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| San Diego Padres 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Brian Buchanan (RF); Mark Loretta (2B); Gary Bennett (C) PROJECTED ROTATION: Brian Lawrence (RHP); Jake Peavy (RHP); Oliver Perez (LHP); Adam Eaton (RHP); Mike Bynum (LHP) PROJECTED CLOSER: Brandon Villafuerte (RHP) MANAGER: Bruce Bochy OVERVIEW The San Diego Padres head into their final season at Qualcomm Stadium in 2003 with several changes, which may be tough to overcome, especially from a last place finish in 2002. Shortstop Deivi Cruz, starting pitcher Brett Tomko, catcher Tom Lampkin, outfielders Ron Gant |
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| Detroit Tigers 2003 Preview |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Tigers' worst season since they posted a 53-109 mark in 1996. Detroit's record tied Tampa Bay for worst in the majors and the Tigers fired manager Luis Pujols the day after the regular season ended. Trammell, who had been the first base coach of the San Diego Padres the past three years, has the daunting task of breaking Detroit's streak of nine straight losing seasons. The Tigers added Kirk Gibson to Trammell's staff. Gibson, who won World Series titles with the Tigers and the Dodgers as a player, will be Detr |
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| Padres place pitcher Witasick, others on DL |
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03/27/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres placed pitcher Jay Witasick on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained flexor tendon in his right elbow. The team also placed pitchers Kevin Jarvis and Kevin Walker on the DL. The 30-year-old Witasick, who was signed as a free agent, finished 0-0 with a 0.00 earned run average in just three spring training games this season. He allowed three hits, struck out three and issued no walks. Witasick spent the 2002 campaign with the San Francisco Giants an |
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| Padres claim Merloni off waivers |
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03/25/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres claimed infielder Lou Merloni off waivers Tuesday. Merloni, who was let go by Boston, hit .271 in parts of four seasons with the Red Sox. In 2000, he played in Japan. The utility infielder batted .247 in 84 games last season with the Boston in 2002. The season before he batted .267 with 10 doubles and three home runs in 52 games. |
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| Baltimore Orioles 2003 Preview |
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03/25/2003 |
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| isor and former Oriole pitcher Mike Flanagan Knowing the need for a big time power-hitter, Angelos' crew went into offseason with hopes of landing Hideki Matsui, Ken Griffey Jr., Cliff Floyd and Ivan Rodriguez among others, but came away with former San Diego Padres shortstop Deivi Cruz as their big winter acquisition. Cruz, who inked a one-year $1.2 million deal, should probably rent rather than buy a house in the Baltimore area, as fellow shortstop Miguel Tejada is slated to hit the open market in 2004. With |
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| Nagy reassigned to minor league camp |
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03/24/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres optioned several players to minor league camp on Monday, including veteran righthander Charles Nagy. Infielders Tagg Bozied and Mark Quinn and catcher Miguel Ojeda were also sent to minor league camp. The 35-year-old Nagy went 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA this spring for the Padres. He had spent his entire 13-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians and posted a 129-103 record with a 4.51 ERA in 313 career games. Last season he was 1-4 with a career-worst 8. |
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| Nagy optioned to Triple-A Portland |
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03/24/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres optioned several players to Triple-A Portland on Monday, including veteran righthander Charles Nagy. Infielders Tagg Bozied and Mark Quinn and catcher Miguel Ojeda were also sent down to the minors. The 35-year-old Nagy went 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA this spring for the Padres. He had spent his entire 13-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians and posted a 129-103 record with a 4.51 ERA in 313 career games. Last season he was 1-4 with a career-worst 8.88 |
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| Devil Rays release Greg Vaughn |
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03/22/2003 |
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| of the season. "It's bitter because I didn't play the way I wanted to play," Vaughn said. "But it's good because now I have an opportunity to catch on somewhere else. This is new for me, so I wasn't sure how I was going to feel. But we had sort of a negative beginning [before Spring Training] so it's not a surprise. It's a relief, sort of." Vaughn, who signed with the Devil Rays before the 2000 season, hit 45 home runs with the Cincinnati Reds the year before and 50 home runs with the San Diego Padres in 1998. |
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| Nevin set to have shoulder surgery; could miss entire season |
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03/08/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - San Diego Padres outfielder Phil Nevin is expected to have surgery on his shoulder after he dislocated it on Friday while making a diving catch in a contest with the Chicago White Sox. The team is unsure how long Nevin could be out of action, but it has indicated that the 32-year-old could miss the entire season and definitely will not be ready for opening day. Nevin, who was taken to the Kino Medical Center, was injured when he dove down the left field line and made a backhanded |
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| Nevin dislocates shoulder against White Sox |
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03/07/2003 |
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| Tucson, AZ (MySportsbook) - San Diego Padres outfielder Phil Nevin dislocated his left shoulder on Friday while making a diving catch in a contest with the Chicago White Sox. Nevin, who was taken to the Kino Medical Center, dove down the left field line and made a backhanded catch. More than a dozen people gathered around Nevin, who remained on the ground for eight-to-10 minutes before being helped off the field. Last season Nevin hit .285 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI in a year in which he struggled with arm |
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