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| Dodgers acquire outfielder Ward from Houston |
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01/25/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Daryle Ward from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor league pitcher Rudy Lugo on Saturday. "I am thrilled to be able to add a young player with the talent of Daryle to our ballclub," said Los Angeles general manager Dan Evans. "He adds much depth to our bench and outfield." The 27-year-old Ward hit .276 with 12 homers and 72 RBI in 136 games for the Astros last season. Ward has a career batting average of.269 with 49 homers a |
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| White Sox agree to terms with Flash Gordon |
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01/20/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with free agent pitcher Tom Gordon. Gordon split the second half of the 2002 season between the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs. He was traded by the Cubs to the Astros on August 20. The 35-year-old went 1-3 with a 3.38 ERA in 34 relief appearances this past season. He missed most of the first half with a muscle tear in the back of his shoulder. Over his 14-year career, Gordon has compiled a 106-101 record with a 4.1 |
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| Astros sign Blum to one-year deal |
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01/17/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros have agreed to terms with infielder Geoff Blum on a one-year contract. The 29-year-old infielder, who spent a majority of last season as the club's starting third baseman, also played 10 games in the outfield. He hit .283 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI in 130 games. Blum was acquired from the Montreal Expos on March 12, 2002 in exchange for Chris Truby. Blum joins pitcher Octavio Dotel and Daryle Ward, who both agreed to one-year contracts on Thursday. Infielde |
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| Astros ink Dotel and Ward |
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01/16/2003 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros signed pitcher Octavio Dotel and outfielder Daryle Ward to one-year contracts on Thursday, avoiding arbitration hearings with the two players. "It's always great to settle these cases without a hearing, said Astros GM Gerry Hunsicker. "When two sides are committed to a common goal, you can usually find a solution." Dotel was 6-4 with a 1.85 earned run average and six saves in a franchise- record 83 appearances in 2002. The 29-year-old righthander led all Majo |
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| Kent headed to Houston |
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12/18/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros came to terms on a two-year contract with second baseman Jeff Kent on Wednesday. The deal, which is worth $18.2 million, includes a club option for 2005. The 34-year-old Kent batted .313 with 37 homers and 108 RBI this past season, helping the San Francisco Giants reach the World Series for the first time since 1989. He filed for free agency in late October after earning $6 million in his sixth year with the Giants, but San Francisco offered him arbitration. |
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| Astros wrap up Reynolds for another year |
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12/07/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros agreed to terms on a one- year contract with starting pitcher Shane Reynolds. Reynolds, 34, underwent season-ending back surgery in June. In 13 starts last year he went 3-6 with a 4.86 earned run average. Back problems have limited him to just 63 starts over the last three years. The righthander made the National League All-Star team in 2000, but missed most of the second half of the year with degenerative disks in his lower back. His best season came in 1998 |
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| Mets name 2003 coaching staff |
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11/26/2002 |
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| ore Orioles' minor league system for the past four years. Ruhle served as pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001 and 2002. He guided the 2001 Phillies staff to its lowest ERA (4.15) since 1994. Ruhle also was the pitching coach for the Houston Astros from 1997 until he was relieved of his duties on June 23, 2000. Baylor joins the Mets after managing the Chicago Cubs from 2000 through July 4, 2002. He posted a 187-220 record with the Cubs and is 627-689 overall at the helm over nine major league |
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| Chicago gets Bako from Milwaukee |
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11/26/2002 |
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| ifetime .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 University. He |
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| Hidalgo has nerve and muscle damage |
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11/25/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros right fielder Richard Hidalgo, who was shot in the left forearm during a carjacking in Venezuela last Thursday, apparently has suffered both muscle and nerve damage in the arm. According to Astros General Manager Gerry Hunsicker, an examination by team doctors on Sunday revealed the damage. "Richard is experiencing some numbness in the left pinky and ring fingers as well as weakness in the fingers and left hand," Hunsicker said. Additional nerve and circulatory t |
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| Report: Art Howe to become manager of Mets |
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10/24/2002 |
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| to the postseason three straight seasons. However, the Athletics have failed to advance past the first round each time. They dropped the final two games of the best-of-five ALDS against Minnesota this season after losing to the Yankees in 2000 and 2001. The 55-year-old Howe, who is the third-winningest manager in Athletics' history behind Connie Mack's 3,627 victories and Tony La Russa's 798, has a 600-533 record in Oakland. Howe also managed the Houston Astros from 1989-93, and has a 992-951 career record. |
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