms on a one- year contract Friday with free agent pitcher Shawn Estes. Financial terms were not disclosed. Estes split time last season between the New York Mets and Cincinnati and posted an overall record of 5-12 with a 5.10 ERA over 29 starts. He worked at least six innings in 14 of those outings. The 29-year-old Estes has pitched in the majors since 1995. He spent the first seven seasons of his career with San Francisco, before being traded to |
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| Cubs re-sign Alfonseca to one-year deal |
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12/19/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs re-signed pitcher Antonio Alfonseca to a one-year contract. Terms of the contract were not released, but he does avoid salary arbitration. Alfonseca, who was acquired by the Cubs last season from Florida, pitched in 66 games and posted 19 saves and a 2-5 record. He was acquired with pitcher Matt Clement on March 27 for pitchers Julian Tavarez, Jose Cueto and Dontrelle Willis and catcher Ryan Jorgensen. While he was with the Marlins, Alfonseca made a club-reco |
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| Bere signs one-year deal with Indians |
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12/19/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians signed free agent pitcher Jason Bere to a one-year contract Thursday. The righthander spent the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs. He went 11-11 with a 4.31 ERA over a career-high 32 starts in 2001. However, Bere was limited to only 16 starts last year after being struck on the right knee by a line drive in late June. He posted a 1-10 mark in 2002 with a 5.67 ERA. The 31-year-old Bere owns a career record of 71-65 over parts of 10 seasons. He brok |
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| Glanville heading to Texas |
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12/18/2002 |
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| Hart said in a statement. "He has been a good offensive player and baserunner throughout his career and could also be a candidate to hit at the top of the lineup. His addition certainly improves our depth in the outfield." Originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the 1991 draft, Glanville was acquired by Philadelphia in 1997 for infielder Mickey Morandini. Glanville is a career .281 hitter, but struggled last season only hitting .249 with six homers and 29 RBI in 138 games with the Phil |
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| Cardinals sign catcher Girardi |
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12/17/2002 |
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| er/outfielder Eli Marrero and pitcher Garrett Stephenson. Girardi, a 13-year veteran, has compiled a .267 batting average with 36 home runs and 421 runs batted in 1,261 games. He batted .226 with one homer and 13 RBI in 90 games last season with the Chicago Cubs. The 38-year-old has participated in postseason play six times and he was a member of the New York Yankees' World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Girardi's career began in 1989 with the Cubs, while making stops with Colorado (1993- |
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| Cubs sign O'Leary |
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12/17/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs signed free agent outfielder Troy O'Leary to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released. O'Leary spent last season in Montreal, hitting .286 with three homers and 37 RBI in 97 games. The 33-year-old O'Leary, who also spent seven seasons with Boston and two in Milwaukee, is a lifetime .277 hitter with 122 home runs and 563 RBI in 1,105 contests. |
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| Braves sign Haney to minor-league deal |
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12/17/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Chris Haney to a minor league contract Tuesday and invited him to their major league spring training camp. Haney, a lefthander, appeared in 24 games for Boston last season with one save, a 4.20 ERA and no decisions. The 34-year old is 38-52 with a 5.07 ERA in 196 career games with Montreal, Kansas City, the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland and the Red Sox. |
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