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| Tigers sign Inge, others |
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02/24/2003 |
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| Lakeland, FL (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers signed catcher Brandon Inge and four pitchers to contracts on Monday. Detroit inked Franklyn German and Gary Knotts, both righthanders, while signing left-handed hurlers Mike Maroth and Jamie Walker. Through 98 games last season for the Tigers, Inge batted .202 with seven home runs and 24 RBI. He was second among American League catchers, behind Anaheim's Bengie Molina, with a fielding percentage of .998. Inge also threw out 22.8 percent of baserunners attem |
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| Mets sign Tony Clark |
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02/20/2003 |
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| him to spring training. Clark spent last season with the Boston Red Sox and struggled with a measly .207 batting average, just three home runs and 29 RBI in 90 games. The 30-year-old switch-hitter was the second overall pick of the 1990 draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his major league debut in 1995 and played the next six years in the Motor City before joining Boston for the 2002 campaign. Clark's best season came in 1998 when he belted 34 homers, drove in 103 runs and batted .290. He has a career averag |
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| Tigers sign pitcher Santana to one-year contract |
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01/24/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers signed righthander Julio Santana to a one-year contract on Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The 30-year-old went 3-5 with a 2.84 ERA in 38 appearances out of the bullpen for the Tigers last season. In 57.0 innings, Santana yielded 49 hits, 28 walks and 18 earned runs, while striking out 38 batters. In five major-league seasons, Santana has compiled a 14-26 record and a 5.33 ERA in 161 games with the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, M |
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| Indians sign Wendell Magee |
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01/15/2003 |
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| dians announced Wednesday that they have signed free agent outfielder Wendell Magee to a minor league contract for 2003 with an invitation to major league spring training camp. Magee, 30, spent the last three full seasons in the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers, posting career-highs in virtually every offensive category in 2002. He hit .271 with 35 RBI in a career-best 97 games for the Tigers last season. Magee's 2002 season ended on September 1 after he elected to have surgery on his right big toe, an inj |
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| Marlins re-sign Redmond; acquire Redman from Tigers |
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01/11/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins re-signed catcher Mike Redmond and acquired lefthander Mark Redman in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, the club announced Saturday. Redmond, 31, posted a .305 average in a career-high 89 games last season with the Marlins. In five major league seasons -- all with Florida -- Redmond has a .297 career average with nine homers and 96 RBI. The 29-year-old Redman was acquired along with minor-league pitcher Jerrod Fuell in exchange for pitchers Gary Knotts, Nate Ro |
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| Free agent Jackson headed to Beantown |
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12/18/2002 |
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| d Sox and free agent infielder Damian Jackson agreed to terms on a one-year contract, the team's Senior Vice President and General Manager Theo Epstein announced on Wednesday. Jackson, 29, hit .257 with 25 RBI and 31 runs scored in 81 games with the Detroit Tigers last season. He has stolen 97 bases over the last four seasons with Detroit and San Diego, including a career-high 34 with the Padres in 1999. An eight-year veteran, Jackson played primarily as a second baseman in 2002, but also saw time at shortsto |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
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12/16/2002 |
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| ion) and former organization with (minor league affiliate): 1. Milwaukee Brewers - Enrique Cruz (SS), NY Mets (Norfolk) 2. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Hector Luna (SS), Cleveland (Buffalo) 3. San Diego Padres - Carl Hernandez (RHP), Atlanta (Richmond) 4. Detroit Tigers - Wilfredo Ledezma (LHP), Boston (Pawtucket) 5. Chicago Cubs - Derek Thompson (LHP), Cleveland (Buffalo) 6. Kansas City Royals - Daniel Carrasco (RHP), Pittsburgh (Nashville) 7. Pittsburgh Pirates - Matthew Roney (RHP), Colorado (Col. Springs) 8. Co |
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| Orioles hire both Beattie and Flanagan to run front office |
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12/04/2002 |
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| d 1998. Angelos began interviewing candidates for the front office in October. With a declining farm system, five consecutive losing seasons and a lack of marquee players, Flanagan and Beattie will have plenty of work to do. Angelos also interviewed Detroit Tigers assistant GM Al Avila, Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Sandy Johnson, former Chicago White Sox GM Ron Schueler, Seattle Mariners vice president of scouting and player development Roger Jongewaard and Milwaukee Brewers special assignment scout Davi |
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| Orioles to name Flanagan VP, Beattie GM |
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12/04/2002 |
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| r Peter Angelos began interviewing candidates for the front office in October. With a declining farm system, five consecutive losing seasons and a lack of marquee players, Flanagan and Beattie will have plenty of work to do. Angelos also interviewed Detroit Tigers assistant GM Al Avila, Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Sandy Johnson, former Chicago White Sox GM Ron Schueler, Seattle Mariners vice president of scouting and player development Roger Jongewaard and Milwaukee Brewers special assignment scout Davi |
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| Chicago gets Bako from Milwaukee |
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11/26/2002 |
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| -old Bako is a lifetime .245 hitter with 13 home runs and 102 RBI in 398 games stretching five major league seasons. Last year -- his first with the Brewers -- Bako hit .235 with four homers and 20 RBI in 87 games. Bako has also seen action with the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves. The 24-year-old Gripp spent the 2002 campaign at West Tenn (AA) and batted .232 with 10 homers and 49 RBI in 116 games. Gripp was the Cubs' third-round selection in the 1999 draft out of Creighton |
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