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| MLB discussing relocation plans for Expos |
MLB Baseball |
01/28/2003 |
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| More detailed presentations are expected to be made sometime next month, although the Portland representatives said their next meeting could be as many as six-to-eight weeks away. The relocation committee is composed of owners Jerry Reinsdorf of the Chicago White Sox, Tom Hicks of the Texas Rangers and Wendy Selig-Prieb of the Milwaukee Brewers as well as Bob DuPuy, John McHale, Tom Ostertag, Jonathan Mariner, Bob Starkey and Corey Busch from Major League Baseball. The meetings this week are an element of MLB's |
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| Braves sign Hernandez to one-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/23/2003 |
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| ne-year contract. The deal is worth $600,000 and could be worth an additional $400,000 with performance incentives. The 38-year-old recorded 26 saves and a 4.33 ERA last season while with Kansas City. The two-time All-Star has also appeared with the Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in his 13-year career. For his career, Hernandez is 48-51 with a 3.22 ERA and 320 saves. Hernandez had a career-high 43 saves for Tampa Bay in 1999 and will most likely be used as a setup man with John |
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| White Sox sign pitcher White |
MLB Baseball |
01/22/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox signed free agent pitcher Rick White to a one-year contract with a club option for 2004 on Wednesday. Last year, White compiled a record of 5-7 with a 4.31 ERA in 61 relief appearances for Colorado and St. Louis. He pitched in five playoff games for the Cardinals, allowing two earned runs in six innings. White, 34, is 27-38 with a 3.97 earned run average in 341 games over seven seasons with Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, the New York Mets, the Rockies and St. Louis. |
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| White Sox agree to terms with Flash Gordon |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with free agent pitcher Tom Gordon. Gordon split the second half of the 2002 season between the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs. He was traded by the Cubs to the Astros on August 20. The 35-year-old went 1-3 with a 3.38 ERA in 34 relief appearances this past season. He missed most of the first half with a muscle tear in the back of his shoulder. Over his 14-year career, Gordon has compiled a 106-101 record with a 4.11 E |
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| Dodgers reach terms with Perez; sign Alvarez to minor-league deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/17/2003 |
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| 32-year-old Alvarez was 2-3 with a save and a 5.28 ERA in 23 games, including 10 starts, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays last season. In 273 career games over the course of 11 major league seasons, Alvarez has compiled an 88-80 record with a 4.03 ERA. The native of Venezuela has also pitched for Texas, the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco. Alvarez has battled arm problems in recent years, but was twice a 15-game winner and threw a no-hitter for the White Sox on August 11, 1991 in his second major league start. |
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| Expos sign Barrett and avoid arbitration |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2003 |
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| lion last year while batting .263 with 12 homers The 26-year-old made $1.15 million last year while batting .263 with 12 homers and 49 RBI in 117 games. Barrett, a five-year veteran, has a career average of .260 with 28 homers and 163 RBI in 472 games. Barrett can still be traded by Montreal if it wants to continue to reduce its payroll. Earlier on Wednesday the Expos traded All-Star pitcher Bartolo Colon to the Chicago White Sox in a three-team trade that sent righthanded pitcher Orlando Hernandez to Montreal. |
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| White Sox sign outfielder Rios |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox signed free agent outfielder Armando Rios on Monday to a one-year contract. Financial terms were not released. Rios, 31, hit .264 with one homer and 24 RBI in 76 games last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has appeared with San Francisco and Pittsburgh in his five major league seasons, which spans 370 games. Rios has a lifetime average of .276 with 34 homers and 156 RBI. His best season came in 2001, when he batted .260 with 14 homers and 50 RBI. Rios h |
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| White Sox nab Colon in three-way deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox acquired pitcher Bartolo Colon and minor-league infielder Jorge Nunez from the Montreal Expos in exchange for pitchers Rocky Biddle and Orlando Hernandez, outfielder Jeff Liefer and cash considerations. Hernandez was obtained from the Yankees, along with cash, for pitcher Antonio Osuna and minor-league pitcher Delvis Lantigua. The 29-year-old Colon finished a combined 20-8 in 2002 with a 2.93 ERA in 33 starts for Cleveland and Montreal. He is in the final yea |
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| Brewers sign Todd Ritchie |
MLB Baseball |
01/14/2003 |
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| rewers announced on Tuesday that they have come to terms on a one-year deal with free agent pitcher Todd Ritchie. The 31-year-old righthanded starter will likely step in as the Brewers' third or fourth starter. Ritchie struggled last season with the Chicago White Sox and posted a 5-15 record with a 6.06 ERA. He struggled with a shoulder injury and finished the season working out of the White Sox's bullpen. Ritchie has a career 42-50 record with a 4.65 ERA in 175 games. His best season was in 1999 when he went 15 |
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| White Sox decline offers to Parque, Ritchie |
MLB Baseball |
12/20/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox have decided not to tender contracts to pitchers Todd Ritchie and Jim Parque, making the pair free agents. "We plan to continue talking with both players' representatives but want to do so without the prospect of arbitration and its salary constraints factoring into the negotiations," assistant general manager Rick Hahn said. The 31-year-old Ritchie posted a 5-15 record with a 6.06 earned run average in 26 appearances in 2002, including 23 starts. Ritchie wen |
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