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| Reds sign OF Gomes to minor league contract |
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01/19/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds signed free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes to a minor league contract, the team announced on Monday. Gomes' contract includes an invitation to Spring Training and is reported to be worth $600,000 with another $200,000 possible through incentives. Gomes became a free agent after the Tampa Bay Rays failed to tender him a contract following the 2008 season. In 77 games with Tampa Bay last season, the 28-year-old Gomes hit just .182 with eight homers and 21 runs |
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| Reds re-sign IN/OF Hairston |
MLB Baseball |
01/07/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds re-signed free agent infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. to a one-year contract on Wednesday worth a reported $2 million. In 80 games with the Reds last season, the 32-year-old Hairston hit .326 and played six positions. The team went 25-19 when he batted in the leadoff spot. The versatile Hairston, has appeared in 530 career games at second base, 265 games in the outfield, 40 games at shortstop, 13 games at third base, and one contest at first base. I |
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| Taveras signs deal with Reds |
MLB Baseball |
12/27/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Free agent outfielder Willy Taveras signed a two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Terms of the deal, as reported on the Reds' website by MLB.com, were not disclosed. After spending the last two seasons in Denver, Taveras was not tendered a contract by Colorado for the 2009 season. The 27-year-old speedster hit .251 in 133 games for the Rockies last year, topping the majors with a career-high 68 stolen bases. Taveras is a career .283 hitter with seven homers |
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| Rhodes signs two-year deal with Reds |
MLB Baseball |
12/12/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds signed veteran reliever Arthur Rhodes to a two-year contract on Friday. The 39-year-old left-hander began the 2008 season in Seattle and posted a 2-1 record with a save and 2.86 earned run average in 36 games before he was dealt to Florida at the trade deadline. Rhodes went 2-0 with a microscopic 0.68 ERA and one save in 25 appearances for the Marlins. Opposing batters hit just .167 against Rhodes last year. Rhodes has a 79-61 record with 32 saves and a 4. |
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| Chicago Cubs |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
12/12/2008 |
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| Acquired pitcher David Patton from the Cincinnati Reds for a cash consideration. |
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| Young chosen first in MLB's Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/11/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals selected right- handed pitcher Terrell Young from the Cincinnati Reds organization with the first pick in Major League Baseball's annual Rule 5 Draft on Thursday. The draft order is based on the reverse order of finish during the 2008 season. Tampa Bay held the first pick last year and chose outfielder Tim Lahey from the Minnesota Twins organization. However, the Rays sold him to Chicago for cash considerations shortly after. Young, a 10th round pick o |
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| Cameron reportedly headed to the Bronx |
MLB Baseball |
12/11/2008 |
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| r played in New York with the Mets from 2004-05, posted a .243 batting average in 120 games with the Brewers in 2008. He also belted 25 homers and drove in 70 runs. The Yankees would be Cameron's seventh team. The 35-year-old also has played for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres. He is a career .250 hitter and a three-time Gold Glove winner. Cameron is also said to be close with soon-to-be Yankee ace CC Sabathia, who has come to preliminary terms of a long-term agreement with New York. |
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| Davey Johnson, Jeter to lead USA in 2009 WBC |
MLB Baseball |
12/10/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - Former MLB manager Davey Johnson has been named as the manager for Team USA for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Johnson, who has managed the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers, managed the USA baseball team to a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. He also managed Team USA in the 2005 Baseball World Cup, and served as bench coach for the U.S. during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was |
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| Report: Orioles agree to contract with SS Izturis |
MLB Baseball |
12/10/2008 |
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| Cesar Izturis, according to a report from the Baltimore Sun. The deal is pending the 28-year-old Izturis passing a physical. It's been a busy two days for Baltimore, which on Tuesday acquired utility player Ryan Freel and two minor leaguers from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Ramon Hernandez. Izturis hit .263 with one home run, 24 runs batted in and an equal amount of stolen bases last season for St. Louis -- although he is known more for his fielding than prowess with the bat. A veteran of eight |
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| Reds trade Freel to Orioles for catcher Hernandez |
MLB Baseball |
12/09/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds acquired catcher Ramon Hernandez from Baltimore on Tuesday in exchange for utility player Ryan Freel and two minor leaguers. The Reds also received cash considerations, while the Orioles got minor league infield prospects Brandon Waring and Justin Turner. Hernandez, 32, hit .257 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI in 133 games for the Orioles in 2008. Defensively, he threw out only 19.5 percent (24-for-123) of runners stealing. In 10 major league seasons with Oakl |
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