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Giants sign reliever Affeldt to two-year contract
Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking a two-year deal with the Giants.
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sportsagentblog.com — In an effort to beef up their bullpen, the San Francisco Giants signed Jeremy Affeldt to a... 2-year, $8 million deal. (more) Giants Scoop Up Affeldt
Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
mlbtraderumors.com — According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News , the Giants signed lefty reliever Jeremy... Affeldt to a two-year deal.  He was a Type B free agent, so the Reds will receive a sandwich pick for him in the June draft. I'm surprised ... (more) Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
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First free agent to sign is …
SmackCaster SmackBlog — ... Reliever Jeremy Affeldt, who leaves the Cincinnati Reds for the San Francisco Giants. Affledt gets $8 million over two years. ...

Free Agents Begin Signing
Bucs Dugout — ... And the first to go is reliever Jeremy Affeldt, to San Francisco for two years and $8 million. Leaving aside the question of whether the Giants have any sort of plan, this is a good deal for them. Affeldt used to be a really frustrating young starter with great stuff and debilitating blisters, but now he's just a good reliever. That might not be as exciting, but it's more useful. He had the best season of his career in 2008 as a Red, racking up 80 strikeouts and tons of grounders against 25 walks. He was dominant outside the Reds' homer-happy ballpark. He's not old, so he's a ...

Free Agency Begins: Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
FanHouse — ... Baseball's free agent signing period began a few days ago, and now we have our first signing, as the San Francisco Giants have inked left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year contract. ...

MLB Weekly: Free Agents Bobby Abreu & Rafael Furcal
Hip 2 Da Game — ... - The San Francisco Giants signed left handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two year, $8 million contract. Affeldt finished the season with a 3.33 ERA and 80 K's in 78.1 innings out of the bullpen. The Giants are also interested in SS Rafael Furcal, 2B Orlando Hudson, and of course C.C. Sabathia. ...

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hardballtimes.com 11/17/2008 — Jeremy Affeldt, the left-handed reliever from the Reds, signed a two-year deal with the Giants today. The deal is reportedly for $8 million. It doesn't take too many brain cells to call this a very good deal for the Giants. Keith Law ranks Affeldt the 15th-best free agent available (subscription ...
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metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/18/2008 — Score one for the Giants, what was Jeremy Affeldt thinking? MLB.com is reporting that the Giants signed the free agent to a 2 year deal worth $8 million. Damaso Marte just got a 3 year deal from the Yankees for $12 million. Affeldt is a 29 year old lefty with a 3-1 strikeout to walk ratio.
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leftymalo.com 11/18/2008 — Is Jeremy Affeldt ready for a breakout year? He had by far his best performance as a big-leaguer in Cincinnati in 2008 but still was no great shakes. He posted a WXRL of 0.19, this after a wretched ‘07 number of negative 0.65. Fortunately ...
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Giants sign free agent pitcher Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year dealMajor League Baseball News 11/17/2008
The San Francisco Giants have signed free agent left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year contract.
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Giants sign prized lefty reliever Affeldt for $8MFOXSports.com News for MLB 11/17/2008
Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking a two-year deal Monday with the San Francisco Giants. One of Giants general manager Brian Sabean's offseason priorities was to bolster his club's ...
Giants bolster bullpen with AffeldtMajor League Baseball News 11/17/2008
Acting quickly on their intent to strengthen their bullpen, the Giants signed left-hander Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year, $8 million contract on Monday.
Giants Add Jeremy Affeldt to BullpenWash Post MLB 11/18/2008
Jeremy Affeldt becomes the first player who filed for free agency to agree to a contract, striking an $8 million, two-year deal with the Giants.