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| Rangers' Gonzalez undergoes surgery |
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01/07/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers outfielder Juan Gonzalez had successful surgery last month in Puerto Rico to remove a fatty mass from his chest. Gonzalez had a minor procedure performed December 27 to remove the lipoma, which is a benign tumor made up of fat cells. Lipomas commonly occur under the skin. The 33-year-old Gonzalez was hampered with thumb and hand injuries last season, limiting him to just 70 games played. He batted .282 with eight home runs and 35 RBI. |
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| Rangers add Thomson to pitching staff |
MLB Baseball |
01/03/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers signed pitcher John Thomson to a one-year contract Friday. Thomson will earn $1.3 million. Thomson, 29, went 9-14 with a 4.71 ERA in 30 starts with Colorado and the New York Mets in 2002. He became a free agent after the Mets failed to tender him a contract before the December 20 deadline. a contract before the December 20 deadline. In five big-league seasons, Thomson is 29-49 with a 4.95 ERA. |
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| Rangers sign Urbina |
MLB Baseball |
12/22/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers signed closer Ugueth Urbina to a one-year deal on Sunday, hoping to add some stability to a bullpen that struggled last season. "The Rangers are extremely pleased to add one of the top closers in baseball to our club," general manager John Hart said. "Ugueth Urbina has a quality arm and had been very successful in late inning situations throughout his career. A young veteran at the age of 28, we also feel that he will be a positive influence on the developm |
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| Blue Jays sign pitcher Sturtze |
MLB Baseball |
12/21/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Pitcher Tanyon Sturtze has signed a one- year, $1 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sturtze became a free agent on Friday when his former team Tampa Bay, did not offer him a new contract. Sturtze went 4-18 with a 5.18 earned run average in 33 starts for the Devil Rays in 2002. The righthander owns a career record of 22-33 with a 5.07 ERA in 119 games. He has seen action with the Devil Rays, Texas Rangers as well as the Cubs and White Sox. |
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| Rangers let Catalanotto go; sign two others |
MLB Baseball |
12/20/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers announced on Friday that they did not offer Frank Catalanotto a contract, meaning the utility man will become a free agent. Texas also announced the signings of pitcher Danny Kolb to a $450,000 contract and catcher Todd Greene to a $750,000 deal. Both pacts are for one year. Catalanotto came to Texas as part of the 1999 blockbuster trade that sent Juan Gonzalez to Detroit. In 2001, Catalanotto batted .330 in 133 games to establish himself as a quality leado |
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| Phillies sign Ledee; Adams accepts arbitration |
MLB Baseball |
12/19/2002 |
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| lso accepted salary arbitration on Thursday. Ledee, 29, was eligible for salary arbitration, and batted .227 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 96 games last season. The five-year veteran has also played with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. He has a lifetime average of .242 with 33 homers and 188 RBI in 441 career games. Adams was 7-9 with a 4.35 ERA in 46 appearances last year. He began the season as a starter, but was sent to the bullpen midway through the campaign. The eight-year v |
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| Phillies sign outfielder Ledee |
MLB Baseball |
12/19/2002 |
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| arn additional money in incentives as well. Ledee, 29, was eligible for salary arbitration, and batted .227 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 96 games last season. The five-year veteran has also played with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers where he has a lifetime average .242 with 33 homers and 188 RBI in 441 career games. Free-agent pitcher Ricky Bottalico rejected the team's offer for salary arbitration, and will not be able to rejoin the club until May 1 if he does not re-sign by J |
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| Glanville heading to Texas |
MLB Baseball |
12/18/2002 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers signed center fielder Doug Glanville on Wednesday to a one-year contract. Glanville, who was considering offerings from the Devil Rays, Rangers and Phillies, decided to leave Philadelphia after a five year stay. Making the choice to leave the City of Brotherly Love even tougher was the fact that Glanville graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and attended high school across the river in Teaneck, New Jersey. However, the Phillies are hoping that pros |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| o Cubs - Derek Thompson (LHP), Cleveland (Buffalo) 6. Kansas City Royals - Daniel Carrasco (RHP), Pittsburgh (Nashville) 7. Pittsburgh Pirates - Matthew Roney (RHP), Colorado (Col. Springs) 8. Colorado Rockies - Victor Hall (CF), Arizona (Tucson) 9. Texas Rangers - Marshall McDougall (3B), Cleveland (Buffalo) 10. Cleveland Indians - Travis Chapman (3B), Philadelphia (Scranton) 11. Cincinnati Reds - Luke Prokopec (RHP), Los Angeles (Las Vegas) 12. Toronto Blue Jays - Aquilino Lopez (RHP), Seattle (Tacoma) 13. |
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| Expos still trying to pull trigger on trade |
MLB Baseball |
12/14/2002 |
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| le to do that.'" Minaya said he barely got any sleep Friday night, but he was awake and in the gym on Saturday morning before his hectic day started with meetings with the Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers. He sat down with the Phillies, Braves, Cardinals, Mets, Diamondbacks, Yankees and Red Sox on Friday and spoke with other clubs by phone. Montreal had a payroll of about $38 million last season and Minaya has said his team will need to trim that mar |
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