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| Marlins extend manager Gonzalez |
MLB Baseball |
02/17/2009 |
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| Jupiter, FL (Sportsbooks) - Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez received a contract extension through the 2011 season on Tuesday. Gonzalez has spent the last two seasons with the Marlins and has a 155-168 record. The 45-year-old guided Florida to an 84-77 record in 2008, keeping the team in playoff contention for much of the season and earning the 2008 Sporting News Manager of the Year award. "We are extremely pleased to have Fredi continue his great work with our organization as we enter another exciti |
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| Brewers sign Looper to one-year contract |
MLB Baseball |
02/12/2009 |
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| Doug Melvin. "His workhorse approach is something that we needed to fill out our rotation and make up for some of the loss of CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets." Looper spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and has also pitched for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets in an 11-year big league career. After posting a record of 9-3 with a 3.56 earned run average pitching out of the bullpen for the Cardinals during their World Series championship season of 2006, he was converted into a starter and |
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| Marlins 2B Uggla wins arbitration case |
MLB Baseball |
02/12/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla won his arbitration case on Thursday. The two-time All-Star will earn $5.35 million this season after the Marlins originally offered $4.4 million. The Louisville, KY native batted .260 with 32 homers and 92 runs batted in over 146 games last season. Uggla, who has hit 27 or more home runs in each of his three seasons, owns a career .262 batting average with 90 homers and 270 RBI. Uggla made $417,000 last season. |
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| Brewers agree to one-year deal with Looper |
MLB Baseball |
02/11/2009 |
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| week that the deal is worth $4.75 million guaranteed and includes an option year. MLB.com said it would likely be finalized once Looper passes a physical. Looper spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and has also pitched for the Florida Marlins and New York Mets in an 11-year big league career. After posting a record of 9-3 with a 3.56 earned run average pitching out of the bullpen for the Cardinals during their World Series championship season of 2006, he was converted into a starter and |
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| Nationals, Olsen agree to one-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
02/08/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Nationals and pitcher Scott Olsen agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million contract on Sunday. Washington acquired Olsen in the offseason in a five-player deal with the Florida Marlins. Outfielder Josh Willingham was also added to the roster in that trade, and he and third baseman Ryan Zimmerman are the only potential arbitration cases left for the Nationals after the Olsen signing. Olsen started at least 31 games in each of the past three seasons for Florida. In 200 |
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| Major League Baseball |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
02/04/2009 |
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| Suspended Florida Marlins minor league pitcher Pascual Arias 50 games for testing positive under baseball's minor league drug program. |
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| Marlins sign INF Cantu, OF Hermida |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Florida Marlins avoided arbitration with third baseman Jorge Cantu and left fielder Jeremy Hermida by agreeing to one- year deals with both players. Cantu's deal is worth $3.5 million and comes on the heels of a season that saw the third baseman make $600,000. Hermida's deal is for $2.25 million with a chance to bring in another $50,000 in incentives. Cantu, who led the Marlins with 95 RBI and 29 home runs, will play for Mexico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Over part |
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| Marlins sign INF Cantu OF Hermida |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Florida Marlins avoided arbitration with third baseman Jorge Cantu and left fielder Jeremy Hermida by agreeing to one- year deals with both players. Cantu's deal is worth $3.5 million and comes on the heels of a season that saw the third baseman make $600,000. Hermida's deal is for $2.25 million with a chance to bring in another $50,000 in incentives. Cantu, who led the Marlins with 95 RBI and 29 home runs, will play for Mexico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Over part |
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| World Baseball Classic provisional rosters announced |
MLB Baseball |
01/20/2009 |
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| x Rodriguez, who played for the United States in 2006, will play for the other country for which he is eligible. Joining him are St. Louis Cardinals first baseman and 2008 National League MVP Albert Pujols, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, and Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez. The Dominican Republic lost in the semifinals of the 2006 tournament to eventual second-place Cuba. Other players to play for the Dominicans are Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, Cincinnat |
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| Kotsay re-signs with Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
01/15/2009 |
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| hen third baseman Mike Lowell went down with a hip injury and the Sox were forced to move Kevin Youkilis back to third. The 33-year-old Kotsay, who missed much of 2007 with Oakland after back surgery, is a career .281 hitter over 12 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Athletics, Atlanta and Red Sox. The team also announced on Thursday that pitcher David Aardsma was designated for assignment and that outfielder Mickey Hall was sent to Cleveland to complete the trade the brought Paul Byrd to Bost |
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