Archive for January, 2007
Cubs agree to one-year deal with RHP Prior (PA SportsTicker)
Mark Prior will wear a Chicago Cubs uniform for at least one more season.
Posted: January 31st, 2007.
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Cubs, Prior reach $3,575,000, 1-year agreement (AP)
Right-hander Mark Prior and the Chicago Cubs agreed on a one-year deal Wednesday and avoided salary arbitration. Prior will get $3,575,000 and would earn an additional $150,000 each for making 27 and 30 starts. Once considered a Cubs’ ace of the future, Prior has won just 18 games the past three seasons while battling injuries.
Posted: January 31st, 2007.
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Drew, Red Sox reach agreement; Rhodes to Mariners; Sele to Mets (AP)
Seven weeks after agreeing to terms, outfielder J.D. Drew and the Boston Red Sox resolved their differences on his $70 million, five-year contract and were set to announce the deal Friday. A baseball official involved in the negotiations said Thursday that language covering Drew’s surgically repaired right shoulder had been agreed to.
Posted: January 25th, 2007.
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Cubs release Rusch (AP)
The Chicago Cubs released left-handed pitcher Glendon Rusch on Thursday, after his 2006 season was cut short by a blood clot in his lung. Rusch was hospitalized on Sept. 12, after experiencing shortness of breath and a sharp chest pain when he hopped on a treadmill to run. Rusch was 3-8 with a 7.46 ERA […]
Posted: January 25th, 2007.
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Floyd agrees to $3 million, 1-year contract with Cubs (AP)
Cliff Floyd is coming home and hoping to be injury free after agreeing Wednesday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. Floyd, a Chicago native, could split time in left field with Matt Murton and also give the Cubs a left-handed bat off the bench. “It gives us a a lot depth. […]
Posted: January 24th, 2007.
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Cubs, Floyd agreed to $3 million, 1-year contract (AP)
Free agent outfielder Cliff Floyd agreed Wednesday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs after spending four seasons with the New York Mets. Floyd can make an additional $4.5 million this year in bonuses based on plate appearances and time on the active 25-man roster. The deal includes a mutual option for […]
Posted: January 24th, 2007.
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Cubs, Floyd reach agreement (AP)
Free agent outfielder and first baseman Cliff Floyd agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs after spending four seasons with the New York Mets. The deal includes a mutual option for 2008. Floyd, a Chicago native, was limited to 332 at-bats last year because of an injured Achilles’ tendon and will likely […]
Posted: January 24th, 2007.
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Cubs agree with veteran OF Floyd on one-year deal (PA SportsTicker)
Cliff Floyd is headed back home.
Posted: January 24th, 2007.
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Lerner, Levine, Perlozzo honored by George Washington (AP)
Washington Nationals owner Theodore Lerner wants to curb spending on player salaries, New York Yankees president Randy Levine would like to limit his team’s luxury tax payments, and Baltimore Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo is seeking ways to get his owner to open up his wallet. The three offered their perspectives on the economics of baseball […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2007.
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The battle for Erstad (Yahoo! Sports)
Free agent Darin Erstad still could return to the Los Angeles Angels as a backup first baseman and outfielder,…
Posted: January 23rd, 2007.
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