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| Cardinals come to terms with Kerry Robinson |
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02/25/2003 |
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| Jupiter, FL (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals have come to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Kerry Robinson. The 29-year-old Robinson appeared in a career-high 124 games last season and hit .260 with one home run and 15 RBI. He started his career by playing two games for Tampa Bay in 1998 and then saw nine games as a member of the Cincinnati Reds the following season before coming to St. Louis in 2001. |
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| Sanders joins Pirates |
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02/25/2003 |
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| ome runs and 85 RBI for the National League Champion San Francisco Giants in 2002. The 12-year veteran has spent some time with the Giants, Reds, Padres, Braves and Diamondbacks. He has a career .266 average with 218 home runs and 715 RBI in 1307 major league games. Sanders was a seventh-round pick by the Cincinnati Reds in 1988. After eight seasons in Cincinnati, Sanders played one year each with San Diego, Atlanta, Arizona and San Francisco. He was a key contributor for the 2001 World Champion Diamondbacks. |
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| Report: Sanders to join Pirates |
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02/19/2003 |
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| ome runs and 85 RBI for the National League Champion San Francisco Giants in 2002. The 12-year veteran has spent some time with the Giants, Reds, Padres, Braves and Diamondbacks. He has a career .266 average with 218 home runs and 715 RBI in 1307 major league games. Sanders was a seventh-round pick by the Cincinnati Reds in 1988. After eight seasons in Cincinnati, Sanders played one year each with San Diego, Atlanta, Arizona and San Francisco. He was a key contributor for the 2001 World Champion Diamondbacks. |
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| Reds' Chen loses arbitration hearing |
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02/06/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cincinnati Reds lefthanded pitcher Bruce Chen lost his salary arbitration hearing with the club on Thursday. Chen was the first arbitration case of the year. Chen had asked for $830,000, but arbitrators Richard Bloch, Kenneth Perea and I.B. Helburn decided to award Chen with only $700,000 this season. The 25-year-old made $300,000 last year and went 2-5 with a 5.56 ERA in 55 games, while playing with the New York Mets, Montreal and Cincinnati. Chen began the season with New Yor |
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| Diamondbacks sign Villone and Jackson to minor-league contracts |
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01/29/2003 |
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| year-old Villone was 4-6 with a 5.81 ERA in 45 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He owns a career 33-37 record with five saves and a 5.04 ERA in 319 games with the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Pirates during eight major-league seasons. The 38-year-old Jackson collected a 2-3 record with a 3.27 ERA in 58 games last season for the Minnesota Twins. He has a 60-67 career record with a 3.35 ERA and 142 sav |
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| Reds reach deals with four arbitration-eligible players |
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01/17/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms with four of their arbitration-eligible players on Thursday. Aaron Boone agreed to a $3.7 million contract. Boone, who may switch from third to second base in 2003, played in all 162 games for the Reds last season, and hit .241 with 26 homers and 87 RBI. In six major league seasons -- all with the Reds -- Boone has played in 562 games and has a lifetime .271 average with 68 homers and 297 RBI. Ryan Dempster agreed to a $3.25 million contrac |
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| Reds sign Jimmy Anderson to minor league contract |
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01/15/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds signed lefthander Jimmy Anderson to a minor league contract Wednesday and invited him to spring training. The 26-year-old Anderson compiled an 8-13 record last season for Pittsburgh with a 5.44 ERA. He made 25 starts and three relief appearances. Anderson was released in December. In four seasons with Pittsburgh, he went 24-42 with a 5.17 ERA. Anderson started 85 games over the last three years. |
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| Reds add depth to starting rotation |
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01/12/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds signed pitcher Paul Wilson to a two-year deal on Sunday and the righthander is likely to be the team's fourth starter. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 29-year-old Wilson, who was 6-12 with a 4.38 ERA last season for Tampa Bay, was not tendered a contract by Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay acquired the first overall pick in the 1994 draft in a trade from the New York Mets on July 28, 2000. Wilson sat out the 1999 campaign due to "Tommy John" reconstructive s |
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| Dessens gets two-year deal with Diamondbacks |
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01/09/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have come to terms on a two-year contract with righthanded pitcher Elmer Dessens. The deal includes a club option for the 2005 season. Dessens, who turns 31 on Tuesday, was traded from the Cincinnati Reds on December 15 in a three-way move that sent first baseman Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics. "As I stated at the time of the trade, our goal entering the winter meetings was to solidify our starting rotation and I believe we accomplished that wit |
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| Rijo, Hamilton reject Reds' arbitration offer |
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12/19/2002 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Pitchers Jose Rijo and Joey Hamilton rejected salary arbitration from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. Both players will still be able to sign with the Reds until January 8. However, after that they cannot sign with Cincinnati until May 1. Rijo, a 14-year major-league veteran, underwent five operations on his right elbow before returning to Cincinnati in 2001 when he made 13 relief appearances. He then made the Reds' opening day roster in 2002 and finished 5-4 with a 5.14 ERA |
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