INDIANS
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Chicago's pursuit began in secret at the GM meetings and concluded with a three-year, $30 million deal.
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Indians officials believe they addressed their two most glaring needs by signing free agent closer Kerry Wood and trading for versatile Mark DeRosa, who will become the club's starting third baseman in 2009.
General manager Mark Shapiro admits the two acquisitions have eaten up the bulk of the Indians' offseason...
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer has reported that free agent reliever Joe Nelson has been made a contract offer by...
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Carlos Manuel Santiago, a star infielder in the Negro leagues during the 1940s, died Sunday. He was 82. He died of cardiac failure at his home in Mayaguez, son Carlos Manuel Santiago Feliciano said. Santiago played second base and shortstop for the New York Cubans in 1945-46. He was invited...
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Kerry Wood thinks switching leagues will go as smoothly for him as his transition from starter to closer. After agreeing to a $20.5 million, two-year contract with the Cleveland Indians, Wood toured chilly, snow-covered Progressive Field on Thursday for the first time and said he couldn't wait to take the...
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Detroit trades for starter Edwin Jackson, sending outfielder prospect Matt Joyce to the Rays, who still need a DH.
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The New York Mets overhauled their much-maligned bullpen with two big moves Wednesday, obtaining J.J. Putz from Seattle as part of a three-team, 12-player trade that gives them a setup man for new closer Francisco Rodriguez. Hours after completing a $37 million, three-year contract with Rodriguez, New York dealt seven...
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Massive three-way trade also involving the Indians underscores how badly the Mets want to rebuild their bullpen.
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Excuse Eric Wedge if he can't quite envision it yet: the wild scene of CC Sabathia wearing pinstripes in the new Yankee Stadium for New York's home opener. Yes, Wedge and his Cleveland Indians will be there for the April 16 debut of the Yankees' $1.3 billion ballpark -- and...
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PIRATES
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When the free agent market is slow as it is this winter, it often means good things for low-revenue clubs like the Pirates.
In the offseason between the 2002-03 seasons, the Pirates took advantage of a soft market and signed right-hander Jeff Suppan and outfielders Kenny Lofton and Reggie Sanders...
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The Yankees have no equal -- in spending, not in winning. Even before their latest spending spree, the Yankees finished 2008 with a record payroll of $222.5 million, according to figures sent to clubs in recent days by the commissioner's office. The $75 million gap between the Yankees and the...
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Catcher Ryan Doumit and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Monday to an $11.5 million, three-year contract that includes a club option that could make the deal worth $26.5 million over five seasons. Doumit reached the deal less than a year after becoming the Pirates' starting catcher. He hit .318 with 15...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and catcher Ryan Doumit on Monday agreed to a three-year extension, according to multiple reports.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and catcher Ryan Doumit have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension —...
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The Houston Astros on Monday signed outfielder Jason Michaels to a one-year contract worth $750,000, plus incentives.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday completed a two-year, $4 million deal with free-agent infielder Ramon Vazquez, according to numerous reports.
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Utility infielder Ramon Vazquez agreed Friday to a $4 million, two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates after batting a career-high .290 for the Texas Rangers last season. Vazquez can play all four infield positions. He had six homers and 40 RBIs in 105 games last season and has a .257...
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Right-hander Denny Bautista became a free agent Friday when the Pittsburgh Pirates did not offer him a contract for 2009. Bautista appeared in 35 games for the Pirates after he was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on June 25, going 4-3 with a 6.10 ERA. The 28-year-old right-hander went 4-4...
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