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| Royals, Jacobs agree to one-year, $3.275 million deal |
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02/18/2009 |
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| orts Network) - The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Mike Jacobs avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.275 million contract on Tuesday. The Royals, who acquired Jacobs in the offseason in exchange for pitcher Leo Nunez, have no remaining arbitration-eligible players on the roster. Jacobs, 28, belted a career-high 32 homers and drove in 93 runs with a .247 batting average in 2008. He is a career .262 hitter with 80 homers and 247 RBI in 421 big league games with Florida and the New York Mets. |
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| Astros' Hampton cleared to resume workouts |
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02/17/2009 |
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| of his career in his first go-round with the Astros. A career-high, 22-win season in 1999 saw him finish second to Randy Johnson in the Cy Young Award voting. A successful six-year stint with the club ended after that season with Hampton joining the New York Mets for one year. Hampton went on to pitch for Colorado for two years, then signed with Atlanta, where his career has been racked with injuries. Hampton made 60 starts for the Braves over his first two seasons (2003-04), but has since made just 25 over |
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| Astros' Hampton has irregular heartbeat |
MLB Baseball |
02/16/2009 |
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| of his career in his first go-round with the Astros. A career-high, 22-win season in 1999 saw him finish second to Randy Johnson in the Cy Young Award voting. A successful six-year stint with the club ended after that season with Hampton joining the New York Mets for one year. Hampton went on to pitch for Colorado for two years, then signed with Atlanta, where his career has been racked with injuries. Hampton made 60 starts for the Braves over his first two seasons (2003-04), but has since made just 25 over |
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| Mets sign Livan Hernandez to minor league deal |
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02/14/2009 |
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| Port St. Lucie, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets signed veteran pitcher Livan Hernandez to a minor league contract on Saturday and invited the former World Series MVP to spring training. Hernandez, who will turn 34 on February 20, was a combined 13-11 with a 6.05 earned run average in 31 starts for Minnesota and Colorado last season. The durable right-hander began the 2008 campaign with the Twins and posted a 10-8 record with a 5.48 ERA in 23 starts. After being designated for assignment on August 1, |
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| Brewers sign Looper to one-year contract |
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02/12/2009 |
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| orkhorse approach is something that we needed to fill out our rotation and make up for some of the loss of CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets." Looper spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and has also pitched for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets in an 11-year big league career. After posting a record of 9-3 with a 3.56 earned run average pitching out of the bullpen for the Cardinals during their World Series championship season of 2006, he was converted into a starter and worked out of the |
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| Brewers agree to one-year deal with Looper |
MLB Baseball |
02/11/2009 |
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| is worth $4.75 million guaranteed and includes an option year. MLB.com said it would likely be finalized once Looper passes a physical. Looper spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and has also pitched for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets in an 11-year big league career. After posting a record of 9-3 with a 3.56 earned run average pitching out of the bullpen for the Cardinals during their World Series championship season of 2006, he was converted into a starter and worked out of the |
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| Report: Roberto Alomar sued by ex-girlfriend claiming he has AIDS |
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02/11/2009 |
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| er, a disease specialist discovered a mass in Alomar's chest, according to the court papers. Alomar's skin turned purple and he was foaming at the mouth and a spinal tap "showed he had full blown AIDS," the newspaper reports. The 41-year-old Alomar, a 10-time Gold Glove winner, played for San Diego, Toronto, Baltimore, Cleveland, the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Arizona, and was a .300 hitter with 210 homers and 1,134 RBI over a 17-year career. He retired from baseball in 2005 citing health reasons. |
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| Dodgers sign P Weaver, four others to minor league deals |
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02/09/2009 |
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| s (2004-2005), the Angels (2006), St. Louis (2006) and Seattle (2007). In nine postseason appearances, Weaver is 3-4 with a 4.03 ERA. Estes, a 13-year vet in the big leagues, is 101-93 with a 4.71 ERA in 283 games with San Francisco (1995-2001), the New York Mets (2002), Cincinnati (2002), the Cubs (2003), Colorado (2004), Arizona (2005) and San Diego (2006, 2008). Belisario is 27-30 with 20 saves and a 4.00 ERA in 167 minor league games. Haeger has pitched in parts of three major league seasons with the Whi |
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| Alfonzo to play in Japan |
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02/09/2009 |
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| rs since 2006, signed a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League, according to a story on MLB.com. The 35-year-old infielder split the '06 season with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Toronto Blue Jays, posting just 11 hits in 87 combined at-bats. He had spent the previous three seasons with the San Francisco Giants after beginning his career with the New York Mets from 1995-2002. In 1,506 career games, Alfonzo hit .284 with 146 homers, 744 runs batted in and 777 runs scored. |
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| Mets avoid arbitration with Feliciano |
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02/06/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets have agreed to a one- year, $1,612,500 contract with left-handed reliever Pedro Feliciano, thus avoiding arbitration. Feliciano was seeking a $1.95 million salary, while the Mets offered a $1.35 million figure. The 32-year-old Feliciano went 3-4 last season with a 4.05 earned run average in 86 appearances. He also had two saves with 50 strikeouts and 26 walks in 53 1/3 innings. Over six MLB seasons, all with the Mets, Feliciano owns a 13-9 record with four s |
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