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| Braves sign pitcher Byrd |
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12/17/2002 |
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| acquired pitcher Russ Ortiz from San Francisco in exchange for pitcher Damian Moss and a minor league pitcher. exchange for pitcher Damian Moss and a minor league pitcher. Byrd returns to the Braves as a free agent. He left Atlanta in 1998 when the Philadelphia Phillies claimed him off waivers. Byrd went 17-11 with a 3.90 earned run average in 33 starts last season for Kansas City. He led the American League with seven complete games and ranked in the top 10 in five other statistical categories. In 196 major league |
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| Report: Byrd mulling offer to return to Philly |
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12/17/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Kansas City starting pitcher Paul Byrd has a contract offer to return to the Philadelphia Phillies, the club that traded him midway through the 2001 season, according to a published report. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Byrd will decide whether or not to sign with the Phillies as early as Tuesday. The deal is believed to be similar to the three-year, $15.5 million deal that lefthander Jamie Moyer signed with Seattle, according to the paper. The 32-year-old Byrd earned a |
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| Mets agree to terms with reliever Stanton |
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12/16/2002 |
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| appearances. A 14-year veteran, Stanton finished 7-1 with a 3.00 ERA and six saves in 79 games last season and was an All-Star for the first time. He owns a lifetime 53-37 record with a 3.77 ERA in 835 appearances. The Mets also claimed lefthanded pitcher Peter Zamora off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. The 27-year-old has played the last two seasons with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the International League. He went 5-2 with a 3.48 and had 15 saves over 55 appearances for the Red Barons last season. |
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| Several teams make trades; Minaya mulling offers |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Bay Devil Rays for two players to be named later. San Diego and St. Louis exchanged righthanded pitchers with Brett Tomko going to the Cardinals and Luther Hackman heading to the Padres. San Diego also got a player to be named later in the deal. The Philadelphia Phillies traded first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Giambi to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for righthanded pitcher Josh Hancock. The San Francisco Giants signed infielder Edgardo Alfonzo to a four-year contract worth $26 million. The Baltimore Orioles signed f |
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| Phillies trade Jeremy Giambi to Red Sox |
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12/15/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies traded first baseman/outfielder Jeremy Giambi to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for righthanded pitcher Josh Hancock. The 28-year-old Giambi hit a career-high 20 home runs, scored 58 times and had 45 RBI over 124 games last season. He spent the first part of the season in Oakland, as the everyday leftfielder for the Athletics, hitting .274 with eight homers and 17 RBI before being dealt to Philadelphia on May 22. He was made expendable by the Phillies after |
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| Phillies' Wolf inks four-year contract |
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12/13/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies lefthanded pitcher Randy Wolf signed a four-year contract worth $22.5 million on Friday that will keep him in Philadelphia until the 2006 season. Wolf will receive a $500,000 signing bonus. Wolf had made only $450,000 in 2002, but is scheduled to make $2.5 million in 2003. The 26-year-old will bring in $4.25 million in 2004, $6.5 million in 2005, and $9 million in 2006. "Right away, they came in really strong and I knew right away it was going to be a no-bra |
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| Rose hoping for reinstatement |
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12/13/2002 |
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| Rose bet against the Cincinnati Reds," but Dowd told the Post that his investigation was "close" to proving otherwise. Dowd was asked if he thought that Rose bet against the Reds, and his answer was, "I think that is probably right." Rose and former Philadelphia Phillies teammate Mike Schmidt reportedly sat down with Selig at the commissioner's office to talk about reinstatement on November 25. November 25. Many fans have showed their support for Rose over the years for him to be reinstated. Before Game 4 of this ye |
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| Report: Rose "probably" bet against Reds |
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12/12/2002 |
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| think that is probably right." Dowd also said that Rose's inclination not to bet on the Reds whenever two pitchers, including Mario Soto, started, "sent a message through the gambling community that the Reds can't win on those days." Rose and former Philadelphia Phillies teammate Mike Schmidt reportedly sat down with Selig at the commissioner's office to talk about reinstatement on November 25. Many fans have showed their support for Rose over the years for him to be reinstated. Before Game 4 of this year's World Se |
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| Glavine introduced by Mets |
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12/09/2002 |
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| e went 18-11 with a 2.96 ERA in 2002. Glavine, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, has a 6-4 mark with a 3.07 earned run average in 17 Shea Stadium starts. Glavine also was 16-7 with a 2.86 ERA in 35 career starts against the Mets. New York outbid the Philadelphia Phillies in the Glavine sweepstakes after the Braves failed to improve their two-year, $18 million offer. The Phillies had reportedly been willing to give Glavine three years and $30 million. Glavine is an eight-time All-Star selection. He will lead a rotati |
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| Phillies re-sign Plesac for 2003 |
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12/07/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Veteran left-handed reliever Dan Plesac, who had been expected to retire this offseason, agreed Saturday to a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Plesac, who will be 41 on Opening Day, will earn $2 million plus incentives during the upcoming season. "Much of our success in the second half of the (2002) season was due to the quality veterans we had in the bullpen," said Phillies assistant general manger Ruben Amaro Jr. "Dan Plesac was an integral part of that bullpen |
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