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| Tigers get Laird from Texas |
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12/08/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers acquired catcher Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers for a pair of minor league pitching prospects on Monday. "The Tigers organization is pleased to acquire Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers," Tigers president, chief executive officer and general manager David Dombrowski said. "He is a solid addition to our club offensively, defensively and with his ability to handle a pitching staff at the major league level." Laird hit .276 with six homers and 41 RBI i |
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| Tigers to get Laird from Texas |
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12/08/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers are reportedly set to acquire catcher Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers. In the deal, expected to be announced Monday at the winter meetings, the Detroit Free Press reports the Tigers will send pitcher Guillermo Moscoso and pitching prospect Carlos Melo to the Rangers. Laird hit .276 with six homers and 41 RBI in 96 games in 2008. |
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| Japanese P Tazawa signs with BoSox |
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12/04/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa has signed a three-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Boston Globe said the contract is around $3 million. The newspaper also stated that Tazawa rejected offers from three other major league teams, including the Texas Rangers, who offered him more money. Tazawa is the third Japanese pitcher to join the Red Sox as he will be teamed up with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima. |
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| Mariners name pitching, bullpen coaches |
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12/03/2008 |
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| oin bench coach Ty Van Burkleo and first base coach Lee Tinsley, with the third base coach and hitting coach slots still undetermined. Adair, 50, joins the Mariners after serving the last four seasons as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers. Adair had two previous stints as a major league pitching coach, working for the Cleveland Indians in 1992 and 1993 and the Detroit Tigers from September 12, 1996 through the 1999 campaign. Wetteland, 42, was the Washington Nationals bullpen coach i |
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| Rangers offer Bradley salary arbitration |
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12/01/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers want draft picks if Milton Bradley does not return next season, as the club offered the outfielder salary arbitration on Monday. Bradley, the Type-B free agent, batted .321 with 22 homers and 77 runs batted in during 126 games last season. If he declines arbitration and signs elsewhere, the Rangers will be rewarded with a supplemental first-round pick in the June 2009 draft. The club also announced that pitchers Jason Jennings and Jamey Wright along with in |
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| Report: Japanese P Tazawa and BoSox agree to contract |
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12/01/2008 |
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| e, citing a source in baseball, said the 22-year-old will arrive in Boston later this week and will undergo a physical to complete the deal, which is reported to be around $3 million. The newspaper also stated that Tazawa rejected offers from three other major league teams, including the Texas Rangers, who offered him more money. With reports stating that his fastball is anywhere between the low 90s to as high as 97 miles per hour, it is unknown whether the Red Sox will use him as a starter or a set up man. |
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| Red Sox acquire RHP Littleton from Rangers |
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11/28/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed relief pitcher Wes Littleton from the Texas Rangers on Friday for two players to be named later or cash considerations. Littleton, Texas' fourth-round pick in the 2003 draft, spent a majority of last season with Triple-A Oklahoma, going 7-1 with six saves and a 4.01 earned-run average in 44 appearances. Over his three-year career in the big leagues, the 26-year-old has compiled a 5-3 record with three saves and a 3.69 ERA in 80 games -- |
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| Orioles hire former Reds GM Krivsky as a special assistant |
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11/26/2008 |
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| New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya. Prior to that, he had spent over two years as executive vice president and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The 54-year-old Krivsky started his career in January 1977 in the ticket department of the Texas Rangers and was eventually promoted to assistant general manager of the team in 1980. He worked in that capacity until leaving for the Minnesota Twins organization in December 1994. Krivsky spent just over eight years as assistant general manager of the Twi |
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| Phillies deal Golson to Rangers for Mayberry |
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11/20/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder John Mayberry from the Texas Rangers Thursday for outfielder Greg Golson in an exchange of former first-round picks. The 24-year-old Mayberry, the 19th overall pick in 2005, split the 2008 season between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma and hit a combined .264 with 38 doubles, 20 home runs, 71 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 135 games. The 23-year-old Golson, the 21st overall selection in 2004, played for Double- A Reading dur |
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| Rangers ship righty Loe to Japan |
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11/20/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers have sold the rights to right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe to the Fukuoka SouthBank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League for an undisclosed amount. Loe, the club's 20th round pick in 2002, bounced around between the minors and majors last season and finished with a 1-0 record and a 3.23 earned run average in 14 games for the Rangers. Over the course of his five-year career with the Rangers, Loe was 19-23 with a 4.77 ERA in 107 games, 47 of which were starts. |
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