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| Tigers sign Inge, others |
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02/24/2003 |
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| and Maroth are candidates for the starting rotation, while German may be the team's closer. Walker is expected to be a middle reliever. German did not issue a run in 6 2/3 frames with Detroit last season. He ended 1-1 with 13 saves at Triple-A Toledo. Maroth was 6-10 with a 4.48 ERA last season with the Tigers. Knotts spent time with the Florida Marlins and Triple- A last season. Knotts went 3-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 28 major league appearances. Walker appeared in 57 games with a 3.71 ERA last year with Detroit. |
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| Marlins' Burnett loses arbitration case |
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02/19/2003 |
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| Jupiter, FL (MySportsbook) - Florida Marlins righthanded pitcher A.J. Burnett lost his arbitration case on Wednesday and will make $2.5 million this season. The 26-year-old was seeking $3.075 million. In 29 starts last season, Burnett was 12-9 with a 3.30 ERA. He finished tied for third in the majors with seven complete games while his five shutouts were a major-league best. "A.J. is a true competitor, and he is going to go out there and perform hard every day," Marlins general manager Larry Beinfest said. |
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| Rich Garces calls it a career |
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02/17/2003 |
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| to retire from baseball. The 31-year-old Garces had signed a minor league contract with the Rockies, who placed him on the involuntary retired list on Monday. Garces spent the last seven seasons with the Boston Red Sox, and also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. In 2002, Garces was 0-1 with 7.59 ERA in 26 games for Boston. In 156 relief appearances from 1999 to 2001, the 31-year-old Garces went 19-3 with four saves and a 3.11 earned run average. He struck out 153 batters t |
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| Millar a Red Sox after all |
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02/15/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins have traded Kevin Millar to the Boston Red Sox in a cash deal one day after the Japanese team he agreed to sign with released him from his contract. The Marlins received an undisclosed payment from the Red Sox for the outfielder. The Chunichi Dragons released Millar from his contract on Friday and the 31- year-old was added to the Marlins' 40-man roster effective immediately. Chunichi will receive an undisclosed amount of money for dropping its claim to Millar. |
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| Millar headed back to Florida |
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02/14/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Utility man Kevin Millar was released from the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League on Friday, and sent back to the Florida Marlins. The Dragons released Millar from his contract and the 31-year-old was added to the Marlins' 40-man roster effective immediately. Chunichi will receive an undisclosed amount of money for dropping its claim to Millar. Millar agreed in early January to a $6.2 million, two-year contract with Chunichi, and the Marlins released him in exchange f |
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| Marlins sign Martin to minor-league deal |
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02/13/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins signed veteran outfielder Al Martin to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training. The St. Louis Cardinals signed Martin to a minor-league deal last February, but he sat out the entire season after recovering from elbow surgery. The left-handed-hitting Martin last played in the majors with Seattle in 2001, batting .240 with seven home runs and 42 RBIs. The 35-year-old Martin is a 10-year veteran who owns a career .278 average with 129 home runs |
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| Marlins' Redman wins arbitration hearing |
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02/11/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Florida Marlins left-handed pitcher Mark Redman won his salary arbitration hearing with the club on Tuesday. Redman became the first player to win an arbitration case this year. Redman made $300,000 last season and asked to be paid $2.15 million for the upcoming year. Florida was offering $1.8 million to the lefthander, but arbitrators Matthew Finkin, Jack Clarke and I. B. Helburn rendered the decision in Redman's favor. The 29-year-old was 8-15 last season with a 4.21 ERA for Det |
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| Pirates sign pitcher Tavarez |
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01/28/2003 |
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| s Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates and pitcher Julian Tavarez agreed to a minor league contract on Tuesday. Tavarez was also invited to spring training. Tavarez, 29, finished with a 10-12 mark and a 5.39 earned run average in 29 appearances for the Florida Marlins last season. The Marlins acquired the righthander from the Cubs in a spring training trade. The 10-year veteran has also spent time with the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians. Tavarez has a career record of 60-45 with a 4. |
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| Marlins sign Ivan Rodriguez |
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01/22/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins signed catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez to a one-year contract Wednesday reportedly worth $10 million. "When an opportunity of this magnitude presents itself, I felt this was the perfect time to provide a major boost to the Florida Marlins," said owner Jeffrey Loria. "Adding a future Hall-of-Famer to our current team completes what we believe is a very successful offseason." The 10-time All-Star became a free agent after the Texas Rangers failed to offer him arbi |
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| Winn and Mariners avoid arbitration |
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01/17/2003 |
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| ballclub this season." Winn, a 2002 All-Star, hit .298 with 39 doubles, nine triples, 14 home runs and 75 runs batted in while batting leadoff for Tampa Bay last season. He stole a career-high 27 bases and made only three errors in 410 chances. Winn owns a .279 career batting average with 24 home runs and 182 RBI in 519 games. Winn was originally drafted in the third round of the 1995 June Amateur Draft by the Florida Marlins before being selected by Tampa Bay in the third- round of the 1998 expansion draft. |
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