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Washington Nationals decline $10 million option on Austin Kearns

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:45:00 +0000

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals have declined their $10 million option on outfielder Austin Kearns and are paying a $1 million buyout, presumably ending his disappointing tenure with the team. The 29-year-old Kearns hit only .195 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 174 at-bats this season, ...

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Has Jim Hendry’s Passion for Austin Kearns Abated? We’ll Find Out

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:58:25 +0000

One of the worst kept secrets of Jim Hendry’s tenure as the general manager of the Chicago Cubs is his lust for outfielder Austin Kearns. Hendry repeatedly - and publicly - tried to acquire the then young stud from the Cincinnati Reds, only to be rebuffed by outrageous return demands. ...

acecubbie posted 39 hours ago from bleachernation.com

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More Roster Clean Up

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:16:18 +0000

All five of the free agent eligible players on the Nationals 40-man roster filed for free agency. CA Josh Bard, DH Dmitri Young, OF Austin Kearns, RHSP Livan Hernandez, and LHRP Ron Villone are all off of the Nationals 40-man roster. Additionally, the Nationals outrighted IF Pete Orr and RHPR ...

NFA_Brian posted 41 hours ago from natsfarm.com

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Nats pass on Kearns' option

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:42:46 +0000

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com 11/06/09 8:11 PM EST Austin Kearns, Ron Villone and Dmitri Young all filed for free agency on Friday, thus taking care of the entire slate of eligible players for the Nationals. Big league players with expiring contracts and six years of Major League service time ...

Federal Baseball found this 47 hours ago on washington.nationals.mlb.com

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When did Austin Kearns’ career go sour?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:24:54 +0000

The Washington Nationals made it official today, yet we’ve known this since 2008 ended. Austin Kearns has been let go, the team opted to pay him a $1 million buyout instead of the $10 million he would have accounted against their payroll in 2010.

johnnyhair posted 48 hours ago from tireball.com

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