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| San Diego Padres 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| and Buchanan will be counted on as key reserves. Hansen is known as one of the top pinch-hitters in baseball, ranking sixth all-time with 120 career pinch hits. He had spent 11 of his previous 12 big league seasons, including the last four, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Buchanan could see some time as a defensive replacement in the outfield. OUTLOOK Since winning the NL West in 1998, San Diego has either been fourth or in last each season. Expect that trend to continue, especially knowing the starting rotation is |
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| Texas Rangers 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| er-worst 5.75 ERA. He went a disappointing 9-8 and never seemed to fully recover from the hamstring injury that sidelined him early in the season. Texas can only hope for a better year from Park, who came over to the Rangers as a free agent from the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to last season. Hopefully, Park has adjusted to the change of leagues and can revert back into the pitcher that compiled 13 or more wins in the five previous seasons before coming over to Texas. Ismael Valdes has had a solid spring and will li |
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| Dodgers place pitcher Carrara on waivers |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Vero Beach, FL (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed reliever Giovanni Carrara on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. The righthander struggled this spring, compiling a 1-0 record with an 8.31 earned run average and 12 earned runs over 13 innings. Carrara had a non- guaranteed contract of $790,000 and will receive $194,262 from the Dodgers. "I know I didn't have a good spring training, but I never thought this would happen," said Carrara. "But it did. I thought I migh |
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| Baltimore Orioles 2003 Preview |
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03/25/2003 |
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| e of the Year voting. However, after his big month, the 27-year-old former minor league free agent pickup was just 3-6 with a 4.94 ERA. Omar Daal, who will become the first lefty in the Baltimore rotation since Jimmy Key in 1998, was signed from the Los Angeles Dodgers to add depth to the mediocre rotation and is penciled in as the No. 2 starter to be followed by Sidney Ponson. Then take your pick. Jason Johnson, along with veterans Rick Helling and Pat Hentgen figure to fill the two other openings. Johnson, 29, s |
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| Piazza and Mota each slapped with five game suspensions |
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03/17/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza and Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Guillermo Mota were each suspended five- games for their part in a bench-clearing brawl between the two teams last week. Both players were also fined an undisclosed amount for their part in the incident. Mets outfielder Jeremy Burnitz was also fined for acting aggressively during the on-field fight. Piazza and Mota will both begin serving their suspensions on March 31, the corresponding date of each team's reg |
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| Gagne a blue-light special for the Dodgers |
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03/02/2003 |
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| Vero Beach, FL (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers renewed the contract of closer Eric Gagne. Gagne, who finished second in the National League with 52 saves last season, will earn $550,000 this upcoming season. The 27-year-old right-hander spent the first three years of his career as a starter before being shuttled out to the bullpen prior to the 2002 season. Gagne converted 52 of 56 saves in 2002 and posted an impressive 1.97 ERA in 77 appearances. The 52 saves was a club record for the Dodgers. Gagne ha |
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| Dodgers sign Chin-Lung Hu |
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02/27/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Taiwanese infielder Chin-Lung Hu to a contract on Thursday. Hu, who became the third player from the island to join the Dodgers, is scheduled to report to the Dodgers' spring training camp towards the middle of next week. A shortstop and second baseman, Hu has played with Taiwan's junior national team the last three years. Chin-Feng Chen and Hong-Chih Kuo are the other Taiwanese players that the Dodgers have signed. Both are still on the 40-man ros |
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| Koufax cuts ties with Dodgers |
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02/21/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax has broken ties with the Los Angeles Dodgers because he was reportedly upset about a gossip item that ran in the New York Post in December. The Post is owned by News Corp., which also owns the Dodgers. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that Koufax informed the Dodgers he would no longer be at the team's spring training, visit Dodger Stadium or become involved in any of the club's regular season activities. The Times reported Koufax will no l |
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| Dodgers re-sign Carrara |
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02/03/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers signed reliever Giovanni Carrara to a one-year contract on Monday and avoided salary arbitration. Financial terms were not released although Carrara had asked for $880,000, while the Dodgers were offering $725,000. Carrara went 6-3 with a 3.28 ERA in 63 games last season. The six-year veteran has a lifetime mark of 15-11 with a 5.15 ERA in 151 career games with Toronto, Cincinnati, Colorado and Los Angeles. |
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| Glavine's brother joins Mets organization |
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02/03/2003 |
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| f the Independent Atlantic League. The Mets also announced Brett Butler, who played 17 years in the majors, will join the organization as a part-time minor league outfield and base-running instructor. Butler was a spring training instructor with the Los Angeles Dodgers last year. During the 2003 season he will spend a week each month with the Mets minor league teams. Since his retirement in 1997, Butler has undergone two shoulder surgeries. He was a motivational speaker and a baseball coach at the Greater Atlanta |
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