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| Bobby Bonds has lung cancer |
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02/28/2003 |
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| hed report. The Contra Costa Times reported that the 56-year-old Bonds must undergo six months of chemotherapy. Bonds spent 14 years in the majors and played for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He ended his career with 332 homers, 1,024 RBI, 461 stolen bases and a .268 lifetime batting average. Bonds, the father of San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds, works as a special assistant for the Giants. |
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| Cardinals come to terms with Kerry Robinson |
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02/25/2003 |
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| Jupiter, FL (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals have come to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Kerry Robinson. The 29-year-old Robinson appeared in a career-high 124 games last season and hit .260 with one home run and 15 RBI. He started his career by playing two games for Tampa Bay in 1998 and then saw nine games as a member of the Cincinnati Reds the following season before coming to St. Louis in 2001. |
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| Former Angel Ochoa signs with Japanese club |
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02/18/2003 |
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| ted when he decided to opt out of a contract with the Dragons to return to Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox. Ochoa is expected to arrive in Japan as early as this week to complete the deal. The 30-year-old had a .227 average with two homers and 10 RBI in 65 at- bats with the World Series champions last year. Ochoa agreed to a minor-league deal at the end of last season with the St. Louis Cardinals and was invited to spring training. Financial terms of his contract with the Dragons were not disclosed. |
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| Marlins sign Martin to minor-league deal |
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02/13/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins signed veteran outfielder Al Martin to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training. The St. Louis Cardinals signed Martin to a minor-league deal last February, but he sat out the entire season after recovering from elbow surgery. The left-handed-hitting Martin last played in the majors with Seattle in 2001, batting .240 with seven home runs and 42 RBIs. The 35-year-old Martin is a 10-year veteran who owns a career .278 average with 129 home runs and |
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| Cardinals add a pair of outfielders |
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02/01/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals signed outfielders Orlando Palmeiro and Alex Ochoa on Saturday. Palmeiro received a major league contract and will be added to the team's 40-man roster, while Ochoa got a minor-league deal with a non-roster invitation to spring training. Palmeiro, an eight-year veteran, was drafted by the Angels in 1991 and had played his entire career with that franchise. He is a lifetime .281 hitter with three homers and 138 RBI. The 34-year-old Palmeiro batted .300 in 11 |
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| Hermanson returns to St. Louis with one-year deal |
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01/20/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals signed righthander Dustin Hermanson to a one-year contract worth $900,000 on Monday. Hermanson was given a $200,000 buyout by Boston when the Red Sox declined to pick up their $7.5 million club option on his contract for the 2003 season. The 30-year-old Hermanson, who could compete for a spot in the Cardinals' starting rotation, was 14-13 with St. Louis in 2001. He was acquired by the Red Sox before the start of last season, and suffered through numerous in |
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| Cards re-sign Drew |
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01/17/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals and outfielder J.D. Drew agreed to terms on a one-year contract Friday worth $3.6 million, avoiding arbitration. Drew, a 27-year-old rightfielder, was the Cardinals' last remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible player, meaning the team will not have to go to arbitration with any of its players in 2003. In 135 games last season, Drew batted .252 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI. Patellar tendinitis in his right knee landed him on the disabled list in June and Ju |
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| Cards' Tomko avoids salary arbitration |
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01/16/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals 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 Pad |
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| Finley will not resign with Cardinals |
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01/08/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Chuck Finley and the St. Louis Cardinals will not come to an agreement on a new contract by Wednesday's deadline. The deadline for players who declined arbitration to re-sign with their former team is midnight (et) Wednesday. Without an agreement, Finley will be unable to re-sign with the Cardinals until May 1. It is believed that Finley may choose to sit out until May and sort out the remaining issues in his impending divorce. Finley and actress Tawny Kitaen are battling for cust |
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| Clemens, Finley and Floyd decline arbitration |
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12/20/2002 |
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| able to agree on a contract. The 40-year-old righthander has spent the last four years with the Yankees. He was 13-6 with a 4.35 earned run average last year and is seven wins shy of 300 for his career. Finley was said to be close to a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this month. He was acquired from Cleveland in a mid-season trade and was 7-4 with a 3.80 earned run average in 14 starts for the NL Central champions. The veteran lefthander was 4-11 with a 4.44 ERA in 18 starts for the Indians before the de |
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