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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:46:00 PST |
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Dodgers offer Hoffman one-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)The Dodgers are battling the Brewers for the services of reliever Trevor Hoffman.
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Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Would Jeff Moorad's purchase of the Padres come soon enough to salvage the 2009 season?
With embattled team owner John Moores tightening purse strings during the club's pending sale stemming from a messy divorce from wife Becky, the Padres' player budget for 2009 had been slashed by nearly $30 million to the neighborhood of $40 million for 2009.
Due to the budgetary limitations, the Padres have been trying to trade 2007 Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy, have already traded away shortstop Khalil Greene (to St. Louis) and were at a contract impasse with all-time saves leader and fan favorite Trevor Hoffman. Would any of that change now that Moorad has emerged as a potential buyer? And where does Moorad's potential ownership leave CEO Sandy Alderson and...
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Cubs employ the Bradley method (Yahoo! Sports)Chicago's pursuit began in secret at the GM meetings and concluded with a three-year, $30 million deal.
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Padres prepare to sell team to Jeff Moorad (PA SportsTicker)The San Diego Padres on Friday entered into exclusive negotiations to sell the team to a group led by former Arizona Diamondbacks chief executive officer Jeff Moorad.
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Padres agree to terms with INF Rodriguez (AP)The Padres agreed to terms on a one-year deal with infielder Luis Rodriguez on Wednesday. The switch-hitting Rodriguez batted .287 with 12 RBIs and 22 runs scored in 64 games in his first season with San Diego. Signed by Minnesota as an undrafted free agent in 1997, Rodriguez has a career average of .257 with six home runs and 50 RBIs over parts of four major league seasons.
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Padres agree to terms with IF Rodriguez (PA SportsTicker)SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres on Wednesday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with infielder Luis Rodriguez.
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Padres, OF Gerut agree on one-year deal (PA SportsTicker)SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres on Friday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Jody Gerut, team general manager Kevin Towers announced.
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Gerut agrees to $1,775,000 deal with Padres (AP)Outfielder Jody Gerut agreed Friday with the San Diego Padres on a one-year contract worth $1,775,000. The 31-year-old hit .296 with 14 homers and 43 RBIs in 100 games for the Padres last season -- his first in the big leagues since 2005. He also hit .308 with five homers and 18 RBIs in 27 games for Triple-A Portland.
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Dave Smith remembered for generosity (AP)Dave Smith, a former All-Star closer who holds the Houston Astros record for games pitched, died Wednesday. He was 53. Former big leaguer Tim Flannery said Smith apparently died of a heart attack, but the official cause of death wasn't known. "He's gone. My tears are the rain," Flannery, the San Francisco Giants third base coach, told The Associated Press.
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Padres outfielder Giles sued by ex-girlfriend (AP)Padres outfielder Brian Giles is being sued by his former girlfriend for more than $10 million, alleging he battered her while she was pregnant and caused her to have a miscarriage. The lawsuit was filed in San Diego Superior Court on Dec. 5 and reported Tuesday by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Cheri Olvera alleges Giles began abusing her in 2002.
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Pads owner hires Goldman Sachs to help with sale (AP)Padres owner John Moores has hired Goldman Sachs to search for a potential buyer as he goes through a divorce from his wife, Becky. "Goldman will look at offers and make recommendations," Moores said in an e-mail Monday to The Associated Press. "I have been told that, because these are difficult economic times, I should be prepared for a wide range of interest and offers.
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Hensley not offered contract by Padres (AP)Right-hander Clay Hensley, who allowed Barry Bonds' record-tying 755th home run two seasons ago, was among two San Diego Padres players who became free agents Friday after they weren't offered contracts for 2009. Right-hander Charlie Haeger also was not offered a contract. The Padres tendered contracts to 33 players.
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Winners and losers from the winter meetings (SportingNews.com)Most clubs left Las Vegas with little more than claims that they have made progress toward achieving their offseason goals. Too bad for them.
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Padres non-tender RHPs Hensley, Haeger (PA SportsTicker)The San Diego Padres on Friday non-tendered righthanders Clay Hensley and Charlie Haeger.
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Year after Mitchell Report, MLB tries to move on (AP)Headlines about steroids are down, and so are home runs. One year later, the stigma of the Mitchell Report has worn off for most players and baseball is convinced it has moved on. But has there been a permanent change, with less reliance on big boppers and greater focus on small ball, the kind played by the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays?
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Winners and losers, leaving Las Vegas (Yahoo! Sports)Sabathia and Oprah, Manuel and Minaya hit the jackpot; Peavy and Manny, Tigers and Braves crapped out.
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Rule 5 Report (RotoWire)
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Padres GM: Cubs pull out of Peavy sweepstakes (AP)Jake Peavy appears to be staying put with the San Diego Padres -- for now. General manager Kevin Towers said Thursday that Cubs GM Jim Hendry told him Chicago was ceasing its pursuit of the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner. Towers said Monday that the Cubs were the only team in the running at that point.
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Teixeira negotiations continue to escalate (Yahoo! Sports)Agent Scott Boras is leveraging the bidders against one another. Angels are among those getting uncomfortable.
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Peavy not heading to Cubs (PA SportsTicker)Jake Peavy will remain with the San Diego Padres, for now.
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Swap of center fielders hits a snag (Yahoo! Sports)Brewers' Mike Cameron appeared bound for New York for Melky Cabrera, but not so fast.
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Padres set Thursday deadline for Peavy deal (Yahoo! Sports)San Diego is frustrated by the Cubs' inability to find a taker for Jason Marquis, their condition for the complicated deal.
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Phillies close to signing Chan Ho Park (Yahoo! Sports)Veteran right-hander who flourished in Dodgers bullpen last year might be viewed as a fifth starter in Philadelphia.
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Upgraded bats to be used in 2009 (AP)Scary scenes of broken maple bats sailing into the stands or dugouts soon could be a thing of the past. At least that's what Major League Baseball hopes. All bats used in big league games soon will have their own serial numbers and ink markings for tracking, part of the first step in the sport's efforts to decrease the number of broken bats and ensure a safer environment for players and fans.
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Peavy deal hinges only on Marquis move (Yahoo! Sports)The Cubs finding a taker for pitcher Jason Marquis is the only holdup for the acquisition of Jake Peavy.
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Orioles ship Hernandez to Cincy for Freel, minor leaguers (Yahoo! Sports)The Baltimore Orioles apparently have attained one of their winter meetings objectives, finding a taker for...
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Towers still optimistic about Peavy deal (Yahoo! Sports)Although a Cubs source said the four-team trade isn't close, the Padres GM indicated it hasn't "lost steam."
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Three-team deal would send DeRosa to Phillies (Yahoo! Sports) The Philadelphia Phillies could get the insurance they need at second base and a right-hand hitting outfielder...
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Notes from the winter meetings: Boras dictates the pace (SportingNews.com)Greg Maddux's retirement announcement is the biggest event of opening day in Las Vegas, partly because Maddux's agent, Scott Boras, arranged it that way, says Stan McNeal.
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