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| Furcal heading back to Atlanta |
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12/16/2008 |
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| ine starter and had been in talks to acquire San Diego's Jake Peavy earlier this offseason with Escobar being the centerpiece of the potential deal. Furcal spent the first six years of his career in Atlanta and played the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, he was limited to just 36 games with the Dodgers last year because of back surgery, but still hit .357 with five home runs and 16 RBI. He also played in all eight playoff games for the Dodgers, hitting .258 with a homer, three RBI and nine |
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| Phillies agree to terms with Park |
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12/15/2008 |
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| Jr. confirmed the deal, which will become official once Park passes a physical. The Korea Times reported it is a one-year deal providing a guaranteed $2.5 million with performance-based bonuses up to $5 million. Park, 35, spent last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and appeared in 54 games with five starts. He posted a 4-4 record with two saves and a 3.40 earned run average, 79 strikeouts and 36 walks in 95 1/3 innings. Over 15 MLB seasons, Park has a career 117-92 record and 4.34 ERA in 378 games -- 280 start |
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| Saito to test free agency |
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12/13/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Takashi Saito became a free agent when the Los Angeles Dodgers failed to offer their closer a contract for the 2009 season by the midnight (et) deadline on Friday. Saito went 4-4 with a 2.49 ERA and had 18 saves in 45 appearances last season. If the Dodgers had tendered him a contract, Saito would have been eligible for salary arbitration and a likely raise from the $2 million he earned in 2008. Sidelined for two months of the season due to an elbow injury, the 38-year-old nativ |
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| Report: Burnett agrees to deal with Yanks |
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12/12/2008 |
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| ord and a 3.81 ERA in his 10-year career, with the Marlins and Blue Jays. Unlike Sabathia's seven-year, $161 million contract, which reportedly includes an opt-out clause after three seasons, Burnett's deal does not include such a clause. The Atlanta Braves were the other known team making a push for Burnett's services. As per the report, the signing of Burnett means the Yankees will not pursue free agent pitcher Derek Lowe, who is coming off a 14-11 campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers while posting a 3.24 ERA. |
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| Dodgers sign IF Loretta |
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12/10/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed infielder Mark Loretta on a one-year contract. "Any time we can add a player with as much versatility and character as Mark has, its going to tremendously help the team on the field and in the clubhouse, " Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said. "We look forward to his bat, glove, and leadership whether he is starting or coming off the bench." Loretta, 37, spent last season with the Houston Astros and hit .280 with four home runs and 38 runs |
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| Davey Johnson, Jeter to lead USA in 2009 WBC |
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12/10/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - Former MLB manager Davey Johnson has been named as the manager for Team USA for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Johnson, who has managed the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers, managed the USA baseball team to a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. He also managed Team USA in the 2005 Baseball World Cup, and served as bench coach for the U.S. during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was nam |
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| Manuel to manage Phillies until at least 2011 |
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12/09/2008 |
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| evious extension and added one more year to the contract for 2011. Under the fourth-year bench boss, the Phillies won their second consecutive NL East title in 2008 and went on an 11-3 run through the playoffs, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers (3-1), Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1) and Tampa Bay Rays (4-1) on the way to a World Series title. The Phillies finished with a 92-70 record in 2008 and once again had to overcome the New York Mets to claim the division title. Trailing by 3 1/2 games with 16 left to play, Philadel |
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| Dodgers re-sign Blake to three-year deal |
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12/09/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed infielder Casey Blake to a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth year on Tuesday. Although financial terms of the deal were not released, the Los Angeles Daily News reports it is worth $17.1 million. Blake, who was acquired by the Dodgers from Cleveland in late July for a pair of minor league prospects, hit .251 with 10 homers and 23 RBI in 58 games for the NL West champions. He had hit .289 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI in 94 games f |
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| Sabathia wants to play for Dodgers |
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12/08/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - Free agent left-hander CC Sabathia apparently wants to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to Los Angeles general manager Ned Colletti, he bumped into Sabathia on Sunday at the Bellagio Hotel, where baseball's Winter Meetings are being held, and he told him that he wants to be a Dodger. Sabathia is in the process of mulling over a six-year, $140 million proposal from the New York Yankees, as well as a five-year, $100 million offer from the Milwaukee Brewers. It is no secre |
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| Maddux set to retire after 23 years |
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12/05/2008 |
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| asons in 1992-93. Maddux's longevity allowed him to finish 10th all-time in strikeouts with 3,371 despite striking out 200 or more in a season only once (1998). He also ranks fourth in games started (740) and 13th in innings pitched (5,008 1/3). The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired the right-hander from the San Diego Padres late last season for a postseason stretch run, and Maddux helped LA earn a National League Championship Series berth against the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. He combined to |
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