Archive for January, 2008
Beane’s blueprint calls for pinching pennies (Yahoo! Sports)
Innovative Oakland A’s GM has flooded his organization with low-priced, unproven pitchers rather than overpaying dubious free agents.
Posted: January 23rd, 2008.
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Reds and LHP Jeremy Affeldt finalize $3 million, 1-year deal (AP)
Jeremy Affeldt wanted another chance to start, and he knew the Cincinnati Reds had holes in their rotation. “My heart skipped a beat when they offered that deal,” Affeldt said Wednesday after he and the Reds finalized a one-year, $3 million contract. “It was a great opportunity for me. The deals that were on the [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2008.
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Reds, LHP Affeldt finalize $3 million, 1-year deal (AP)
Left-hander Jeremy Affeldt and the Cincinnati Reds finalized their $3 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. Affeldt, who has experience starting and relieving, can make another $1 million in performance bonuses, based on starts and innings. He relieved for the NL champion Rockies last season and pitched in all four games as Colorado was swept by [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2008.
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Reds sign LHP Affeldt (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Reds continued to reshape their pitching staff Wednesday, signing free agent lefthander Jeremy Affeldt to a one-year contract.
Posted: January 23rd, 2008.
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LHP Jeremy Affeldt could be a starter for Cincinnati Reds (AP)
Jeremy Affeldt could get a chance to start for Cincinnati this season. The Reds have agreed to a one-year contract with the former Colorado Rockies reliever, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. If the left-hander passes a physical this week, he will get a $3 million salary with a chance to make another [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2008.
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Look for more teams to add "advisors” to front office (Yahoo! Sports)
When the Cincinnati Reds owner Bob Castellini hired Walt Jocketty, it continued a trend of experienced baseball…
Posted: January 20th, 2008.
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Reds reliever Bill Bray sidelined by appendectomy (AP)
Reds reliever Bill Bray had an appendectomy Friday and is expected to resume throwing in two weeks. Bray had the surgery in Grapevine, Texas, where he lives in the offseason, the team said. Cincinnati also claimed minor league outfielder Drew Anderson off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. Anderson, 26, batted a combined .291 with five [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2008.
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Steve Ridzik, former Phillies “Whiz Kid,” dies at 78 (AP)
Former pitcher Steve Ridzik, a member of the “Whiz Kids” Philadelphia Phillies that went to the World Series in 1950, has died. He was 78. Ridzik died Jan. 8 after battling heart disease for several years, said Nancy Ridzik, his wife of 10 years. He returned to Philadelphia in 2000 for a celebration of the [...]
Posted: January 17th, 2008.
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Top rookies are taught life lessons (Yahoo! Sports)
Four-day program emphasizes avoiding the pitfalls that can derail promising careers.
Posted: January 16th, 2008.
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Mariners, Reds still in Bedard hunt (Yahoo! Sports)
The Seattle Mariners continue to be the front-runner for Erik Bedard according to the Boston Globe.
Posted: January 13th, 2008.
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