nationalsenquirer.com - 13 days ago
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(AP Photo. The Austin Kearns Era is effectively over in D.C. Unless he comes back for really cheap.)
Ted Lerner says: I'll take the $1 million buyout, thank you very much!
And just like that, the only remaining character from the deal that epitomized the Jim Bowden Era in DC is ...
sports.espn.go.com - 16 days ago
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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 ...
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Washington Nationals decline $10 million option on ...
washington.nationals.mlb.com - 16 days ago
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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 ...
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Nats pass on Kearns' option
tireball.com - 16 days ago
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tireball.com —
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.
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When did Austin Kearns’ career go sour?
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... Brewers, and also lists the Crew as a potential interested party regarding Jon Garland. Meanwhile, they have Felipe Lopez as a Dodger, Mike Cameron as a Padre and Ben Sheets as a Ranger.
Beyond that, there's not a lot of Brewer news, unless you wanted to talk about the decision to decline David Weathers' option.
Around baseball:
D-Backs: Exercised Brandon Webb's option for 2010.
Dodgers: Declined Jon Garland's option for 2010.
Nationals: Declined Austin Kearns' option for 2010.
Phillies: Exercised Cliff Lee's ...
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