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| Baseball loses a small giant |
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08/16/2007 |
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| cks had a specific date to be signed or they would go back into the draft pool the following year, thus eliminating the draft-and-follow process where teams would control the rights to players attending junior college until the following spring. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and top overall pick David Price agreed on one of the richest deals ever for a first-year player, as he signed a six-year major league contract worth a guaranteed $8.5 million and possibly as much as $11.25 million. His bonus is the second-largest i |
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| Struggling Reardon eager to rejoin former Twins mates for '87 reunion |
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08/16/2007 |
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| ected nothing less than a warm reception. ``Anybody who knows me knows that wasn't me. I'm sure they've heard about it, but that was not Jeff Reardon,'' he said. Gaetti is now the hitting coach for the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He last ran into Reardon when he was in Florida for spring training with St. Louis in 1996, staying in an apartment near where Reardon lives. ``What a good guy, too,'' Gaetti said. ``I hope that's all in his past, man. What a tough thing to have |
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| Devil Rays ink top pick Price |
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08/16/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed left- hander David Price, the first overall selection in the June draft, to a six- year contract on Wednesday. According to the Tampa Tribune, the contract runs through 2012, and includes a signing bonus of $5.6 million, the second-highest ever awarded. A total of $8.5 million is said to be guaranteed, including the bonus and $2.9 million in minor league salary. The total value can rise to $11.25 million depending on how much time Price spends i |
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| First-round draft picks all beat new deadline |
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08/16/2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -Top pick David Price agreed Wednesday to an $11.25 million, six-year contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and all the other first-rounders also beat baseball's new deadline for draft choices to sign. Price, a hard-throwing left-hander from Vanderbilt, is guaranteed $8.5 million under the deal, which includes a $5.6 million signing bonus. Agreements were announced Wednesday for 11 of the 30 first-round picks. Agent Scott Boras went right up to the final hours before the midnight EDT deadline |
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| Pena leads D-Rays over Red Sox |
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08/15/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Carlos Pena drove in three runs to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox in the finale of a three-game series from Fenway Park. Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine (2-8) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits, while walking two and striking out three for the Devil Rays, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Jason Varitek homered and Julio Lugo drove in two runs for the Red Sox, who failed to complete the series sweep after winning the first |
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| No. 1 draft pick David Price agrees to $11.25 million deal with Devil Rays |
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08/15/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -David Price didn't sit around waiting for his agent to complete a deal with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The top pick in this year's baseball draft headed to the golf course. The hard-throwing left-hander was on the eighth hole Wednesday when he received a call informing him an $11.25 million, six-year contract was in place hours before the midnight deadline for teams to lock up their draft selections. Price said he was confident all along that an agreement would be reached in time to |
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| Dice-K, Red Sox hope for some more home cooking against D-Rays |
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08/15/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox attempt to maintain their home superiority over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays when the American League East foes wrap up a three-game series with a matinee this afternoon from Fenway Park. Boston has claimed the first two tests of this set and all five meetings at Fenway Park against the lowly Devil Rays this season. Since the start of the 2004 campaign, Tampa Bay has posted a woeful 5-29 record in Beantown. The Red Sox have also won seven of the eight overall encounters between th |
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| Gagne and Lester have good nights back in Boston |
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08/15/2007 |
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Jon Lester hadn't pitched in Fenway Park in nearly a year. Eric Gagne hadn't pitched well for the Boston Red Sox in two outings. A rare ninth-inning rally by the Red Sox on Tuesday night gave them a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, saved Lester a loss and gave Gagne his first win with his new team. Mike Lowell hit his 16th homer to tie the game for Boston and three batters later Coco Crisp drove in the winning run with a single. It was only the second time this season the Red Sox won when trailing |
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| Dunn not done in Cincinnati |
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08/14/2007 |
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| r Bill Bray was recalled from Louisville to replace him on the roster. A major move came the following day when feel-good story Josh Hamilton was activated from the 15-day disabled list. Hamilton, the number one overall pick in the 1999 draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had been on the shelf since July 12 due to a sprained right wrist. His journey to the big leagues has been a long and arduous one, with a substance-abuse problem that led to multiple suspensions by MLB. "The stuff that happens in life, job-wise, is |
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| Lester returns to Fenway as Red Sox continue series with Rays |
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08/14/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jon Lester returns to the Fenway Park mound for the first time in nearly a full year when the Boston Red Sox resume a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays this evening. Lester hasn't pitched in Boston since a start against the rival New York Yankees on August 18, 2006. Shortly afterward, the 23-year-old was diagnosed with a treatable form of lymphoma that cut short his rookie campaign. The young lefty underwent chemotherapy treatments during the winter and began this season at Triple- |
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