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The Brewers have already settled on salaries for 2011 with arbitration-eligible players Prince Fielder ($15.5M), Carlos Gomez ($1.5M), Kameron Loe ($1.25M) and Manny Parra ($1.2M). They have only two unsettled cases: Rickie Weeks and Shaun Marcum. According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Brewers expect to reach agreements with both within the…
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The Rockies claimed 25-year-old Clayton Mortensen off waivers from the A’s last week and designated right-hander Samuel Deduno for assignment in order to clear a 40-man roster spot. Deduno, though, was teamless for only a short period of time. According to MLB.com’s transactions page, the Padres claimed the 27-year-old off waivers on Saturday evening. Deduno…
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From Bob Tompkins of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk (via MLB Trade Rumors) comes word that veteran reliever Russ Springer has decided to hang up his cleats for good. The 42-year-old native of Alexandria, Louisiana broke into the majors back in 1992 as a reliever for the Yankees. He played for 10 different teams throughout…
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The winter has been a bit rude to free agent first baseman Troy Glaus. The 34-year-old drew mild interest from the Rockies in early December, but talks never went anywhere and he wasn’t linked to another club the rest of the way. Now, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, he is considering retirement. Or at…
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As first reported by Mike Axisa of MLB Trade Rumors, the Diamondbacks avoided arbitration on Wednesday evening with Miguel Montero by agreeing to a one-year contract that will pay the catcher $3.2 million in 2011. Montero was eligible for arbitration this winter for the second time in his career. Last season he pulled in $2…
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Back in November of 2003, the Padres decided to abandon the traditional road gray uniforms that most teams used and continue to use. Instead, they decided to play away games in a sand-colored jersey, meant to represent the beaches of San Diego. The change was met with immediate criticism. The Padres’ new sand jersey looked…
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The Angels got all sorts of deserved flak for taking on $81 million of Vernon Wells‘ contract in a trade with the Blue Jays last week. But they could end their offseason on a high note. According to Mark Saxson of ESPN L.A., the Halos have opened long-term contract discussions with ace right-hander Jered Weaver.…
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UPDATE: The Armando Galarraga trade is official, reports Jason Beck. The Tigers get Kevin Eichhorn and lefty reliever Ryan Robowski. The Diamondbacks are responsible for all of Galarraga’s salry. 12:28 PM: The Galarraga-to-Arizona trade has gone from talks to “likely” to “on the verge” of happening according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. The trade could be done today. The…
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The Red Sox signed closer Jonathan Papelbon to a one-year contract last week that will grant him a $12 million salary in 2011. But there’s a chance he won’t be in Boston for the entire year. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox are open to trade offers for the 30-year-old…
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I had the great pleasure of meeting Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck in 2001 when I was 14 years old. I was an eighth grader, going into freshman year of high school. My friend’s dad was his personal accountant and Buck had told my friend to “come say hello” whenever he made it to…
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The Orioles don’t have a deal with Vladimir Guerrero, as Jim Bowden reported Saturday, but they are at least looking into signing the aging slugger. The Baltimore front office undoubtedly spent the weekend sorting out positives and negatives. Vlad might hit well at Camden Yards, but bringing him aboard would mean moving Luke Scott to…
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Rangers avoid arbitration with O’Day, ink $1.215M contract
Jan 23, 2011, 12:49 PM EDT
The Rangers can file another arbitration case as closed. According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, side-arming reliever Darren O’Day has agreed to a $1.215 million salary for 2011. O’Day requested $1.4 million and the Rangers countered at $1.05 million when arbitration figures were filed last week. They found a middle ground over…
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The Rockies are known more for late-season charges than they are fast beginnings. In fact, they’ve had a losing record in April in each of the last four seasons. But that could all change this year. As Jack Etkin at Inside The Rockies notes, the club plays only three games in April against a team…
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According to the Associated Press, via CBSSports.com, Astros right-hander Cesar Carrillo was arrested and charged with trespassing after an incident early Saturday morning at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. Carrillo was asked to leave the casino for an undisclosed reason and then attempted to reenter the premises 15 minutes later. He…
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Royals first baseman Billy Butler agreed to a four-year, $30 million contract extension with the Royals on Saturday morning. Now Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star has the financial breakdown of the deal. Butler will make $3 million this year, $8 million in 2012, 2013 and 2014, then possibly $12.5 million on a club…
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The Reds haven’t been overly active in free agency this offseason, but they’ve done a nice job of locking up some of their key internal components. Staff ace Bronson Arroyo was signed to a three-year, $35 million contract extension in early December. Young power-hitting outfielder Jay Bruce inked a six-year, $51 million extension less than…
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Josh Hamilton‘s recent bout with pneumonia was actually kind of serious. According to Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Hamilton dropped 10 pounds last week while battling the lung inflammation for five days in the hosptial. The outfielder also told reporters on Friday that he’s only at about 90 percent health at the moment.…
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UPDATE, 12:15 PM: Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com was told by a source that the Rays are indeed talking to Damon and that an agreement could “certainly happen,” but also that nothing is close. 2:29 AM: Johnny Damon has found a new home for the upcoming season. Well, almost. According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports,…
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On Thursday, Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes filed a report claiming that free agent Manny Ramirez would likely sign with a new team by the beginning of next week. Now T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com is reporting that the Rangers are “going after” him. A couple of other clubs have been linked to Ramirez, including the…
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Mike Silva of New York Baseball Digest had this one last night. Adam Rubin of ESPN New York confirmed it this morning. The Mets have signed left-handed reliever Tim Byrdak to a minor league contract and, presumably, have invited him to spring training. There’s a real chance that Byrdak will be able to climb his…
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Braves outfielder Nate McLouth had the worst offensive season of his career in 2010, posting a miserable .190 batting average and .620 OPS across 288 plate appearances. He was demoted to the Triple-A level at one point and he also battled a concussion near the middle of the summer. It was a brutal showing. But,…
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UPDATE, 7:41 PM: According to Mychael Urban of CSN Bay Area, this one is done. If Suppan manages to find a spot on the Giants’ Opening Day roster, he will earn a $1 million salary. 2:16 PM: From Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News comes word that the Giants are nearing agreement on…
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From Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes comes word that the Reds have agreed to a four-year, $27 million contract extension with young right-hander Johnny Cueto. Cueto, 25 next month, was eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter. This new extension will allow both sides to avoid an often tumultuous arbitration hearing and will…
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Free agent right-hander Justin Duchscherer may be close to finding a new team. The right-hander drew interest from the Yankees earlier this winter and, according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick, held private workouts with two other American League clubs last week. Duchscherer tallied only 28 total innings last year for the A’s and sat out for…
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Finally, according to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, the Twins have officially reached agreement with right-hander Carl Pavano. It was reported almost 13 days ago that the two sides had reached a compromise on a two-year contract, but it took another few meetings for all of the financial terms to be worked out. Pavano will earn…
