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| Trade winds are blowing in Nashville |
MLB Baseball |
12/12/2002 |
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| which officially begin Friday at the vast Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center. With a new collective bargaining agreement in place, expect a lot of moves in the next four days. Some teams, like the New York Yankees, Mets, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, are trying to cut their payrolls to avoid a hefty luxury tax in 2003. Other clubs, such as Baltimore and Cleveland, want to build for the future but stay within a budget. Then there are teams with money who can spend a lot on players like the Phill |
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| Padres agree with Hansen and Wright |
MLB Baseball |
12/10/2002 |
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| ed to a one-year deal with pitcher Jaret Wright. 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. A career .267 hitter with Los Angeles and the Chicago Cubs, Hansen also has 29 home runs and 184 RBI. He also has a .263 average with 14 homers and 68 RBI as a pinch-hitter, and is second on the Dodgers' all-time list with 100 pinch hits. Wright ha |
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| Grissom, Durham headed to San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
12/07/2002 |
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| ctually offered salary arbitration by the team, meaning he could sign with the Giants for 2003. However, if he should sign with another team, the Giants would receive a pair of draft picks. The 36-year-old Grissom spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and hit .277 with 17 homers and 60 RBI in 111 games during the 2002 campaign. Durham, who split time with the Chicago White Sox and Oakland last season, hit .289 with 15 home runs and had 70 RBI in 2002. Grissom is a career .270 hitter and has also |
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| Grissom, Durham headed to San Francisco; Kent likely gone |
MLB Baseball |
12/07/2002 |
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| that may spell the end of Jeff Kent's tenure with the team, as he is also a free agent. Kent, a two-time MVP, had driven in at least 101 runs in each of his six seasons with San Francisco. The 36-year-old Grissom spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and hit .277 with 17 homers and 60 RBI in 111 games during the 2002 campaign. Durham, who split time with the Chicago White Sox and Oakland last season, hit .289 with 15 home runs and had 70 RBI in 2002. Grissom is a career .270 hitter and has also |
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| Grissom headed to San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
12/07/2002 |
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| to a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that the pact is worth about $4.5 million. The 36-year-old Grissom spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and hit .277 with 17 homers and 60 runs batted in 111 games during the 2002 campaign. Grissom is a career .270 hitter and has also played with Montreal, Atlanta, Cleveland and Milwaukee in his 14 big league seasons. He rejoins new San Francisco mana |
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| Cubs and Dodgers pull off trade |
MLB Baseball |
12/04/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a four-player trade Wednesday, with the Cubs sending catcher Todd Hundley and outfielder Chad Hermansen to Los Angeles in exchange for infielders Eric Karros and Mark Grudzielanek. Chicago also received cash considerations in the deal. The 33-year-old Hundley makes a return to Los Angeles, as he played for the Dodgers in 1999 and 2000. Last season, he struggled at the plate with a .211 average. He also hit 16 homers and knocked in 3 |
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| Report: Dodgers and Cubs pull off trade |
MLB Baseball |
12/03/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs have reportedly pulled off a trade that sends first baseman Eric Karros and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek to the Cubs in exchange for catcher Todd Hundley and a player to be named later. CBS Sportsline.com reported the deal, but a spokesman for the Dodgers said there was nothing to report at this time. There was reportedly a 72-hour window for the teams to finalize the trade. Hundley and Grudzielanek would have to restructure their con |
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| Mexico City to host exhibition baseball |
MLB Baseball |
12/03/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to play a pair of Spring Training exhibition games at Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico this season. The games will be played on Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16 and it will mark the fourth time in the last five years that Major League clubs have played in Mexico. "Major League Baseball is thrilled to be bringing Major League competition back to the passionate baseball fa |
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| Pirates get Randall Simon from Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
11/25/2002 |
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| could rise to over $1 million for 2003 because he is eligible for arbitration. Simon could platoon at first base for the Pirates with Kevin Young or Craig Wilson. The 25-year-old Burnside, a lefthander from Australia, compiled a 6-9 record with a 4.55 ERA in 32 games (23 starts) with Altoona at the Double-A level in 2002, his first full season with the Pittsburgh organization. He was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with pitcher Mike Fetters, in exchange for pitcher Terry Mulholland on July 31, 2001. |
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| Padres agree to terms with Orosco and Cordova |
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11/19/2002 |
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| rts Network) - The San Diego Padres agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Jesse Orosco, and right-handed pitcher Francisco Cordova on Tuesday. Orosco, 45, will be playing for his seventh major league team, with other stops with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals. Orosco, who will be entering his 24th season, owns a career mark of 85-78, while compiling 142 saves with a 3.04 ERA. Last season while with the Dodgers, the lefthande |
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