Archive for November, 2006
Francis, Rockies finalize $13.25 million, 4-year deal (AP)
Jeff Francis was happy the Colorado Rockies gave him a long-term deal that covers his salary arbitration years. “I think at this point in my career, it’s a huge thing and an exciting thing for them to come to me when they don’t have to,” Francis said Thursday after he and the Rockies finalized a [...]
Posted: November 30th, 2006.
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Francis, Rockies finalize $13 million, 4-year deal (AP)
Jeff Francis was happy the Colorado Rockies gave him a long-term deal that covers his salary arbitration years. “I think at this point in my career, it’s a huge thing and an exciting thing for them to come to me when they don’t have to,” Francis said Thursday after the team finalized a $13 million, [...]
Posted: November 30th, 2006.
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Rockies agree to terms with LHP Francis on four-year deal (SportsTicker)
DENVER (Ticker) - The Colorado Rockies avoided arbitration with Jeff Francis on Thursday, agreeing to a four-year contract with the lefthander with a club option for 2011.
Posted: November 30th, 2006.
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Pat Dobson, former 20-game winner with Orioles, dies at 64 (AP)
Pat Dobson, one of four pitchers to win 20 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1971, has died. He was 64. Dobson died suddenly Wednesday night in the San Diego area, the San Francisco Giants said Thursday. He was a special assistant to Giants general manager Brian Sabean this year, his ninth with the club.
Posted: November 23rd, 2006.
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Rockies, Francis finalizing four-year contract (AP)
Pitcher Jeff Francis and the Colorado Rockies are nearing completion on a four-year contract worth about $13 million, a deal that would include a team option for 2011. Jeff Bridich, the team’s director of baseball operations, confirmed the talks but said negotiations are still under way. The amount of the deal was disclosed by a [...]
Posted: November 21st, 2006.
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Speier agrees to terms with Angels (AP)
Reliever Justin Speier agreed to terms of a four-year contract Sunday with the Los Angeles Angels, who will become his seventh major league club. The deal is contingent on the 33-year-old free agent passing a physical. The right-handed Speier went 2-0 with a 2.98 ERA in 58 appearances for Toronto last season, mostly in a [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2006.
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Baseball’s expanding issue (Yahoo! Sports)
NAPLES, Fla. – The Colorado Rockies have found pitching success in part by storing balls in a humidor, and other clubs may follow suit.
Posted: November 17th, 2006.
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Rockies must decide on Jennings (Yahoo! Sports)
The Colorado Rockies will soon need to make a decision about right-handed pitcher Jason Jennings.
Posted: November 15th, 2006.
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A’s hire days away (Yahoo! Sports)
One of the final three candidates–Oakland A’s bench coach Bob Geren, ESPN analyst Orel Hershiser or…
Posted: November 15th, 2006.
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Red Sox win Matsuzaka sweepstakes (AP)
The Boston Red Sox emerged Tuesday night as winners of the bidding for Daisuke Matsuzaka with a $51.1 million offer and have 30 days to sign the Japanese pitcher to a contract. The Seibu Lions of Japan’s Pacific League announced they had accepted the high bid for their prized pitcher, and the major league commissioner’s [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2006.
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