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| Reds reach deals with four arbitration-eligible players |
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01/17/2003 |
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| mes and has a lifetime .271 average with 68 homers and 297 RBI. Ryan Dempster agreed to a $3.25 million contract. The righthander recorded a 10-13 record with a 5.38 ERA in 33 starts last season. Over the course of five major league seasons with the Florida Marlins and Reds, Dempster has a 47-48 record with a 4.81 ERA in 139 games, including 136 starts. Scott Williamson agreed to a $1.6 million contract. The right-handed reliever recorded a 3-4 mark with a 2.92 ERA in 63 appearances last season. In four major |
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| Encarnacion signs with Marlins |
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01/16/2003 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Juan Encarnacion came to terms with the Florida Marlins on Wednesday. The outfielder avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.45 million contract. Last year Encarnacion hit .271 with 24 home runs and 85 RBI for the Marlins and Cincinnati. He finished the season with the Marlins, batting .262 with eight homers and 34 RBI in 69 games for them. The signing leaves six Florida players arbitration eligible. They are pitchers Armando Almanza, A.J. Burnett, Vladimir Nunez, Brad |
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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 Rob |
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| Giants' Hernandez released from jail |
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01/09/2003 |
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| ved a minor cut to the back of his head. The Cuban native defected in 1996 and went on to sign with the Marlins. He was traded to the Giants in 1999, and has a career record of 69-69 with a 4.42 ERA in eight seasons. Hernandez, known for his solid postseason performances, has a career 6-2 record with a 3.99 ERA in the postseason. He won the 1997 World Series MVP while leading the Florida Marlins to the championship. However, Hernandez's two losses both came against the Anaheim Angels in the 2002 World Series. |
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| Marlins re-sign Castillo, Gonzalez and Pavano |
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12/20/2002 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins re-signed second baseman Luis Castillo, shortstop Alex Gonzalez and pitcher Carl Pavano to one-year contracts on Friday, and decided not to offer outfielder Eric Owens a contract. "We're not entertaining long-term contracts with any of our players," Florida general manager Larry Beinfest said. "We're trying to retain all these players to stay competitive. Right now we'd like to be as flexible as possible, moving forward. We are in a fluid situation in this mark |
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| Expos still trying to pull trigger on trade |
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12/14/2002 |
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| is desire to want that player, ownership may tell him 'We just might not be able to do that.'" Minaya said he barely got any sleep Friday night, but he was awake and in the gym on Saturday morning before his hectic day started with meetings with the Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers. He sat down with the Phillies, Braves, Cardinals, Mets, Diamondbacks, Yankees and Red Sox on Friday and spoke with other clubs by phone. Montreal had a payroll of about $38 |
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| Lachemann rejoins Mariners, this time as coach |
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11/27/2002 |
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| ch coach for new manager Bob Melvin. Lachemann filled a similar role with the Chicago Cubs the last three seasons. He managed the Mariners from 1981-83. The 57-year-old Lachemann has spent the last 39 seasons in professional baseball. He managed the Florida Marlins from 1993-96 as well as Milwaukee in 1984. He also served as a coach for St. Louis from 1997-99. The team also announced Orlando Gomez will be the bullpen coach, John Moses the first base coach, Dave Myers the third base coach, and Bryan Price the p |
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| Chicago gets Bako from Milwaukee |
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11/26/2002 |
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| ter 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 University. He had his best mino |
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| Pirates get Randall Simon from Tigers |
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11/25/2002 |
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| e. Originally signed by Atlanta as a non-drafted free agent in 1992, the left- handed hitting Simon made his major league debut with the Braves in 1997. After eight seasons in the Atlanta organization, he split the 2000 campaign between Calgary, the Florida Marlins' Triple-A affiliate, and Columbus, the Triple-A affiliate of the Yankees. He was signed as a minor league free agent by Detroit prior to the 2001 season. Simon has a career batting average of .305 with 30 homers and 149 RBI in 321 career major leagu |
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| Mets, Yankees, Rockies reportedly considering three-way deal |
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11/23/2002 |
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| would have sent rightfielder Larry Walker to the Diamondbacks for third baseman Matt Williams and three other players, but the deal fell through. It would have been the second big trade for the Rockies, as they pulled off a six-player deal with the Florida Marlins on Monday with Colorado getting catcher Charles Johnson. Former Rockies pitcher Mike Hampton was included in that deal, and was then shipped from Florida to Atlanta. The 34-year-old Neagle went 8-11 with a 5.26 earned run average over 35 games last |
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