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| Royals ink P Gobble for one year |
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01/19/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals signed left-handed pitcher Jimmy Gobble to a one-year contract Monday, avoiding arbitration. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Gobble, 27, went 0-2 with one save and an 8.81 earned run average in 39 games in 2008. In six career seasons, all with the Royals, Gobble has a 22-23 record in 235 games, 43 starts, and a 5.23 ERA. He hasn't started a game since 2006, instead serving primarily out of the bullpen for Kansas City. |
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| Yankees invite 20 to spring training |
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01/14/2009 |
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| s the New York Yankees invited to spring training on Wednesday. Berroa has not lived up to his 2003 season in which he batted .287 with 17 home runs and 73 RBI en route to picking up the American League Rookie of the Year award while playing for the Kansas City Royals. KC traded the 30-year-old to the Dodgers last season, and Berroa started at shortstop in 64 of Los Angeles' final 101 games. He finished his 2008 campaign with a .230 average with one homer and 16 RBI in 84 total games. In 711 career games, Berroa |
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| Royals sign Bloomquist to two-year deal |
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01/09/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals added versatile Willie Bloomquist to the mix on Friday, signing the super utility player to a two-year contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not announced. Bloomquist, 31, spent his entire career with the Seattle Mariners, making at least 10 starts at every position with the exception of pitcher and catcher. He is a .263 career hitter with six home runs and 98 RBI in 540 games since breaking into the majors in 2002. "We're excited with the sig |
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| Cubs finalize deal with Bradley |
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01/08/2009 |
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| s in 2004. In 2005, he accused Dodgers' teammate Jeff Kent of being racist. Bradley then tore his ACL in 2007, while being restrained by Padres manager Bud Black during an altercation with first base umpire Mike Winters. Just last season Bradley attempted to confront Kansas City Royals television announcer Ryan Lefebvre in the press box following a game due to what he believed were unfair comments made on the air. Injuries have also been a concern for Bradley, who has topped 400 at-bats just twice in his career. |
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| Report: Cubs sign OF Bradley |
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01/05/2009 |
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| s in 2004. In 2005, he accused Dodgers' teammate Jeff Kent of being racist. Bradley then tore his ACL in 2007, while being restrained by Padres manager Bud Black during an altercation with first base umpire Mike Winters. Just last season Bradley attempted to confront Kansas City Royals television announcer Ryan Lefebvre in the press box following a game due to what he believed were unfair comments made on the air. Injuries have also been a concern for Bradley, who has topped 400 at-bats just twice in his career. |
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| Royals sign P Bale |
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12/16/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals signed lefty John Bale to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Bale was 0-3 in three starts last season before a shoulder problem put him on the disabled list in April. While on the DL, he broke his hand when he punched a hotel room door when the Royals were in Cleveland. He came back to the team in September and made 10 appearances out of the bullpen, tossing 11 1/3 scoreless innings to close out the campaign. He's expected to spend the 2009 season pitching o |
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| Cubs add speedster Gathright |
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12/16/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs signed speedy outfielder Joey Gathright on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not released. Gathright played last season with the Kansas City Royals, but they did not offer him a contract for the coming season. He appeared in 105 games for the Royals, hitting .254 with 41 runs scored. He also stole 21 bases in 25 attempts. The 27-year-old Gathright, who broke into the majors with Tampa Bay in 2004, is career .263 hitter with 78 stolen bases in 408 games for the Rays a |
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| Royals add RHP Farnsworth to bullpen |
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12/13/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals signed free agent reliever Kyle Farnsworth Friday to a two-year deal worth $9.25 million. The contract also includes a club option for 2011. Farnsworth, 32, has appeared in 612 games, mostly out of the bullpen, for four franchises throughout his career. The right-hander has compiled a 30-48 record with 27 saves and a 4.47 earned-run average. After two-plus lackluster seasons with the New York Yankees, the flame-thrower was dealt to Detroit at the trade de |
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| Royals re-acquire Ramirez and add Waechter |
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12/11/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals have signed pitchers Horacio Ramirez and Doug Waechter to one-year deals. "Our expectation is that Horacio Ramirez will be a part of our starting rotation in 2009," Royals senior vice president-baseball operations/general manager Dayton Moore said. "Waechter will come in to provide depth to our relief corps." Ramirez worked primarily as a starter in his first six seasons in the big leagues, but threw exclusively out of the bullpen for the Royals last season |
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| Royals re-acquire Ramirez |
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12/10/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals have signed left-hander Horacio Ramirez to a one-year deal. Ramirez, who will be given an opportunity to land a spot in the rotation, worked primarily as a starter in his first six seasons in the big leagues, but threw exclusively out of the bullpen for the Royals last season, going 1-1 with a 2.59 earned-run average in 15 appearances. However, Kansas City shipped him to Chicago in early August for minor-league outfielder Paulo Orlando. He was 0-3 with a 7. |
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