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| Anderson joins Tribe, again |
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12/23/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians signed free agent pitcher Brian Anderson, who had been with the Arizona Diamondbacks, to a one- year contract. The club has also signed catcher A.J. Hinch to a minor league contract. Anderson finished 6-11 with a 4.79 ERA in 35 games (24 starts) last season for the Diamondbacks. The lefthander owns a career mark of 61-58 with a 4.72 ERA in 10 seasons in the majors. He broke into the big leagues in 1993 with the Angels and pitched two seasons for the Indians |
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| Padres sign injury-plagued Nagy |
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12/20/2002 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres signed veteran righthander Charles Nagy to a one-year minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on Friday. The 13-year veteran, who had spent his entire career with the Cleveland Indians, has been limited by a nagging elbow injury for the past three seasons. The 35-year-old appeared in just 19 games last season, going just 1-4 with an 8.88 ERA for the Indians. Nagy was 6-6 with Cleveland in 2001 and 2-7 in 2000, but collected a sparkling 10 |
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| Phillies sign Ledee; Adams accepts arbitration |
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12/19/2002 |
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| pitcher Terry Adams also accepted salary arbitration on Thursday. Ledee, 29, was eligible for salary arbitration, and batted .227 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 96 games last season. The five-year veteran has also played with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. He has a lifetime average of .242 with 33 homers and 188 RBI in 441 career games. Adams was 7-9 with a 4.35 ERA in 46 appearances last year. He began the season as a starter, but was sent to the bullpen midway through the campaign |
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| Phillies sign outfielder Ledee |
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12/19/2002 |
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| $850,000. Ledee could earn additional money in incentives as well. Ledee, 29, was eligible for salary arbitration, and batted .227 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 96 games last season. The five-year veteran has also played with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers where he has a lifetime average .242 with 33 homers and 188 RBI in 441 career games. Free-agent pitcher Ricky Bottalico rejected the team's offer for salary arbitration, and will not be able to rejoin the club until May 1 if he do |
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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 broke in |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
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12/16/2002 |
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| was selected for $50,000 from the Mets. He has to remain on Milwaukee's 25-man roster throughout the 2003 season or be offered back to New York for $25,000. Another shortstop was taken second in the draft, as Tampa Bay selected Hector Luna from the Cleveland Indians organization. He hit .276 with 11 homers, 51 RBI and had 32 steals last season for Kingston at the Single-A level. The Rule 5 draft can be difficult to understand, but here is the shortened version. A player who is 18 when he's signed can spend four |
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| Cleveland's Burks wins designated hitter award |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians slugger Ellis Burks was named the American League's Outstanding Designated Hitter for 2002 on Monday. The 38-year-old Burks hit .303 with 32 home runs and 89 RBI this season for the Indians, who finished 74-88. Burks also added 25 doubles and finished with a .547 slugging percentage and a .360 on-base percentage. Burks, who received 68 of the possible 81 first-place votes, became the first Cleveland player to win the award, which has been presented annually sin |
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| Indians ink Garcia to one-year deal |
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12/13/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Karim Garcia. He will earn $900,000 and by signing he avoided arbitration. Garcia batted .299 with 16 home runs over the final 51 games last season. He had been cut by the club out of spring training and signed on with the New York Yankees. He played for the Yankees Triple-A club, Columbus, before being released after two games with the major league Yankees. During his eight-year career, Garcia has also |
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| Indians' Wickman undergoes surgery |
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12/06/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians closer Bob Wickman underwent successful elbow surgery Friday, but will miss all of next season as a result of the "Tommy John" reconstructive procedure. Wickman battled through elbow pain last year before shutting down his season in mid-August. He finished with 20 saves, a 1-3 record and a 4.46 ERA in 36 games despite pitching with a torn tendon in his elbow. Since being acquired by the Indians from Milwaukee on July 28, 2000, Wickman has notched 66 saves and i |
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| Indians, Rangers complete four-player trade |
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12/06/2002 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians shipped catcher Einar Diaz and pitcher Ryan Drese to Texas on Friday for first baseman Travis Hafner and pitcher Aaron Myette. Diaz will likely be the replacement for Ivan Rodriguez, who apparently will be leaving the Rangers via free agency. Hafner will take over first base for the Indians, who lost Jim Thome to the Philadelphia Phillies through free agency. Drese and Myette have underachieved to this point in their careers. Drese has a lifetime record of |
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