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| Rockies non-tender Taveras |
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12/12/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Colorado Rockies didn't tender a contract to outfielder Willy Taveras for the 2009 season, meaning he'll be a free agent. Taveras, who turns 27 on Christmas Day, hit .251 in 133 games for the Rockies last season. He also topped the majors with 68 steals. Taveras has spent two seasons with the Rockies since he was acquired from Houston in December 2006. He is a career .283 hitter with seven homers, 109 RBI and 169 steals since breaking into the majors in 2004. |
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| Embree on verge of signing with Rox |
MLB Baseball |
12/10/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbooks) - It appears as if left-handed reliever Alan Embree has found a new home. The Denver Post is reporting that Embree has agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies. Embree, who will be 39 when the season starts, appeared in 70 games for the Oakland Athletics last season, posting a 2-5 mark to go along with a 4.96 earned run average. He had saved 17 games for the A's in 2007. A veteran of 15 major league seasons, Embree is 37-43 lifetime with 25 saves and a 4.55 ERA in 846 |
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| Rockies offer Fuentes arbitration |
MLB Baseball |
12/01/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Colorado Rockies offered left-handed relief pitcher Brian Fuentes salary arbitration on Monday. The Rockies will receive two draft picks should Fuentes decline arbitration and sign elsewhere. Fuentes has until midnight (et) Sunday to accept or decline arbitration. The Rockies career saves leader finished with 30 saves in 34 opportunities with a 2.73 earned run average over 67 games last season. Fuentes has 115 career saves, all during his seven seasons with Colorado. |
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| Baylor returns to Rockies as hitting coach |
MLB Baseball |
11/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Don Baylor, the first manager of the Colorado Rockies, returned to the team on Monday as he was named hitting coach for the 2009 season. The 59-year-old Baylor was manager of the Rockies from 1993-96 and for the Chicago Cubs from 2000-02. He was also with the Mets as a bench coach (2003-04) and as a hitting coach. During Baylor's tenure as manager in Colorado, the Rockies compiled a 440-469 record. Former major league manager Jim Tracy was named as bench coach of the Rockies. He m |
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| Oakland Athletics |
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11/13/2008 |
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| Acquired outfielder Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and pitchers Huston Street and Greg Smith; claimed infielder Yung Chi Chen off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. |
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| Ozuna files for free agency |
MLB Baseball |
11/12/2008 |
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| hit .260 with one home run and nine RBI in 96 at-bats over 68 games between the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers last season. A career reserve, Ozuna has logged more than 100 at-bats only twice in his seven-year career. His best season came in 2006, when he batted .328 with two homers and 17 RBI in 189 at-bats for the White Sox. The Dominican Republic native is a career .282 hitter with three homers and 45 RBI in parts of seven seasons with the Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, White Sox and Dodgers. |
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| Rockies, A's finalize Holliday deal |
MLB Baseball |
11/12/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Colorado Rockies made it official Wednesday and shipped outfielder Matt Holliday to the Oakland Athletics for reliever Huston Street, starting pitcher Greg Smith and outfield prospect Carlos Gonzalez. "While it is difficult to have to say goodbye to a player with the skills that Matt possesses we wish him well," said Rockies executive vice president and general manager Dan O'Dowd. "The long-term model for our organization to be successful has always been built around the team |
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| Report: Rockies ship Holliday to Oakland |
MLB Baseball |
11/10/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Colorado Rockies have apparently traded outfielder Matt Holliday to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for reliever Huston Street, starting pitcher Greg Smith and outfield prospect Carlos Gonzalez, according to a report on the team's website. The trade was not announced on Monday as the clubs were apparently still processing the deal. Holliday, a two-time All-Star, hit .321 last season - his fourth straight .300 campaign - but saw his power numbers dip, as he hit 25 home runs w |
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| Red Sox, Epstein agree to extension |
MLB Baseball |
11/04/2008 |
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| nd year at the helm, Boston swept the St. Louis Cardinals to capture the franchise's first World Series title since 1918. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2005 campaign, Epstein resigned from the Red Sox, citing philosophical differences with president and chief executive officer Larry Lucchino. He returned a few months later and inked a three-year contract which was set to expire at the end of the 2008 season. In 2007, Boston won its second championship in four seasons with a sweep of the Colorado Rockies. |
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| White Sox decline 2009 option for Griffey |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2008 |
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| elder, who ranks fifth in major league history with 611 home runs, underwent left knee surgery on October 14. Also on Thursday the club declined the 2009 option for backup catcher Toby Hall, and signed free agent infielder Jayson Nix to a one-year contract. Hall, 33, hit .260 with two homers and seven RBI in 41 games with the White Sox. He is now a free agent. Nix, 26, hit .125 in 22 games for the Colorado Rockies this season. He batted .303 with 17 homers and 51 RBI in 67 games with Triple-A Colorado Springs. |
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