Aaron Rowand Headed to San Francisco

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Aaron Rowand Headed to San Francisco
Diamond Hoggers found this 12/13/2007 on sports.aol.com [flag]
With Andruw Jones , Kosuke Fukudome and Torii Hunter all signed, sealed and delivered to new teams, Aaron Rowand stood as perhaps the last "big-name" outfielder free agent available. That was until today, when the Giants agreed to a five-year deal with Rowand. Financial terms were not disclosed, but resident FanHouse baseball expert Pat Lackey tells me between $12-$15 million per is a safe ... [link]

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Hmmmmm....
Published 12/13/2007 by TheNaturalMevs at Diamond Hoggers
Interesting thought that I had today: Anyone think it's at least a bit suspect that these things occurred today, some 24 hours before the Mitchell Report is released? Andy Pettite is inked and back with the Yankees. Aaron Rowand signed a 5-year deal with the San Francisco Giants today. Look at those forearms. Like clockwork, intraveneous (alleged) steroid user Miguel Tejada ...

The Roundup: Kevin Everett’s Recovery, Roddick as Beckham, Aaron Rowland’s Crazy Contract
Published 12/13/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... anything and should be taken with a grain of salt.” (Detroit News) There’s a video circulating of three Irish footballers sharing a girl in a hotel room. (This is Extra Time) What happened to all that money that was raised for the Jena 6? (Chicago Tribune) Hashmarks thinks “sports blogs could make newspapers obsolete.” Now that’s an interesting take. (The Big Picture) Aaron Rowland and his mediocre numbers are going to San Francisco for crazy money ($12 million a year!). (Fanhouse) ...

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[ SF Chronicle ]: The Giants have acquired a new center fielder, and he will be in San Francisco for a long time. The team will announce this afternoon it has signed Aaron Rowand to a five-year contract. Terms were not immediately available. Rowand, ...
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