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| Braves sign Hernandez to one-year deal |
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01/23/2003 |
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| h $600,000 and could be worth an additional $400,000 with performance incentives. The 38-year-old recorded 26 saves and a 4.33 ERA last season while with Kansas City. The two-time All-Star has also appeared with the Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in his 13-year career. For his career, Hernandez is 48-51 with a 3.22 ERA and 320 saves. Hernandez had a career-high 43 saves for Tampa Bay in 1999 and will most likely be used as a setup man with John Smoltz handling the closing duties. |
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| Devil Rays sign veterans Stevens and Wells |
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01/22/2003 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed first baseman Lee Stevens and pitcher Bob Wells to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training. The 35-year-old Stevens is a career .254 hitter with 144 home runs and 531 RBI in 1,012 games. He hit at least 20 home runs in every season from 1997-2001, including a career-high 25 homers in 2001 with the Expos. Stevens split last season with the Expos and Cleveland Indians. He was sent to Cleveland as part of the Bartolo Colon trade. |
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| Dodgers reach terms with Perez; sign Alvarez to minor-league deal |
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01/17/2003 |
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| s, including 65 starts. The Dodgers also signed lefthander Wilson Alvarez to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training on Thursday. The 32-year-old Alvarez was 2-3 with a save and a 5.28 ERA in 23 games, including 10 starts, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays last season. In 273 career games over the course of 11 major league seasons, Alvarez has compiled an 88-80 record with a 4.03 ERA. The native of Venezuela has also pitched for Texas, the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco. Alvarez has battled arm p |
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| Devil Rays sign former Phillie Anderson |
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01/16/2003 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed second baseman Marlon Anderson to a one-year contract on Thursday. "Marlon is an athletic player with good speed and quickness," said Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella. "He will compete at second base during Spring Training and we will move him around to try to make him more than a one-position player." Anderson, who will make $600,000 in the 2003 campaign, has spent the past five seasons in Philadelphia. Last season, Anderson batted .258 with eig |
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| McGriff agrees to one-year deal with Dodgers |
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12/20/2002 |
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| is coming off another solid season and would add more power to our lineup. We would be excited to be a part of a special and historic season for him as he closes in on 500 career home runs." McGriff, acquired by the Cubs in a July 2001 deal with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, hit .273 with 30 homers and 103 RBI last season. It marked his fourth straight year and the eighth time in his career with at least 100 runs batted in. The left-handed slugger is ranked 21st all-time in homers and 40th in RBI. McGriff started his m |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| selected at the major league level in the Rule 5 Draft on Monday with the current organization, followed by the player, (position) and former organization with (minor league affiliate): 1. Milwaukee Brewers - Enrique Cruz (SS), NY Mets (Norfolk) 2. Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Hector Luna (SS), Cleveland (Buffalo) 3. San Diego Padres - Carl Hernandez (RHP), Atlanta (Richmond) 4. Detroit Tigers - Wilfredo Ledezma (LHP), Boston (Pawtucket) 5. Chicago Cubs - Derek Thompson (LHP), Cleveland (Buffalo) 6. Kansas City Royals - |
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| Devil Rays and Mets complete Ordonez trade |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets announced on Monday the two players-to-be-named later in the Rey Ordonez trade with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays that was announced on Sunday. The players are infielder Russ Johnson and minor league first baseman Josh Pressley. The 31-year-old Ordonez hit .254 with 53 runs scored and 42 RBI last season. The shortstop also hit one homer over 144 games for the Mets, but committed 19 errors, the most on the team. Ordonez had been a member of the Mets' organization since |
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| Several teams make trades; Minaya mulling offers |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Lopez from the Blue Jays. The deal also sent first baseman Erubiel Durazo from Arizona to Oakland and the Blue Jays acquired a player to be named later from the Athletics. The New York Mets traded shortstop Rey Ordonez and cash considerations to the Tampa 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 P |
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| Expos ready for fire sale |
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12/14/2002 |
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| nts. There may be more economical offers then. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES The Seattle Mariners named Lamar Johnson their new hitting coach on Friday. Infielder Andy Sheets is on his way to the Japan Central League after his contract was bought from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Phillies signed lefthanded starter Randy Wolf to a four-year contract extension worth $22.5 million. The Mets re-signed infielder/outfielder Joe McEwing to a one-year, $600,000 deal. Righthander Chris Carpenter signed a one-year deal with the C |
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| Devil Rays sell Cox to Japanese team |
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12/10/2002 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have reached an agreement with the Yokohama Bay Stars of the Japan Central League to purchase the services of Devil Rays first baseman Steve Cox. Tampa Bay will need to ask for release waivers on Cox for the deal to be finalized. In 148 games this season, Cox batted .254 with 16 home runs and 72 runs batted in. He was one of the Rays expansion draft selections in 1997. In four season with Tampa Bay, he batted .262. |
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