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| Tue, Jan 06 2009 12:00 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Baseball Notebook: Cubs reach agreement with Bradley for 3 years, $... |
| The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement yesterday on a $30 million, three-year contract. The deal is subject to a physical scheduled for Thursday. |
| Sun, Jan 04 2009 12:00 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Hot Stove: Pirates, Coonelly support cap |
| Add the Pirates to the small -- but growing -- list of Major League Baseball teams publicly speaking in favor of a salary cap. |
| Sat, Jan 03 2009 3:26 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Pirates Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
| <p><p>When the free agent market is slow as it is this winter, it often means good things for low-revenue clubs like the Pirates.</p>
<p>In the offseason between the 2002-03 seasons, the Pirates took advantage of a soft market and signed right-hander Jeff Suppan and outfielders Kenny Lofton and Reggie Sanders for below-market deals that totaled just $2.5 million.</p>
<p>It would seem history might repeat itself this offseason, as just 35 of the 171 players who filed for free agency in November had signed contracts as of Jan. 1. However, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington is not so sure his team will reap a bonanza sometime between now and the beginning of spring training.</p> <p>"Fewer teams have aggressively filled their needs so far, and you can count about five teams who have... |
| Tue, Dec 23 2008 4:48 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Yankees have no equal -- in spending, not winning (AP) |
| The Yankees have no equal -- in spending, not in winning. Even before their latest spending spree, the Yankees finished 2008 with a record payroll of $222.5 million, according to figures sent to clubs in recent days by the commissioner's office. The $75 million gap between the Yankees and the next-highest spender, the Boston Red Sox ($147.1 million), was more than the payroll of nine teams. |
| Mon, Dec 22 2008 5:39 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Pirates, Doumit reach $11.5M, 3-year deal (AP) |
| Catcher Ryan Doumit and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Monday to an $11.5 million, three-year contract that includes a club option that could make the deal worth $26.5 million over five seasons. Doumit reached the deal less than a year after becoming the Pirates' starting catcher. He hit .318 with 15 home runs and 69 RBIs in 431 at-bats after beating out former starter Ronny Paulino early in the... |
| Mon, Dec 22 2008 3:19 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Pirates, C Doumit agree on three-year extension (PA SportsTicker) |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates and catcher Ryan Doumit on Monday agreed to a three-year extension, according to multiple reports. |
| Mon, Dec 22 2008 7:59 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Pirates sign catcher Doumit to three-year pact (Yahoo! Sports) |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates and catcher Ryan Doumit have agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension —... |
| Mon, Dec 15 2008 12:24 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Astros sign OF Michaels to one-year deal (PA SportsTicker) |
| The Houston Astros on Monday signed outfielder Jason Michaels to a one-year contract worth $750,000, plus incentives. |
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