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Pineiro finalizes $16M, 2-year deal with Angels

Mike Scioscia thought about the Los Angeles Angels' rotation, now that Joel Pineiro has been added to holdovers Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, Scott Kazmir and Ervin Santana. "You put Joel in that mix, and I think our rotation can hold it [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Hernandez finalizes $78M, 5-year deal with Seattle

His fans from Seattle to Venezuela call him "King Felix."Yet it's another, more personal title that Felix Hernandez cites as the reason his career took off last year, when he went from maddening inconsistency and unfulfilled poten [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Players, clubs rush to settle in arbitration

Players and clubs rushed to settle salary arbitration cases before the scheduled exchange of figures Tuesday. Twelve more players reached agreements Monday, leaving 110 set to swap salaries among the 128 who filed for arbitration last Frida [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Guerrero completes deal with Texas Rangers

Vladimir Guerrero will now be hitting in the middle of the lineup for the Texas Rangers instead of doing damage against them. Guerrero and the Rangers finalized a one-year contract Monday that guarantees him $6.5 million and includes a mutu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Reds reach deal with LHP Chapman

Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman has agreed to a deal with the Cincinnati Reds, ending one of the biggest questions in baseball this offseason. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press about the agreement on Sunday [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Scott Podsednik agrees to $1.75M deal with Royals

Cut by Colorado near the end of spring training, Scott Podsednik found himself on the couch watching the start of the 2009 season. Doubt? You bet. Podsednik had it. He eventually was picked up by the White Sox and ended up having a pretty g [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Bay's fantasy value may drop with Mets

When your team hits the fewest home runs in baseball (95, 27 fewer than anyone else), there's only one thing to do: Sign the player who hit the ninth-most homers (36), the most among available free agents. At least, that's the New York Met [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Capps agrees to $3.5M, 1-year contract with Nats

Reliever Matt Capps reached a preliminary agreement early Thursday on a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. Capps can earn an additional $425,000 in performance bonuses for games finished under the deal, which was [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

APNewsBreak: Yanks hit with $25.7M luxury tax

Winning came with a hefty price for the New York Yankees. The World Series champions were hit with a luxury tax of nearly $25.69 million Monday, according to information received by clubs and obtained by The Associated Press. New York is t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Shocked in Seattle: Lee wanted to stay with Phils

Cliff Lee thought he was staying in Philadelphia for the rest of his career. The Phillies' postseason star proposed a routine counteroffer on a contract extension Wednesday, then headed for the Mississippi River near his Arkansas home to hu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

A's boost infield in trade with Cubs

The Oakland Athletics acquired third baseman Jake Fox, second baseman Aaron Miles and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs on Thursday for three players. The Cubs got right-handed pitcher Jeff Gray, minor league outfielder Matt Spencer [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Wagner gets $7 million, 1-year deal with Braves

The Atlanta Braves took another major step toward solidifying their pitching staff for next season, agreeing Wednesday to a $7 million, one-year contract with closer Billy Wagner. Next up: the offense. "The bullpen is one of the areas [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Damon, Tejada, Wolf not offered arbitration

Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, Houston shortstop Miguel Tejada and Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf were among the free agents who weren't offered salary arbitration, moves that enable new teams to sign them without losing draft picks. Because [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Hicks trying to keep majority ownership of Rangers

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team. Proposals to buy the Rangers are due Fr [...]