Archive for December, 2006
Assessing baseball’s offseason (Yahoo! Sports)
The dust has settled on the free-agent free-for-all, with some teams improving, some declining, and some mired in mediocrity.
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Display case (Yahoo! Sports)
SAN DIEGO – In a cash-bloated, pitching-starved market, scouts flock to see if Brian Lawrence’s surgically repaired shoulder will be ready.
Posted: December 23rd, 2006.
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Sammy Sosa begins training for return to major leagues (AP)
Sammy Sosa began training Thursday in hopes of returning to the major leagues. “I feel like I did when I was a rookie,” Sosa told The Associated Press. “I have a lot of spirit and a desire to return. I think I can play three or four more years in the form I am now.” […]
Posted: December 21st, 2006.
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Nationals sign 1B-C Fick to minor league contract (SportsTicker)
WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals on Tuesday re-signed catcher-first baseman Robert Fick to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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Nationals sign 1B-C Fick to minor league contract (PA SportsTicker)
WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The Washington Nationals on Tuesday re-signed catcher-first baseman Robert Fick to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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Nationals agree to minor league deal with 1B-C Fick (AP)
Catcher-first baseman Robert Fick and the Washington Nationals agreed to terms Wednesday on a minor league contract with a spring training invitation. Fick, who would get an $850,000, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster, hit .266 with two homers and nine RBIs in 128 at-bats last season, his first with the Nationals.
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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Mariners acquire 2B Vidro from Nationals (SportsTicker)
Seattle Mariners general manager Bill Bavasi went to the winter meetings looking for a hitter who could keep an inning going. He finally found what he was looking for.
Posted: December 18th, 2006.
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Report: Mariners get 2B Vidro from Nationals (SportsTicker)
Apparently the Seattle Mariners have acquired a veteran bat to help them keep alive innings.
Posted: December 13th, 2006.
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Herr to manage Nationals’ Class A affiliate (AP)
Former Cardinals second baseman Tommy Herr was hired Tuesday by the Washington Nationals as the manager of Class A Hagerstown. The other five minor league managers were in the Nationals’ system last year: John Stearns (Triple-A Columbus), Scott Little (Double-A Harrisburg), Randy Knorr (Class A Potomac), Darnell Coles (Class A Vermont) and Bobby Henley (rookie […]
Posted: December 12th, 2006.
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Sorting out winners, losers (Yahoo! Sports)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Owners have spent lavishly this holiday season, but how much has their impulsiveness helped their clubs?
Posted: December 7th, 2006.
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