mlbtraderumors.com - 12/1/2008
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According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick , at least four teams are interested in free agent infielder Mark Loretta . Among them: the Phillies, Pirates, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers.
Crasnick figures the Astros won't offer Loretta arbitration this time around; he accepted last year. He ...
losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com - 12/9/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- While closing in on re-signing
third baseman Casey Blake, the Dodgers further solidified their...
infield depth Monday night by agreeing to terms with veteran utilityman Mark Loretta on a one-year contract, according to agent Bob Garber. ...
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Dodgers agree to terms with Loretta | dodgers.com: News
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hotstove.mlblogs.com - 12/9/2008
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The Dodgers bolstered their infield depth Monday night
by agreeing to terms with utilityman Mark Loretta on...
a one-year contract, according to agent Bob Garber. Loretta must pass a physical exam Tuesday for the deal to be official.Club officials ...
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Loretta, Dodgers agree to deal
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News and Notes--Dec. 1
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... Welcome [Pirate Revolution] to the Pirates blogosphere! Cory Humes, the creator, has blogged the Pirates before and has teamed up with a few more writers for his new blog. It looks fantastic so far. -- [MLB Trade Rumors] lists the Pirates as one of the four teams interested in infielder Mark Loretta. [The link] they provide requires ESPN Insider to view, but I believe them. Loretta is a free agent, 37 years old, plays a mediocre 2B but a nice 3B, and hit .280/.350/.383 last year with Houston. As I type, [Dejan] posts that the Pirates have indeed ...
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... * Via MLBtraderumors, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is reporting that at least four teams are interested in Astros infielder Mark Loretta, and the Dodgers are one of them. The Santa Monica native is 37 and is what he is - an veteran whose decent on-base skills and little power add up to a slightly below-average hitter (dig the career 99 OPS+ and 7 different years with OPS scores between 89 and 95). He can play all four infield spots, and in 2008 was a below-average 2B and an above-average 3B. Considering he only made $2.75 million last ...
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Source: Hampton set to rejoin Astros (AP) —
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