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| Padres ink Brian Lawrence |
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03/07/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres have signed pitcher Brian Lawrence to a contract that is guaranteed to pay him $8.1 million through 2006. The deal includes a $5.7 million club option for the 2007 season. Lawrence, who is scheduled to start for San Diego on Opening Day against the Giants, went 12-12 with a 3.69 ERA last season for the Padres in 35 games (31 starts). In 2001, his first season in the big leagues, the righthander went 5-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 27 games (15 starts). "He's a young pi |
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| Padres' Hoffman to miss first half of season |
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02/25/2003 |
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| Peoria, AZ (MySportsbook) - San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman will have further surgery on his injured right shoulder and is expected to be sidelined until after the All-Star break. Hoffman will have an arthroscopic procedure to shave about a half-inch of bone from where the clavicle meets the A/C joint. The 35-year-old has had two previous surgeries on the shoulder. The righthander underwent arthroscopic surgery last October and an MRI taken last Friday showed no further damage. However, Hoffman, who w |
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| Padres' Hoffman likely to miss Opening Day |
MLB Baseball |
02/10/2003 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman could miss Opening Day, according to general manager Kevin Towers. Hoffman may require a second operation on his pitching shoulder that would keep him out for at least two months, the general manager said. The righthander underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder last October. The 35-year-old Hoffman, a ten-year major league veteran, also had surgery on his right shoulder before the 1995 season. He went 2-5 with a 2.73 ERA and h |
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| Caminiti headed to state-run rehab program |
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02/04/2003 |
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| March. The conviction would have been taken off his record had he complied with the terms of the agreement. In 15 major league seasons, the slugger hit for a .272 average with 239 home runs and 983 RBI. Caminiti was the league's MVP in 1996 with the San Diego Padres, when he batted .326 with 40 homers and 130 RBI. Those numbers were exponentially better than any other year of his career, and Caminiti started a media craze when he told Sports Illustrated last summer that his use of steroids enhanced his performa |
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| Padres sign Lockhart |
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02/03/2003 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres came to terms on a minor league contract with free agent Keith Lockhart for the 2003 season and invited him to spring training. The 38-year-old Lockhart appeared in 128 games for the Braves last season, batting .216 with 13 doubles and five home runs in a part-time role at second base. Lockhart was originally signed by the Padres on January 7, 1994 and played in 27 games for San Diego. In his career, Lockhart has batted .261 in 917 games. |
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| Diamondbacks sign Villone and Jackson to minor-league contracts |
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01/29/2003 |
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| s Wednesday and invited both to spring training. The 33-year-old Villone was 4-6 with a 5.81 ERA in 45 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season. He owns a career 33-37 record with five saves and a 5.04 ERA in 319 games with the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Pirates during eight major-league seasons. The 38-year-old Jackson collected a 2-3 record with a 3.27 ERA in 58 games last season for the Minnesota Twins. H |
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| Hermanson returns to St. Louis with one-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2003 |
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| art of last season, and suffered through numerous injuries. Hermanson appeared in just 12 games for the Red Sox, pitching only 22 innings while posting a 1-1 record with a 7.77 ERA. Hermanson went down with a strained groin in his first start of the season on April 3, and later suffered a staph infection in his left elbow that kept him sidelined until August 22. In eight major-league seasons with the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, Cardinals and Red Sox, Hermanson has compiled a 62-62 record with a 4.30 ERA. |
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| Orioles reach terms with CF Matthews |
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01/17/2003 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles reached a one-year contract worth $900,000 with arbitration-eligible centerfielder Gary Matthews, Jr. on Thursday. Matthews hit .276 with seven homers and 38 RBI in 109 games for the Orioles last season. In four major league seasons with the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Orioles, Matthews has a lifetime .238 average with 25 homers and 103 RBI. |
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| Cards' Tomko avoids salary arbitration |
MLB Baseball |
01/16/2003 |
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| inals and righthanded pitcher Brett Tomko agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the 2003 season, avoiding arbitration in the process. The deal is worth $3.3 million. The 29-year old pitcher was acquired by St. Louis in a December trade with the San Diego Padres for reliever Luther Hackman. Tomko was able to reach a deal with the Cardinals just one day before the deadline for exchanging salary figures. Tomko went 10-10 with a 4.49 ERA last season with the Padres. For his career, the six-year veteran has mad |
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| Padres sign injury-plagued Nagy |
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12/20/2002 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres signed veteran righthander Charles Nagy to a one-year minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on Friday. The 13-year veteran, who had spent his entire career with the Cleveland Indians, has been limited by a nagging elbow injury for the past three seasons. The 35-year-old appeared in just 19 games last season, going just 1-4 with an 8.88 ERA for the Indians. Nagy was 6-6 with Cleveland in 2001 and 2-7 in 2000, but collected a sparkling 1 |
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