sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com - 2/9/2009
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Rich Aurilia said that earlier this offseason, the Houston Astros offered him a guaranteed Major League contract, which is the type of deal that has eluded most free agents. Aurilia also received interest from the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays. > But ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 2/5/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
In any case, the idea of a trio
of good or better players replacing one all-time great...
(Abreu, Orlando Hudson and Wolf might cost about what Ramirez costs, discounting the fact Ramirez is a draw who'll bring in several million extra dollars) has been ...
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Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez could reunite with Dodgers ...
twins-territory.com - 2/15/2009
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twins-territory.com —
Joe Crede is not going to be getting
a $7 million contract, at least not from the...
Twins. The team has made it clear that while there might be some interest within the organization, that much money for an injury risk simply won't happen. Apparently it won't happen in San Francisco either, and ...
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Crede to Minnesota?
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Monday Notes
El Lefty Malo —
* Alex Rodriguez took steroids. Next topic:
* Rich Aurilia is coming back to the Giants on a minor-league deal, writes Ken Rosenthal. [UPDATE: Sfgiants.com has confirmed it.] As noted in my last post, this is a guy who crushed lefty pitching last year and won’t embarrass himself as a fill-in infielder. For him to take a minor-league contract is remarkable. You’d think some team somewhere would offer a guaranteed half a mil. Maybe I’m overestimating Richie’s remaining skills.
* Schulman of the Chron has more details: Richie could have signed a major-league deal early with Houston. The Giants told him he’d be a right-handed bat off the ...
From the Wire...Aurilia Re-ups with the Giants
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... According to a report from MLB.com, the Giants re-signed Rich Aurilia on Monday to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to Spring Training. Aurilia could earn $1 million if he makes the big league club. ...
The Goatee Remains the Same
Bugs & Cranks —
My favorite Rich Aurilia moment of all time came in this game in 2003, with the wire-to-wire division-winning Giants squaring off against an historically awful Tiger team that would go on to lose 119 games and give Mike Maroth his 15 minutes of fame.
The Giants got down early 6-2, and were struggling against Nate Cornejo, then in the middle of one of the worst “decent” seasons I’ve ever seen. Luckily for the Giants, in the eighth inning, the Tigers decided to start fumbling the ball around the field, as was their trademark, and Aurilia came up with a runner on and a chance to tie the game. On the first pitch, Aurilia tried to catch the Detroit defense off guard by ...
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Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 2/10/2009
Veteran infielder Rich Aurilia returned for another season with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, agreeing to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Aurilia has played 11 of his 14 major league seasons with San Francisco, ...
