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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:42:56 PST |
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Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals for Ramon Ramirez (Yahoo! Sports) The Kansas City Royals acquired center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for...
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Cubs showing interest in KC's Teahen, DeJesus (Yahoo! Sports)Is Mark Teahen in the Chicago Cubs ' sights? That was the speculation on Tuesday after the Cubs took care of a...
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Marlins ignite latest fire sale early in offseason (SportingNews.com)The Florida Marlins haven't wasted much time in shaping their 2009 roster. Three trades are already in the books, with more almost certainly on the way, says Ryan Fagan.
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Cubs re-sign RHP Dempster (PA SportsTicker)The Chicago Cubs made their first notable offseason move Tuesday, re-signing free agent pitcher Ryan Dempster to a four-year contract.
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Dempster, Cubs agree to $52 million, 4-year deal (AP)
Ryan Dempster made the successful switch from closer to starter this season, winning 17 games and helping the Chicago Cubs compile the best record in the National League. Once the postseason rolled around, though, Dempster's spring training prediction that the Cubs would win the World Series fell way short when Chicago was swept in the first round for the second consecutive year.
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Dempster, Cubs close to four-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)The Chicago Cubs are close to re-signing All-Star Ryan Dempster to a four-year contract, Foxsports.com reported...
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Cubs, not Yanks, are focus of potential Peavy deal (Yahoo! Sports)Don't count the New York Yankees as a player in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes — not just yet, anyway,...
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Albert Pujols powers way to 2nd NL MVP award (AP)
Albert Pujols convinced himself and voters what's worthy of the NL MVP award. The St. Louis star became a two-time winner Monday, outdistancing Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard in a result that's sure to renew a debate Pujols once raised himself: What qualifies as "most valuable"? Pujols won despite the Cardinals' fourth-place finish in the NL Central, the lowest spot for an NL MVP winner since...
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Cubs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Kerry Wood era in Chicago apparently is over.
General manager Jim Hendry made a two-pronged statement when he traded minor league pitching prospect Jose Ceda to the Marlins for veteran right-handed reliever Kevin Gregg.
In virtually the same breath, Hendry said he told Wood and his agents that the Cubs would be going in a different direction with their closing situation. Wood, whom the Cubs drafted in 1995, came up in 1998, set the baseball world on fire with a 20-strikeout game that May and was the NL Rookie of the Year. Wood battled elbow and shoulder problems over the years, but he came back in 2008 to convert 34 saves in 40 chances. The crux of the problem is that the Cubs did not want to give Wood more than a one-year contract or a one-year deal...
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Hall of Fame schedules replacement game for 2009 (AP)
Baseball's legends and old-timers will play in a new Hall of Fame Classic, a creation deemed insufficient by the group opposed to the elimination of the annual exhibition between major league teams. The inaugural Hall of Fame Classic will be held on June 21 -- Father's Day and the first day of summer.
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Cubs to play at new Yankee Stadium on April 3-4 (AP)The Chicago Cubs will play the first exhibition games at the new Yankee Stadium, meeting New York on Friday night April 3 and again the following afternoon. The $1.3 billion ballpark, scheduled for substantial completion by Feb. 17, will host its first regular-season game when the Yankees play Cleveland on April 16.
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Facing dismantling, Padres are a mess (SportingNews.com) San Diego general manager Kevin Towers has the worst job in baseball. He must preside over the second...
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Are Closers Worth The Cost? (Yahoo! Sports)One-inning relief pitchers like Francisco Rodriguez aren't worth the big bucks, an analysis shows.
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Detroit's closer plans do not include Kerry Wood (Yahoo! Sports)While the Detroit Tigers begin their search for help at closer, it appears that search appears unlikely to...
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Will Cubs take a run at Randy Johnson? (Yahoo! Sports) With Kerry Wood out of the picture and Ryan Dempster and Jake Peavy out in the open, the Chicago Cubs are...
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Free-agent focus: Looking for infield, outfield help (SportingNews.com)Free-agent shopping promises to be hotter than Christmas sales, and we take a look at the teams who has the lists -- and the money -- to cart off the best players.
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Wood wanted to stay with Cubs (AP)Kerry Wood prepared himself mentally and emotionally last season, knowing it might be his last one with the Chicago Cubs. Turned out, it was. Wood wanted to stay with the only team he's ever pitched for, but the economic realities of the game and the team's needs in other areas prevented that from happening.
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Closers for sale as free agency opens (Yahoo! Sports)Francisco Rodriguez and fellow stoppers can be had, and for less money than you might think.
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Cubs acquire P Gregg; Wood to leave as free agent (PA SportsTicker)When the Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Kevin Gregg from the Florida Marlins on Thursday, the move all but signaled the end of an era in the Windy City.
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Marlins trade Kevin Gregg to Cubs (AP)The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Kevin Gregg in a trade with the Florida Marlins on Thursday, a move that appears to end Kerry Wood's career with the team. Wood, the 1998 NL Rookie of the Year who saved 34 games this year, had been the longest-tenured player on the Cubs. General manager Jim Hendry said Wood was deserving of a three- or four-year deal and the Cubs are not prepared to offer him...
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‘Nothing is close’ on Peavy deal (Yahoo! Sports)The Padres’ efforts to trade pitcher Jake Peavy appear to have bogged down.
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Peavy trade talks progressing (Yahoo! Sports)There has been “some movement,” but still no deal in the Padres’ attempt to trade Jake Peavy.
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Pitcher pleads not guilty to assault charges (AP)A Peoria Chiefs minor-league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the head during a bench-clearing brawl has pleaded not guilty. An attorney for 21-year-old Julio Castillo submitted the written plea Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court in Dayton, Ohio. Castillo was indicted last month on two counts of felonious assault.
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Maddon, Piniella win Manager of Year awards (AP)
Joe Maddon took Tampa Bay from last place to first, a few years after Lou Piniella tried to turn that trick himself. But it didn't take Piniella long to find success elsewhere, and both managers were big winners Wednesday. Maddon easily won the American League Manager of the Year award for guiding the Rays from baseball's basement to the World Series.
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Cubs retain all coaches (AP)The Chicago Cubs are bringing back all their coaches for the 2009 season under manager Lou Piniella. Retained were pitching coach Larry Rothschild, who will be entering his eighth season with the Cubs. Returning for their third seasons are bench coach Alan Trammell; hitting coach Gerald Perry; third base coach Mike Quade; first base coach Matt Sinatro; bullpen coach Lester Strode; and Ivan DeJesus,...
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Piniella named NL Manager of the Year (PA SportsTicker)Lou Piniella could not get the Chicago Cubs into the World Series, but he accomplished what no other Cubs manager has done in 100 years by guiding the club to consecutive postseason appearances.
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Padres won't be shortchanged on Peavy (Yahoo! Sports)San Diego decision-makers remind each other a trade should be made now only if it nets maximum value in return.
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Vegas not favoring your team in 2009? Don't worry about it (Yahoo! Sports) David Chalk of Bugs & Cranks weighs in with reasons you shouldn't fret over your team's World Series odds...
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Piniella, Cubs retain entire coaching staff (PA SportsTicker)Lou Piniella and the Chicago Cubs have decided not to shake up their bench following an award-winning season.
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Braves' new world could revolve around Peavy (Yahoo! Sports)The Braves are making a push for Jake Peavy, a move that signals their return to Atlanta's winning formula: stellar starting pitching.
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