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| Penny, Red Sox agree to one-year deal |
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01/09/2009 |
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| he disabled list due to shoulder issues. The 30-year old compiled a 6-9 record with a career-worst 6.27 earned run average in 19 games -- 17 of which were starts. In nine seasons with Florida and the Dodgers, Penny is 94-75 with a 4.06 ERA in 249 career games -- 245 starts -- to go along with 1,032 strikeouts. The right-hander re-joins current Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett and third baseman Mike Lowell, as the trio was a vital part of the 2003 Marlins squad that upended the New York Yankees in the World Series. |
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| Giambi, A's officially reach one-year deal |
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01/07/2009 |
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| an Francisco Chronicle reported on Tuesday that the deal is worth $4 million, with the option valued at $5.5 million with a $1.25 million buyout. It will mark a significant pay decrease for Giambi, who signed a seven-year, $120 million deal with the New York Yankees following the 2001 season. That deal had a club option for 2009, which the Yanks decided not to exercise. Giambi played the first seven years of his career in Oakland, taking home AL MVP honors in 2000 for the A's, as he hit .333 with 43 home runs a |
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| Suspended Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero and New York Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre 50 games for violating the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. |
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| Indians sign RHP Pavano |
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01/06/2009 |
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| rk) - The Cleveland Indians will roll the dice on Carl Pavano after signing the right-hander to a one-year deal Tuesday. Financial terms of the contract were not released. Pavano just completed an injury-plagued four-year, $40 million stint with the New York Yankees, appearing in just 26 games and missing the entire 2006 campaign due to injury. Pavano compiled a 4-2 record with a 5.77 ERA over 34 1/3 frames through seven starts in 2008. The 6-5, 241-pound Pavano underwent reconstructive surgery on his right elb |
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| Yankees welcome Teixeira to the Bronx |
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01/06/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees unveiled their latest high- priced free agent on Tuesday, as they finalized their eight-year deal with first baseman Mark Teixeira. The contract, which was agreed to back on December 23, is believed to be worth $180 million and also reportedly includes a signing bonus and no-trade clause. Teixeira, who grew up idolizing former Yankee Don Mattingly, batted a combined .308 with 33 home runs and 121 RBI in 157 games with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels o |
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| Rays sign six to minor league deals |
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01/06/2009 |
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| postseason roster for all three rounds. He did not see action during the playoffs after appearing in five games during the regular season following his August 31 acquisition from Pittsburgh. Choate is a veteran of eight major league seasons with the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. The Tampa resident has a career record of 5-7 with a 4.64 earned run average in 196 big league outings. He spent last year with Triple-A Nashville in the Milwaukee organization. Olmedo has spent parts of five big league sea |
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| Report: Pettitte turns down Yankees' offer |
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01/06/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Free agent pitcher Andy Pettitte has reportedly turned down a one-year offer to return to the New York Yankees. The New York Times cited a person with knowledge of the negotiations as saying Pettitte rejected the $10 million offer to rejoin the Yankees for the 2009 season. Pettitte earned $16 million last season when he posted a record of 14-14 with a 4.54 earned run average and made 33 starts despite pitching through shoulder pain. It was the first non-winning season of his 14- |
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| Phillies' Romero, Yankees' Mitre suspended 50 games |
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01/06/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher J.C. Romero and New York Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre have each been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a banned substance. Romero, who went 4-4 with a 2.75 earned run average and one save in 81 regular season games last year, was suspended after an appeal process, in which an arbitrator ruled Romero was guilty of negligence. He'll lose $1.25 million in salary in the 50-game suspension. According to a repor |
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| Top MLB stories of 2008 |
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12/30/2008 |
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| ting on three- days' rest time and again down the stretch to help get Milwaukee into the playoffs for the first time since 1982. The big left-hander then hit the jackpot after the season, signing the richest deal ever handed out to a pitcher, as the New York Yankees locked him down for seven years and $161 million. 3) YANKEES MISS PLAYOFFS IN FINAL YEAR OF STADIUM; THEN SPEND LIKE "DRUNKEN SAILORS" While Sabathia helped the Brewers to their first postseason appearance in 26 years, the Yankees' run of 13 straigh |
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| Yankees go for Cash |
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12/24/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees have reportedly signed catcher Kevin Cash to a minor league contract. The New York Post has reported that the deal will pay the former Boston backup $700,000 if he plays in the majors. Cash was not tendered a contract by the Red Sox earlier this month, making him a free agent. He had spent each of the past two seasons with Boston's organization and hit .225 with three homers and 15 RBI in 61 games for the parent club in 2008. |
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