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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White Sox, Cintron agree to 1-year deal (AP)
The White Sox and infielder Alex Cintron agreed Wednesday on a one-year, $1.9-million contract and avoided arbitration. Cintron, a switch hitter, hit .285 with five home runs and 41 RBIs in 91 games last season — his first with the White Sox. He played 41 games at shortstop, 26 at second base and 11 at […]
Posted: December 27th, 2006.
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White Sox, IF Cintron agree to terms on one-year contract (SportsTicker)
The Chicago White Sox avoided salary arbitration with a young infielder - just not the one they had hoped to do so with.
Posted: December 27th, 2006.
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White Sox, IF Cintron agree to terms on one-year contract (PA SportsTicker)
The Chicago White Sox avoided salary arbitration with a young infielder - just not the one they had hoped to do so with.
Posted: December 27th, 2006.
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White Sox trade RHP McCarthy to Rangers for three prospects (PA SportsTicker)
The Texas Rangers brought in a highly coveted pitcher - but he was not named Barry Zito.
Posted: December 23rd, 2006.
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McCarthy goes from White Sox to Rangers in 5-player deal (AP)
Texas acquired right-hander Brandon McCarthy from the Chicago White Sox in a five-player deal Saturday in which the Rangers gave up their 2003 first-round pick. John Danks, the ninth overall pick three years ago, and fellow right-handers Nick Masset and Jacob Rasner were sent to Chicago for McCarthy and outfielder David Paisano.
Posted: December 23rd, 2006.
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White Sox trade RHP McCarthy to Rangers for three prospects (SportsTicker)
The Chicago White Sox on Saturday traded promising righthander Brandon McCarthy to the Texas Rangers for three minor-league prospects.
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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Man suspected of stealing identities of almost 90 MLB players (AP)
Police have found personal information on White Sox slugger Jim Thome and Mets outfielder Moises Alou at the home of a man charged with identity theft. David Dright, 38, faces 27 counts of identity theft involving “ordinary people” who live in Lake County outside Chicago, said Patricia Fix, chief deputy of the high-tech crime unit […]
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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Baseball salary average up 9 percent to nearly $2.7 million (AP)
Baseball salaries were booming even before the free-agent escalation that began more than a month ago. The average salary shot up 9 percent this year to $2,699,292, according to final figures released Wednesday by the Major League Baseball Players Association. The increase was the highest since a 12.8 percent rise in 2001 and makes it […]
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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